Motorola stops its phones from hijacking the Amazon app, which was ‘unintended’
Motorola has addressed an issue where its phones were unintentionally hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate data. The company confirmed that this behavior was not intentional and has since been corrected. Users can now expect a consistent experience when launching the Amazon app and other installed applications.
- ▪Motorola phones were found to be hijacking the Amazon app to inject affiliate codes.
- ▪The company stated that this behavior was 'unintended' and has been resolved.
- ▪Users can now launch the Amazon app directly without being routed through a tracking link.
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