Motorola says affiliate hijacking of Amazon app was ‘unintended’
Motorola has corrected an 'unintended' software issue that caused some of its smartphones to redirect users through an affiliate tracking link before opening the Amazon Shopping app. The company has not disclosed the technical cause of the error.
Why it matters
This incident highlights concerns regarding user privacy and the potential for unauthorized data tracking within mobile software ecosystems.
The 2026 Razr Ultra is one of the Motorola phones that exhibited the ‘unintended’ redirects. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge 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, Motorola acted quickly to resolve an issue that was identified, which caused some users in the US launching the Amazon Shopping app to be routed through a web tracking link before opening the app. This behavior was unintended and resulted in an inconsistent user experience," Allison Yi, Motorola's executive director of product management, told The Ver … Read the full story at The Verge.
The report presents the company's statement alongside the facts of the issue without editorializing the intent.
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