Google is rolling out Motion Assist, a new Android feature designed to reduce or eliminate motion sickness when using a phone in a moving vehicle. It mirrors Apple's Motion Cues, introduced in 2024, and works by displaying moving dots on screen that counteract the mismatch between what the eyes see and what the inner ear feels, which is the root cause of car sickness when looking at a static display in a moving vehicle.

The feature, part of Android 17, uses the phone's accelerometer and gyroscope to place dots around the edge of the screen that shift in sync with the car's movements, sweeping left when the car turns right and sliding forward when it brakes. It is rolling out in phases, with some Pixel phones getting access first, and users can customise the dots' opacity, shape and colour, set them to activate automatically, or toggle them via a Quick Settings tile, though it has not yet appeared on all Pixel devices tested.