Which phones have a motion sickness setting?
Short answer: the iPhone has one (Vehicle Motion Cues, iOS 18+), and so does Google Pixel on Android 17 (Motion Assist, widely rolled out by mid September 2026). Samsung Galaxy phones get Motion Assist with One UI 9, rolling out now, and recent OnePlus, OPPO, vivo and Honor phones ship their own version. Other Android phones get Motion Assist once they run Android 17. On a phone without it, an 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) |
| Google Pixel (Android 17) | Yes: Motion Assist | Yes | No (prevention) |
| Samsung Galaxy | Google's Motion Assist, with One UI 9 | Rolling out | No (prevention) |
| OnePlus | Yes: Motion cues (OxygenOS 16) | Yes, recent models | No (prevention) |
| OPPO | Yes: Motion Cues (ColorOS 16) | Yes, recent models | No (prevention) |
| vivo | Yes: Motion prompts (OriginOS 6) | Yes, recent models | No (prevention) |
| Honor | Yes: Motion Sickness Relief (MagicOS 9+) | Yes, recent models | No (prevention) |
| Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO | Partly: Motion Sickness Reduction (HyperOS 3.1) | No, it calms scrolling | No (prevention) |
| Motorola | No: Google Motion Assist once on Android 17 | Not before Android 17 | No (prevention) |
| Other Android | Motion Assist once on Android 17 | Not before Android 17 | Nothing to use |
| Dizzout app iPhone + Android | Free-to-download app | No (sound-based) | Designed to |
Feature availability checked in September 2026 against the makers' documentation and dated reporting. Menus change with software updates, so your own settings app is the final word.
Which makers have built one in
Apple added Vehicle Motion Cues in iOS 18: 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, phone makers got there before Google. Honor added Motion Sickness Relief with the Honor 300 series in December 2024, and OnePlus, OPPO and vivo shipped their own versions in October 2025. Google's version, Motion Assist, started rolling out through Play services in late August 2026 and was widely rolled out on Android 17 Google Pixel phones by mid September. Samsung Galaxy phones get the same Motion Assist with One UI 9, rolling out since mid September 2026, rather than a toggle of Samsung's own. Samsung's own motion sickness product is Hearapy, a free app that uses sound rather than dots. Every launch is dated on the motion sickness tech news page.
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 download, and Dizzout states relief 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?+
Yes, arriving now, through Google rather than Samsung. One UI's own menus have no motion cues toggle, but Google's Motion Assist started rolling out to Galaxy phones on One UI 9 with Android 17 in mid September 2026, first wave including the S26 FE, Z Flip 8, Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra, and older Galaxys get it with their own One UI 9 update. Search Settings for motion assist, or look under Settings, then Google, then All services, then Personal & device safety. Samsung's own motion sickness product is Hearapy, a free app that uses sound rather than dots.
Does the Google Pixel have a motion sickness mode?+
Yes, on Android 17. Google's Motion Assist started a staged rollout through Play services around August 25, 2026 and was widely rolled out on Android 17 Pixels by mid September, per 9to5Google. Check Settings, your Google account profile, All services, then Personal & device safety. If it is missing, update Google Play services and restart once.
Does Android have motion sickness dots like the iPhone?+
Yes, on a growing list of phones. Google's Motion Assist is widely rolled out on Android 17 Pixels, is reaching Galaxy phones with One UI 9, and opened to other Android 17 phones with a Play services update on September 21, 2026. Recent OnePlus, OPPO, vivo and Honor phones ship their own version under their own names. On Android 16 or earlier without the maker's setting there is nothing built in, and 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-download, 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.
Go deeper by device
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