Google Rolls Out Motion Assist Feature to Reduce Motion Sickness on Android

For people who suffer from motion sickness, using their phone in a moving vehicle can be a nightmare. Google has finally rolled out its version of Apple's Motion Cues feature on Android devices.

Motion Assist is designed to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness by creating a network of moving dots on the screen that mimic the movement of objects in the real world. The feature uses the phone's accelerometer and gyroscope to track the motion of the vehicle, causing the dots to move accordingly.

Google began testing Motion Assist in 2024, but it didn't become available to the public until now. Android Authority reports that the feature is rolling out on Pixel phones running Android 17 as part of a staged rollout through Play Services.