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Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness
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TL;DR
- Vehicle Motion Cues, introduced in 2024, aim to reduce motion sickness in moving vehicles.
- The feature uses accelerometer and gyroscope data to move dots on the device screen in harmony with the car's motion.
- When the car turns or brakes, the dots move to counteract the visual mismatch between the eyes and inner ear.
- The author found the feature highly effective, enabling comfortable reading and writing during travel.
- Vehicle Motion Cues can be found in accessibility settings on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
- Users can choose to enable, disable, or set the feature to automatic detection.
- The dots can be customized in size, color, and density, though defaults are often sufficient.
- A quick toggle can be set up using the 'Back Tap' gesture on supported iPhones.