Motorola Phones Secretly Adding Amazon Affiliate Codes
Hello Friends, we are back with some important news — this time it’s not a deal, but a warning for all Motorola smartphone users. 🚨
If you own a Motorola phone and shop on Amazon, you need to read this right now.
What Is Happening?
A pre-installed app on Motorola phones called Smart Feed has been caught secretly hijacking the Amazon app. Every time you open Amazon and place an order, Motorola silently earns an affiliate commission — without you ever knowing. 💰
You did nothing to trigger it. You clicked no referral link. Yet Motorola is pocketing money from your purchase.
How Does This Work?
Here’s the sneaky part — when you tap the Amazon icon from your app drawer, the phone briefly opens Chrome in the background, bounces through a redirect URL, injects an affiliate code into your Amazon session, and then dumps you into the Amazon app. The whole thing happens in a fraction of a second. Most users would never notice it. This didn’t do anything for other apps like Flipkart & Jiomart
It was only discovered when a Reddit user named Trypocopris analyzed ADB (debug) logs on his Motorola Razr 60 Ultra and found the launcher secretly routing through a suspicious URL instead of opening Amazon directly.
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⚠️ Note: This only happens when you open Amazon from the app drawer — NOT from a home screen shortcut.
Which App Is the Culprit?
The culprit is the Smart Feed app v2.03.0070 (the latest update). The previous version (v2.03.0056) did not do this. So it’s clearly something that was introduced in a recent update.
Affected devices confirmed so far:
- Motorola Razr 2026 lineup
- Motorola Razr Fold 2026
- Possibly other Motorola phones with Smart Feed installed
How to Stop This on Your Motorola Phone 🛡️
The good news — you can stop it. Just disable the Smart Feed app:
- Open Settings
- Go to Apps
- Search for “Smart Feed”
- Tap Disable
That’s it. Once Smart Feed is disabled, the Amazon redirect stops immediately. ✅
The Strange Influencer Connection 🤔
Here’s where it gets really weird. The redirect URL passes through a site called kira-abboud.com, linked to a fashion influencer. But the affiliate code being used does not match any code she has publicly shared. So it’s unclear whether she’s even involved, or if her identity is just being misused.
The traffic also routes through a company called devicenative.com — a smartphone ad placement service that has a documented partnership with Motorola. So this isn’t random malware — it appears to be a deliberate (if shadily hidden) monetization layer baked into the phone.
Is This Legal? Is It Malware?
That’s the big question. Users on Reddit are furious, calling it “really sketchy” and even “outright malware.”
This is very similar to the infamous Honey (PayPal) browser extension scandal, where Honey secretly replaced users’ affiliate links with its own to steal commissions. The difference here? It’s your phone manufacturer doing it — and you can’t simply uninstall a system app.
What Has Motorola Said?
As of now, Motorola has not officially commented on the issue. Researchers at 9to5Google have reached out to Motorola and are awaiting a response. We will update this post when they respond.
Proof Video by 9to5google
Final Thoughts
This is a serious breach of trust. Your phone is supposed to work for you — not secretly earn money for the manufacturer every time you shop. Whether this was intentional or a rogue update, the fact that there was no disclosure and no opt-in makes this completely unacceptable.
If you are a Motorola user, disable Smart Feed right now and share this post with other Motorola users. They need to know! 🔥
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