New Android features revealed to reduce the discomfort of people with motion sickness while scrolling through their phones in the car

For many motion sickness sufferers, using mobile phones in cars, especially trams, is a nightmare.However, Google is developing a new system-level feature called "Motion Cues" to solve this problem.

The core goal of "Motion Tips" is to alleviate the "sensory conflict" caused by users using mobile phones while riding in a car. The feeling of motion sickness occurs precisely because the user stares at the screen and feels that he is in a stationary state, while the inner ear senses the movement and bumps of the vehicle. This disharmony ultimately leads to nausea.

Google's solution is to add tiny animated dots to the edges of the screen that move in the direction of the vehicle's actual movement, synchronizing the visuals on the screen with the vehicle's movement and helping the brain coordinate the perceived information to reduce nausea.

However, this is not a new concept. Apple has launched a similar "vehicle motion prompt" function in iOS 18, which detects motion through accelerometer and gyroscope and automatically displays animated points.

Currently, the "Motion Tips" feature has been spotted in the latest Android Canary test build, but it is not fully enabled yet.

This feature could theoretically appear in a later update of Android 16, but Android 17 is considered a safer release time.