Which phones have a motion sickness setting?
Short answer: the iPhone has one (Vehicle Motion Cues, iOS 18+), and so do recent OnePlus, OPPO and vivo flagships. On Google Pixel, Motion Assist began a limited, staged rollout in late August 2026, so check your own settings. Samsung Galaxy and every other Android phone have nothing built in as of September 2026. On a phone without it, a free app fills the gap, and one works on both platforms, with your eyes closed, and after symptoms start.
The device-by-device answer
| Phone | Built-in setting? | On-screen dots? | Helps after symptoms start? |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone (iOS 18+) | Yes, Vehicle Motion Cues | Yes | No (prevention) |
| Samsung Galaxy | No, not yet | No | Nothing to use |
| Google Pixel | Limited rollout began August 2026 | Rolling out | No (prevention) |
| OnePlus, OPPO, vivo flagships | Yes on recent models | Yes | No (prevention) |
| Other Android | No | No | Nothing to use |
| Dizzout app iPhone + Android | Free-to-try app | No (sound-based) | Designed to |
Feature availability checked in September 2026 against Apple's and Samsung's own documentation. Menus change with software updates, so your own settings app is the final word.
Which makers have built one in
Apple went first: in iOS 18 it added Vehicle Motion Cues, small animated dots at the edges of the screen that move with the car to reduce the sensory mismatch that causes motion sickness while a passenger looks at their phone (Settings > Accessibility > Motion). On Android, the brands that followed were not the ones you would expect: recent OnePlus, OPPO and vivo flagships ship their own version in Accessibility settings. Google's version, Motion Assist, began a limited, staged rollout through Play services in late August 2026, on Android 17 devices with Google Pixel first, so some Pixels have it and most do not yet. Samsung Galaxy still has nothing to toggle: reports point to Motion Assist reaching Galaxy phones with One UI 9, which is expected rather than announced. Samsung's own motion sickness product today is Hearapy, a free app that uses sound rather than dots.
What the built-in features can't do
Even the iPhone feature only helps in one narrow case: a passenger looking at the screen in a car. On-screen dots do nothing if you get sick on a boat or plane, with your eyes closed, or once nausea has already started. That's where a sound-based approach helps. Dizzout is a drug-free app for both iPhone and Android that plays calibrated sound through any headphones, so it works eyes-open or closed, in any vehicle, and it's one of the few options built to help after you already feel queasy. It's free to try, and most people feel better in about 90 seconds.
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Frequently asked questions
Does the iPhone have a motion sickness setting?+
Yes. Since iOS 18, iPhone has Vehicle Motion Cues: animated dots at the edges of the screen that move with the vehicle to reduce the sensory mismatch while a passenger looks at their phone in a moving car. It's free and built in, under Settings > Accessibility > Motion.
Does Samsung have a motion sickness setting?+
Not one that draws the dots, as of September 2026. No Galaxy phone has a built-in motion cues toggle: Samsung's published accessibility feature list has no such entry. The Android version of the feature is reported, not confirmed, to arrive with One UI 9 on Android 17. Check yours at Settings > Accessibility > Vision enhancements. Samsung's motion sickness product today is Hearapy, a free app that uses sound rather than dots.
Does the Google Pixel have a motion sickness mode?+
Some Pixels now do. Google's Motion Assist began a limited, staged rollout through Play services around August 25, 2026 on Android 17 devices, Pixels first. The rollout is small so far, so one Pixel may have it while an identical one does not: check Settings, your Google account profile, All services, then Personal & device safety. If it is not there, the rollout has not reached your phone, and a free third-party app is the route meanwhile.
Does Android have motion sickness dots like the iPhone?+
On most Android phones, not yet. Recent OnePlus, OPPO and vivo flagships ship a motion cues style setting in Accessibility settings, though the exact menu differs by brand, and Google's Motion Assist began a limited, staged rollout to Android 17 phones in late August 2026, Pixels first. Samsung Galaxy and everything else have nothing built in as of September 2026. On those, a third-party app such as KineStop overlays moving cues while you look at the screen in a moving vehicle.
Is there one app that works on both iPhone and Android?+
Yes. On-device settings only cover one platform and only help while you're looking at the screen. Dizzout is a free-to-try, drug-free app on both iPhone and Android that plays calibrated sound through any headphones, so it works with your eyes closed, in any vehicle, and once you already feel sick, which the on-screen features do not do.
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