- Strings indicate Google is working on a Motion Cues feature that will likely help users mitigate motion sickness.
- Apple added the Vehicle Motion Cues feature in iOS 18 that adds animated black dots to the edges of your screen that mimic the direction of your vehicle to reduce sensory conflict and help stop motion sickness.
- Third-party Android apps can also prevent car sickness, but Google could bake in the feature for the broader Android market.
Update, November 22, 2024 (08:20 AM ET): The latest Google Play Services beta 24.47.30 beta adds a new activity and a Quick Settings tile to enable Motion cues. The feature is still not available as it is a work in progress.
Original article, November 19, 2024 (02:49 AM ET): Android and iOS have long reached phases of maturity, so Google and Apple now look at each other for inspiration on what the next feature would be for their respective operating systems. Apple introduced a Vehicle Motion Cues feature in iOS 18 to help iPhone and iPad users fight motion sickness (kinetosis). However, motion sickness isn’t an issue only for Apple users, as Android users can be equally affected. While there is a free Android app that helps stop car sickness (released many years before Apple announced the feature), Google is now working on bringing the feature to Android phones.