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The obscure iPhone setting that eliminates car sickness [1]

['Ellsworth Toohey']

Date: 2026-06-17  

Apple added a feature called Vehicle Motion Cues in 2024 that places small dots around the edge of your screen. The dots move in sync with your car — sweeping left when you turn right, sliding forward when you brake. Your inner ear detects motion while your eyes see a static screen, and the mismatch causes nausea. The dots give your peripheral vision enough motion cues to close the gap.

Thomas Ricker at The Verge tested it on a two-month European road trip: "Once enabled, I've comfortably read books in the Kindle app on my phone for a few hours at a go, and even written 1,000-word reviews while my wife drove our camper van to the next destination." The feature works on iPhone, iPad, and MacBook — toggle it under Accessibility settings, or set it to activate automatically when it detects vehicle motion.

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