The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings
Apple has introduced a 'Vehicle Motion Cues' feature for iPhones that displays animated dots to help reduce motion sickness for passengers. The feature uses the device's accelerometer to sync with vehicle movement, though experts remain divided on the underlying causes of motion sickness.
Why it matters
It represents a growing trend of consumer technology companies integrating health and accessibility features directly into mobile operating systems.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Thomas Germain BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images (Credit: BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images) A buried iPhone setting is turning heads and saving stomachs. But does relief just mean more time staring at your screen?
I try not to look at other people's phones, but you get unintentional glances jammed in the crowds on the New York subway, bodies lurching around as the train blasts through tunnels. Lately I've noticed something strange. I keep seeing people with dots dancing across their screens.
The more I saw it, the more I needed to know. It turns out all these people have something in common: they get motion sickness.
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