How to use Android's Motion Assist feature to help with motion sickness
News Mobile Smartphones How to use Android's Motion Assist feature to help with motion sickness Google finally launched its answer to Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues. 4, 2026 8:30 am EST Alvarez/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you're prone to getting carsick, looking at your phone while you're riding in a car definitely won't help. However, Google has been rolling out some interesting new features — and one of them is called Motion Assist.
- ▪News Mobile Smartphones How to use Android's Motion Assist feature to help with motion sickness Google finally launched its answer to Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues.
- ▪4, 2026 8:30 am EST Alvarez/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you're prone to getting carsick, looking at your phone while you're riding in a car definitely won't help.
- ▪However, Google has been rolling out some interesting new features — and one of them is called Motion Assist.
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News Mobile Smartphones How to use Android's Motion Assist feature to help with motion sickness Google finally launched its answer to Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues. By Yoni Yardeni Oct. 4, 2026 8:30 am EST Alvarez/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover If you're prone to getting carsick, looking at your phone while you're riding in a car definitely won't help. However, Google has been rolling out some interesting new features — and one of them is called Motion Assist. With this new option enabled, Android users have a better chance of scrolling without getting motion sick. While the technology itself isn't necessarily groundbreaking, as Apple unveiled its version back in 2024 as part of iOS 18, the feature has finally made its way over to Android devices.
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