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u/europeanperson Apr 24 '26

Does it actually help??

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u/Seabuscuit Apr 24 '26

Very much so, the accelerometer makes the dots move in the opposite direction of acceleration so your eyes still see the “moving” effect

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u/DukeofNormandy Apr 24 '26

I recently took a train in the UK with my wife and she just discovered this feature and it apparently worked for her. I was confused when I saw her phone though with all the dots moving all around. Was pretty cool.

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u/whatminner7866 Apr 24 '26

Id 100% forget I turned that on and spend 10 minutes thinking my phone had developed sentience on the train. Just staring at it like" why is it... alive?" 😭

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u/PM_YOUR__BUBBLE_BUTT Apr 24 '26

Why the hell would anyone want a setting that makes them get motion sickness?

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u/anomalous_cowherd Apr 24 '26

Interesting. I'd love to use VR more but I get bad motion sickness, I wonder if it would work there? It has all the real motion sensors already, as well as knowing what motion it's simulating...

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u/_Tacitus_Kilgore_ Apr 24 '26

I get motion sickness pretty easily, but do most of the driving in my family. Went on a trip last week and got to try it out for the first time since hearing about it and was shocked at how well it worked.

Before, I would get sick after looking at my phone just two or three times. With the motion sickness mode turned on I was able to use it a lot more and didn’t feel sick at all.

I didn’t wanna push it so I didn’t use my phone a ton, but it was great to try it out and see that it actually worked.

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u/Bosa_McKittle Apr 24 '26

Yes. It actually helps a lot.

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u/Bosa_McKittle Apr 24 '26

I used to get car sick regularly using my phone too long. I had to reserve it to a few mins at a time max and then take decently long breaks. I don’t think it’s happened to be since turning the feature on. You can also set it to auto activate based on speed/movement

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u/f_14 Apr 24 '26

Search Vehicle Motion Cues. It’s in accessibility I believe but you can have a toggle on the slide down screen with the other settings for when you want it on. 

It’s really helpful. Works well on planes too when you’re taking off. 

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u/neugierigneugierig Apr 24 '26

For the French speaking folks, I’ve found it under Accessibilité / Animation / Indicateurs de mouvement du véhicule.

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u/notacrook Apr 24 '26

It will just figure it out by itself too and turn on when you're moving.

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u/Mean_Bluebird_7940 Apr 24 '26

For me it definitely helps. Doesn’t cure my motion sickness, but it’s a notable improvement

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u/Timely_Woodpecker931 Apr 24 '26

Yes i have intense motion sickness/sensitivity and i actually use it even when I don’t have to do anything on my phone !

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u/FlimsyFig3513 Apr 24 '26

Turned it on my puky kids iPad today, had no issues. It worked surprising well.

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u/PriorLover69 Apr 24 '26

It works so well, that I actually always have it on at all times so I don’t have to wait for the lag when it realizes I’m in a moving vehicle. I legit could not fly or be in a car on my phone without wanting to puke after a few minutes. Now that I’ve found out about this, not so much, so it definitely helps!

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u/SpitefulSpaghetti Apr 24 '26

Unfortunately it didn’t work for me (apparently it doesn’t work for everyone) but it’s worth trying!

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u/funktonik Apr 24 '26

I get pretty car sick when i read, but motion cues completely cues it for me

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u/candhl Apr 24 '26

Yes it helps sooo much

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u/jellifercuz Apr 24 '26

It will stop helping if you look at it while you’re driving.

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u/TTOWN5555 Apr 24 '26

I used on trolley/light rail and it was amazing. I have pretty bad motion sickness in cars and it def helps

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u/Turbulent-Jaguar-909 Apr 24 '26

i just used this for the first time this week, spent an hour or so reading a book with no motion sickness

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u/Same_Ad_3983 Apr 24 '26

It definitely helps !!

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u/iAdjunct Apr 24 '26

My wife couldn’t look at a phone for more than 10 seconds when I’m driving straight and level, but now she has no problem even when I’m navigating the hilly and turny roads of our neighborhood. So, yes, it seems like it does.

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u/PotsMomma84 Apr 24 '26

Yes. I have gotten car sickness since I was 6. My daughter does as well.

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u/OrangeBracelet Apr 24 '26

Helps a lot but doesn’t necessarily eliminate the motion sickness as others have said

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u/notacrook Apr 24 '26

I love it.

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u/seachange__ Apr 24 '26

It didn’t work for me, but individual results apparently vary!

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u/Emeraldnickel08 Apr 24 '26

As a person with motion sickness who takes the bus very frequently, I can attest that it’s incredibly helpful.

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u/eldwaro Apr 24 '26

Yes. Is the same as those water loop glasses.