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by robrtsql 5 days ago
I gave this feature a try and it didn't work for me. I was curious to see if it was effective, so I asked my wife to drive and I tried to read in the iOS "Books" app with the dots on. I think within 5 or 10 minutes I was feeling pretty sick, and stayed that way for the rest of the drive. Hopefully others have better results. I'll have to stick with audiobooks when in motion.
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With me, it's useless if I try to actually read something. But there are times where I just want to check my phone for 5 seconds, and that was enough to make me feel sick for the next hour. The dots help me with those quick checks.

They're also good when I'm on a bus/boat/train. I used to get sick quickly when riding any of those, but now I'm fine even with long periods. Cars are just more intense to me for some reason.

It works for me, but only if I hold the phone up in front of my face, basically perpendicular to the road.
Same for me, when riding the bus. Really wanted it to work and tried over the course of several weeks, unfortunately it didn't help.
That’s unfortunate. I didn’t know this feature existed so I’ve yet to try it out. Fingers crossed