Here’s how you can turn on iOS vehicle motion cues

iOS 18 is continuously expanding its accessibility features. With iOS 18.1, there’s one addition that’s especially helpful for travellers: Vehicle motion cues, a clever feature that helps reduce motion sickness.

Vehicle motion cues tool utilises your iPhone's sensors to identify vehicle movement, showing animated dots that match your direction of travel.

It's an easy impactful way to help your brain align what it feels with what it sees. By providing these visual cues, your iPhone can help reduce that tedium feeling that comes from reading or looking at your screen while in motion.

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How to turn on iOS vehicle motion cues

Gadinsider has compiled a guide on how you can enable iOS vehicle motion cues.

1. Navigate to your iPhone's Settings app.
2. Scroll down and select the Accessibility menu.
3. Tap Motion to access movement-related features.
4. Select Show Vehicle Motion Cues from the available options.
5. Toggle the Motion Cues switch to On. Your days of staring straight ahead during car journeys are over — time to enjoy that backseat entertainment.