OnePlus Motion cues: how to turn on the motion sickness dots
Yes, on recent models. OnePlus calls its motion sickness dots Motion cues, and they arrived with OxygenOS 16, which launched on October 16, 2025. Turn them on in Settings > Accessibility & convenience > Motion cues. The feature launched on the OnePlus 15 and has since reached the OnePlus 13s, the OnePlus 12 and the Nord 6 and Nord CE 6 through later updates.
- Feature name
- Motion cues
- Software
- OxygenOS 16, from October 2025
- Motion sickness dots
- Built in
- Last checked
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How to turn it on
Settings > Accessibility & convenience > Motion cues
- Install the latest OxygenOS update on your phone.
- Open Settings > Accessibility & convenience > Motion cues.
- Turn it on before you set off. The dots appear near the edges of the screen and move with the vehicle.
- Not there? Search Settings for motion. If nothing comes up, your model does not have the update yet.
What it does
Motion cues draws animated dots on the screen that move with the vehicle, using the phone's gyroscope and accelerometer. The dots show your eyes the motion your inner ear already feels, which is designed to ease the sensory mismatch behind car sickness while you read or scroll as a passenger.
Which OnePlus phones have it
- OnePlus 15
- OnePlus 13s
- OnePlus 12
- OnePlus Nord 6
- OnePlus Nord CE 6
OnePlus adds Motion cues model by model through OxygenOS point updates, so this list grows. A model missing from it may still get the feature in a later update.
If you can't find it
- Your model may not have the update yet: OnePlus has been adding Motion cues one model at a time.
- Older models may never get it. Once a OnePlus runs Android 17, Google's Motion Assist is the other route.
- OnePlus phones sold in China run ColorOS rather than OxygenOS, where menus and names differ.
The other route: Google Motion Assist
Google's Motion Assist draws the same kind of dots on phones running Android 17 or later with an up to date Google Play services. It reached Pixel phones first, then Galaxy phones on One UI 9 in September 2026, and a Play services update on September 21, 2026 opened it to other Android 17 phones. On a OnePlus phone it arrives with that phone's Android 17 update. To look for it, search Settings for motion assist. The rollout is staged, so an eligible phone can take a while to show it.
The full cross-brand picture is in which phones have the motion sickness dots, and every launch is dated in motion sickness tech news.
What the dots can't do
The dots help while you are looking at the screen. They are a prevention aid for reading or scrolling as a passenger, not a way to stop nausea that has already started, and they do nothing once the phone is away. If it builds anyway, put the phone down, look out at the horizon and get some fresh air.
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Frequently asked questions
Does OnePlus have motion sickness dots?
Yes, on recent models. OnePlus calls the feature Motion cues and ships it with OxygenOS 16. It launched on the OnePlus 15 and reached the OnePlus 13s, the OnePlus 12 and the Nord 6 series through later updates.
What is Motion cues on OnePlus?
An accessibility setting that draws moving dots on the screen, driven by the phone's motion sensors, so what you see matches the motion you feel in a vehicle. It is meant for reading or scrolling as a passenger.
Where is Motion cues in OnePlus settings?
Settings > Accessibility & convenience > Motion cues. If it is not there, search Settings for motion and install any pending OxygenOS update.
Is OnePlus Motion cues the same as Google Motion Assist?
They do the same job. Motion cues is OnePlus's own setting. Motion Assist is Google's version, delivered through Google Play services to phones on Android 17 or later. Use whichever your phone has.
Do the dots stop car sickness once it starts?
No. They are designed to help while you look at the screen, before symptoms build. Once nausea starts, put the phone down, look out at the horizon and get some fresh air.
Motion cues, dated
Every brand's launches, with sources, are in motion sickness tech news.
Other phones
Sources
Checked against the sources above on September 25, 2026. Phone features change with software updates and can differ by model and region, so the Settings on your own phone are the final word. OnePlus and the other product names here are trademarks of their owners; Dizzout is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. This page is informational and not medical advice.