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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Mobile Motorola's pricey phones might be hijacking Amazon app to steal affiliate revenue Motorola's preloaded Smart Feed app seems to hijack the Amazon app whenever you try to open it. …
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Motorola stops its phones from hijacking the Amazon app, which was 'unintended'
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Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes
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Motorola's preinstalled "Smart Feed" app hijacks shopping apps to steal affiliate revenue.
I noticed something weird happening lately on my Razr 60 Ultra: when I tried to open the Amazon app, it would instead open the browser and send me to some sketchy looking url, which then redirects to amazon.com with an a…
Motorola smartphones hijack shopping apps to make money from sales
… This browser opens a link with an affiliate code to the Amazon homepage, which then opens the Amazon app. Users can then browse and buy products on Amazon as usual, except that Motorola receives a commission. …
Motorola comments on the debacle surrounding hijacked shopping apps
As we reported on Tuesday, Motorola has used the Smart Feed app pre-installed on many Motorola smartphones to insert an affiliate link when opening popular shopping apps such as Amazon. …
Motorola might be pulling a Honey with the Amazon app.
According to 9to5Google, launching Amazon from the app drawer on certain Motorola phones briefly opens a browser redirect to insert an affiliate link, similar to Honey’s affiliate link hijacking. …
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… Motorola Phones Your Motorola phone might be hijacking the Amazon app to add affiliate codes, but the weird circumstances surrounding this situation suggest it might not have been intended. …