Android 17 could finally introduce Motion Cues to combat motion sickness – matching the same feature in iOS

• Motion Cues could be ready to launch in Android
• It combats motion sickness while traveling
• We first saw hints of the feature this time last year

A year ago, a new Android feature called Motion Cues was spotted hidden away in the Google Play Services code, with a launch apparently imminent. It hasn't shown up yet – but that could be about to change.

Once again we're indebted to the team at Android Authority for doing the necessary digging, and it seems as though the feature is still there. However, a restriction in the capabilities of Android itself is the reason it hasn't yet launched.

Motion Cues, like the equivalent feature in iOS, will draw dots over the screen that move in relation to the actual movement of the phone – in theory reducing nausea, because it means your brain won't be quite so confused as to whether ...