- It appears that the motion sickness reduction feature for Android, currently in development and previously known as “Motion Assist” (or “Motion Cues”), has been renamed once again.
- Analysis of the app files from the v26.28.31 update of the Android “Google Play services” app confirms that resource code has been added, renaming the feature to “Motion Sickness Assist.”
- It has also been revealed that “Motion Sickness Assist” utilizes the newly created permission “DRAW_MOTION_CUES” for API 36, drawing “Dots” or “Bubbles” on the screen to help alleviate user motion sickness through visual effects.
The motion sickness reduction feature for Android was initially developed under the name “Motion Cues,” and it was later confirmed that the name had been changed to “Motion Assist.”
However, as of mid-July 2026, the motion sickness reduction feature for Android has yet to be released.
Against this backdrop, it appears the name of the feature currently in development has been changed yet again. The details were uncovered through our original “App Analysis” content.
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Following an analysis of the app files from the Android “Google Play services” v26.28.31 update released on Thursday, July 16, 2026, we confirmed the addition of resource code associated with renaming “Motion Assist” (formerly “Motion Cues”) to “Motion Sickness Assist.” It has also been determined that “Motion Sickness Assist” uses the new “DRAW_MOTION_CUES” permission introduced for API 36 to display “Dots” or “Bubbles” on the screen, designed to alleviate user motion sickness through visual effects.
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.DRAW_MOTION_CUES"
android:minSdkVersion="36"/>
<activity
android:theme="@style/Theme.MotionCues"
android:label="@string/motion_sickness_settings_activity_label"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.motionsicknessassist.settings.MotionSicknessSettingsActivity"
android:enabled="false"
android:exported="true"
android:process="@string/common_ui_process"
android:knownActivityEmbeddingCerts="@array/common_activity_embedding_hosts">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.motionsicknessassist.settings.MOTION_SICKNESS_COLLAPSING_TOOLBAR_SETTINGS"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.motionsicknessassist.settings.MOTION_SICKNESS_ASSIST"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service
android:name="com.google.android.gms.motionsicknessassist.service.MotionAssistSysUiService"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_MOTION_CUES_SERVICE"
android:enabled="false"
android:exported="@bool/sdkLevelIsAtLeast37"
android:process="@string/common_persistent_process">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.app.motioncues.MotionCuesService"/>
</intent-filter>
</service>
<array name="motion_sickness_index_settings_keywords">
<item>Motion</item>
<item>Sickness</item>
<item>Assist</item>
<item>Car</item>
<item>Driving</item>
<item>Reading</item>
<item>Dots</item>
<item>Bubbles</item>
</array>That said, the Android motion sickness reduction feature—whether known as “Motion Cues,” “Motion Assist,” or “Motion Sickness Assist”—still has not been rolled out. One has to wonder when it will finally be released.
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