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Motorola phones unintentionally hijack Amazon app traffic

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Motorola has acknowledged that some of its phones were unintentionally redirecting Amazon app traffic to affiliate links. This behavior was discovered on devices including the 2026 Razr Ultra. The company stated that the redirects were not intentional and appear to be a byproduct of software integration. AI

RANK_REASON This is a report about a product behavior issue, not a new product launch or major company announcement.

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Motorola phones unintentionally hijack Amazon app traffic

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Motorola says affiliate hijacking of Amazon app was ‘unintended’ The 2026 Razr Ultra is one of the Motorola phones that exhibited the ‘unintended’ redirects. |

    Motorola says affiliate hijacking of Amazon app was ‘unintended’ 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…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/motorola-device-native-ama…

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