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Free iPhone setting that adds moving dots to ease motion sickness when reading the screen in a car. Critics say it only partly helps and does not work for everyone.

Free iPhone setting that adds moving dots to ease motion sickness when reading the screen in a car. Critics say it only partly helps and does not work for everyone.

72 people gave an opinion

recommend it
59
criticize it
13
approval share
82%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Owned for 3 months

Median of the 5 owners who said how long they have had it.

Each square is one year.

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 59 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Makes phone use in cars tolerable

    “The dots on the iPhone do help a little bit. I wouldn't say it cures me, but I can at least check messages on the ride without immediately feeling like death.”

    Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “these dots help me at least check messages here and there without immediately feeling like I'm going to throw up”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

    “It helps, doesn't completely cure it for me but makes looking at google maps / iMessage more bearable.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”
  • Works in cars, trains and Ubers

    “it's a game changer on the Pendolino trains I get to work as they tilt going around corners”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

    “This works really well in the Tesla Ubers here in NYC when i'm working on my MacBook”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “It's a great feature, I've been testing it while we drive in the Greek mountains.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”
  • Helps people prone to motion sickness

    “Has worked very well for my wife who notably couldn’t look at her phone for even a few seconds without feeling ill”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “Since they put this setting on, they can happily use their phone with no motion sickness.”

    Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

    “As someone with persistent BPPV, I need anti-nausea dots in life.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”
  • Easy to set to automatic

    “It really works. Just put it on auto and let the phone's accelerometer control when it turns on.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “which is useful for quickly enabling / disabling without digging through the settings”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “There is an automatic mode that works perfectly for me.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Only partial relief, not a cure

    “The dots on the iPhone do help a little bit. I wouldn't say it cures me, but I can at least check messages on the ride without immediately feeling like death.”

    Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “it doesn't solve motion sickness for me when looking at my phone in a car, but it does seem to make it a little less severe”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

    “It helps, doesn't completely cure it for me but makes looking at google maps / iMessage more bearable.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”
  • Did not help some people

    “Unfortunately it does not work for me. If anything, the dots just distract me or make it worse.”

    Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

    “tried over the course of several weeks, unfortunately it didn't help”

    Comment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “I gave this feature a try and it didn't work for me.”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”
  • Distracting or annoying to use

    “Unfortunately it does not work for me. If anything, the dots just distract me or make it worse.”

    Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

    “I tried it for about 30 seconds and was so annoyed by how distracting I found it”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “it feels kind of nonsensical and just annoying”

    Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”
  • Doesn't work in electric cars

    “this feature works for me and its amazing! BUT one interesting caveat - it doesnt work when im in an electric car”

    Comment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

    “unlike Apple's system it does not count for acceleration”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

What people said

40 of the 78 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“it feels kind of nonsensical and just annoying”

CriticizesComment from 30 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

“Unfortunately it does not work for me. If anything, the dots just distract me or make it worse.”

CriticizesComment from 29 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

“Since they put this setting on, they can happily use their phone with no motion sickness.”

RecommendsComment from 29 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

“allowed them both to read their books and articles while I was driving”

RecommendsComment from 29 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

“It works very well while being a passenger in a car.”

RecommendsComment from 29 Jul 2026 in “The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings”

“it's a game changer on the Pendolino trains I get to work as they tilt going around corners”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“This feature has helped me so much since i found it.”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“It's supposed to handle acceleration though, if you bring your phone to your face quickly dots get larger.”

MixedComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“this helped me tremendously when I had to work in the backseat of a moving car”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“it doesn't solve motion sickness for me when looking at my phone in a car, but it does seem to make it a little less severe”

MixedComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“the dots help me to go from instantly feeling sick to lasting 30-40 minutes”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“it felt better than Kinestop which I use”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“unlike Apple's system it does not count for acceleration”

CriticizesComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“This would have saved me a lot of grief during a recent road trip through some mountains.”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“these dots help me at least check messages here and there without immediately feeling like I'm going to throw up”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“I never get nauseous looking at my phone in an Uber anymore.”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Vehicle Motion Cues”

“It helps me not get car sick so quickly when I use my phone for a minute or two at a time”

MixedComment from 10 Jul 2026 in “Ryanair Passenger Sucked Toward Broken Window After Midair Engine Failure”

“They’ve been a lifesaver for me in the back of Ubers”

RecommendsComment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“It helps, but I still cannot respond to Whatsapp messages.”

MixedComment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“The dots on the iPhone do help a little bit. I wouldn't say it cures me, but I can at least check messages on the ride without immediately feeling like death.”

MixedComment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“tried over the course of several weeks, unfortunately it didn't help”

CriticizesComment from 17 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“this feature works for me and its amazing! BUT one interesting caveat - it doesnt work when im in an electric car”

MixedComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“yeah this feature totally works for me, I've been using it for a few months now.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“I thought the iPhone one was broken at first and didn't have the best results from it”

MixedComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“There is an automatic mode that works perfectly for me.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“It really works. Just put it on auto and let the phone's accelerometer control when it turns on.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“I highly recommend people look through apple's accessibility features every major release they seem to quietly release some real gems.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“which is useful for quickly enabling / disabling without digging through the settings”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“As someone with persistent BPPV, I need anti-nausea dots in life.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“It's a great feature, I've been testing it while we drive in the Greek mountains.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“this makes it so much more tolerable to use my computer on the bus”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“Unlike many obvious inventions, this is novel enough to deserve patent protection.”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“Apple's implementation helps only a small amount if at all.”

CriticizesComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“This works really well in the Tesla Ubers here in NYC when i'm working on my MacBook”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“it's been a game changer for using our phone on transit or in the car”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“I tried it for about 30 seconds and was so annoyed by how distracting I found it”

CriticizesComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“It helps, doesn't completely cure it for me but makes looking at google maps / iMessage more bearable.”

MixedComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“I gave this feature a try and it didn't work for me.”

CriticizesComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“Has worked very well for my wife who notably couldn’t look at her phone for even a few seconds without feeling ill”

RecommendsComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

“these dots have not helped me in cars or trains”

CriticizesComment from 16 Jun 2026 in “Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness”

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