Does Samsung have motion sickness dots?

Mode, setting or feature, the answer is the same: an up-to-date Galaxy on One UI 9 gets Google's Motion Assist, which draws the motion sickness dots and can start automatically in a vehicle. The first wave named the S26 FE, S26 Ultra and the Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 series, and the rollout is staged, so an eligible phone can run a few days behind. Samsung's own app remains Hearapy, which uses sound rather than a mode you switch on.

Not under that name: Vehicle Motion Cues is Apple's iPhone feature, added in iOS 18. The equivalent now reaching Galaxy phones is Google's Motion Assist, rolling out to One UI 9 phones on Android 17 since mid September 2026, and it draws the same kind of moving markers. On a Galaxy that has received it, it lives in the Quick Panel and under Settings, Google, All services, then Personal and device safety, not in Samsung's accessibility menus. Samsung's own product remains Hearapy, a free sound-based app that works on any Galaxy today.

On a Galaxy running One UI 9 with Android 17: update Google Play services to 26.33.32 or later, then search Settings for motion assist, or add its tile from the Quick Panel editor, or go to Settings, Google, All services, Personal and device safety, then Motion Assist. Turn it on and enable automatic start in a vehicle. If the entry is missing, restart the phone once; the rollout is staged, so an eligible phone can run a little behind. On One UI 8 or earlier there is nothing to enable yet, so a third-party overlay app is the substitute for the visual effect, and a sound-based app covers relief that does not depend on looking at the screen.

It has now happened, through Google rather than Samsung. Motion Assist, Google's version of the feature, is rolling out to Galaxy phones on One UI 9 with Android 17, confirmed by SamMobile and 9to5Google in mid September 2026 after a Pixels-first start in late August. Samsung has still not built a toggle of its own into One UI, and its own motion sickness product remains Hearapy, the free sound app. In practice the distinction barely matters: an updated Galaxy gets the dots, just from the Google side of the phone.

iPhone and iPad have them as Vehicle Motion Cues, added in iOS 18, at Settings > Accessibility > Motion. On Android, recent OnePlus, OPPO and vivo flagships including the OnePlus 15, OPPO Find X9 Pro and vivo X300 Pro ship a motion cues style setting, Google's Motion Assist is widely rolled out on Pixels running Android 17 as of mid September 2026, and Galaxy phones on One UI 9 began receiving Motion Assist the same week. Check your own settings; the cross-brand table on our dots page tracks every maker.

Hearapy is Samsung's free motion sickness app, and it uses sound rather than dots. You play a short audio session for about a minute before you travel. It is tuned for Galaxy Buds and works with other headphones too. It is a reasonable free starting point on a Galaxy. If you want something that also helps once nausea has already started, or that works on any phone with any headphones, a cross-platform app like Dizzout covers more situations.

Nothing in the settings will stop it on its own, so treat this as three separate moves. Turn off One UI's own animations if moving menus bother you. Install an app: KineStop overlays moving cues while you read in a car, which is prevention and only works while you are looking at the screen, while Dizzout plays drug-free calibrated sound through any headphones and is built to help with your eyes closed or once you already feel queasy. And keep the free habits that work anywhere: fresh air, facing forward, and looking at the horizon.