- KineStop is an Android app that reduces motion sickness by displaying moving dots on the screen.
- These dots track the vehicle’s movement, tricking your brain into thinking the phone is moving along with it.
- Apple introduced a similar feature in iOS 18 called Vehicle Motion Cues, but KineStop has been around for years and is available on any Android device.
Many people have trouble using their smartphones in a moving vehicle. This is because they suffer from motion sickness, a condition that causes symptoms like nausea, headaches, and dizziness. In iOS 18, Apple is introducing a feature called Vehicle Motion Cues that helps reduce motion sickness when using an iPhone or iPad in a moving vehicle. Apple has been deservedly praised by many for adding this helpful accessibility feature to iOS, but motion sickness isn’t something that only iPhone and iPad users can suffer from. Fortunately for Android users, there’s a free app you can install that offers functionality similar to Vehicle Motion Cues, and it’s actually been around for years.
Motion sickness happens because of a “sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel,” according to research cited by Apple. If you’re looking at your phone or tablet while sitting in a moving vehicle, you’ll experience a sensory conflict between what your inner ears feel and what your eyes see. Although your phone or tablet looks stable since it’s held tightly in your hands, your brain obviously recognizes that you’re actually moving quite quickly. It’s this disconnect that causes discomfort, which affects some people more than others.