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. We’ve got a random Redditor sniffing out packets, a fashion influencer’s name used for some reason, and no comment from Motorola yet. 9to5Google has advice on disabling the app in the meantime: > Since this behavior is stemming from a pre-installed Motorola app, you can just disable it (Settings > Apps > search “Smart Feed” > Disable). As far as we can tell, this has no immediate impact on your device and, on our affected Razr Fold, it immediately stops the redirect.

A truly bizarre situation on Motorola phones has led to the software hijacking the Amazon app to inject an affiliate...

Motorola faces backlash after users discovered a hidden system app, Smart Feed, allegedly redirecting Amazon links through affiliate codes without user consent on certain devices.

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…

Here's how to disable the function seemingly causing the issue, too.

Aprendo Amazon dal drawer, alcuni Motorola passano da un link con tag affiliato. La situazione non appare uniforme, e in Italia i nostri test non hanno mostrato il problema

The issue was first spotted by a user, rather than disclosed in any official announcement. A Razr 60 Ultra owner on Reddit noticed something odd when opening...

Following the discovery that Motorola phones were hijacking the Amazon app to inject affiliate data, Motorola has confirmed to 9to5Google...

It’s been ‘promptly corrected.’

Un usuario de Reddit encontró que los teléfonos de la marca insertaban códigos de afiliado en la app de Amazon, asociados a una influencer; la compañía dice que se trató de un…