Apple iOS 18: Apple added several new accessibility features in iOS 18, and one feature in particular that might lure car passengers is Vehicle Motion Cues, which is designed to prevent motion sickness when looking at an iPhone or iPad.
Apple says that research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel, which can prevent some users from comfortably using an iPhone or iPad while riding in a moving vehicle. Vehicle Motion Cues are designed to avoid this sensory conflict with the use of visual elements on the display that indicate real-time changes in motion.
Apple says, "With Vehicle Motion Cues, animated dots on the edges of the screen represent changes in vehicle motion to help reduce sensory conflict without interfering with the main content. Using sensors built into iPhone and iPad, Vehicle Motion Cues recognizes when a user is in a moving vehicle and responds accordingly. The feature can be set to show automatically on iPhone, or can be turned on and off in Control Center."
Steps to enable Vehicle Motion Cues in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
- Go to the 'Settings' menu on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on the 'Accessibility' menu.
- Click on the 'Motion' menu.
- Click on the 'Show Vehicle Motion Cues' option.
- Then choose 'On' or 'Automatic'.
Choosing 'On' option shows the dots until you turn them off, while choosing 'Automatic' option shows the dots when vehicle motion is detected and hides them when the motion stops.
Another way to Enable Vehicle Motion Cues
- Invoke Control Center with a diagonal swipe from the top-right corner of the screen.
- Press and hold on any space in the Control Center to enter the customize mode, then click on 'Add a Control' at the bottom.
- Swipe up to the 'Vision Accessibility' controls or search 'Motion' in the input field, then choose Vehicle Motion Cues.
- Press and hold a space in the Control Center to exit the customize mode.
- Tap the Vehicle Motion Cues button, then choose 'On' or 'Only in Vehicle' option.
As per the report of MacRumors, this feature not necessarily will work for everyone.
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