What's more bizarre is that the redirect adds an affiliate code that seemingly belongs to a fashion influencer. It’s unclear why Motorola would inject a third-party affiliate code into Amazon links, especially when the code doesn’t match any of the ones publicly used by the influencer. This raises the possibility that the code is being impersonated or spoofed rather than legitimately associated with them. It could also be that the Smart Feed app has been compromised, leading to this scammy behavior. Or has the increased component pricing forced Motorola to get creative and earn money through i
Your Motorola phone might be secretly monetizing your Amazon clicks… You certainly don't expect them to intercept Amazon links and reroute them through a sketchy third-party URL before sending users to Amazon with an affiliate code attached. That's exactly what some Motorola phones are apparently doing. …
Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was “unintended” and has been “promptly corrected.” The company didn’t explain how the error was introduced in the first place. “Recently, Moto… …
Motorola stops its phones from hijacking the Amazon app, which was ‘unintended’ Ben Schoon | May 27 2026 - 6:55 am PT | May 27 2026 - 6:55 am PT Following the discovery that Motorola phones were hijacking the Amazon app to inject affiliate data, Motorola has confirmed to 9to5Google that it has ende… …