After Making Some People Physically Sick, Apple Finally Fixes The Worst Error In iOS 7
A growing number of iOS 7 users were experiencing motion sickness thanks to the platform’s new animations. But not anymore as Apple has released an iOS 7 update that will be welcomed by iPhone and iPad owners who were sickened by the mobile operating system's user interface.
By Sadho Ram — 26 Sep 2013, 04:42 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
You can finally send a text message using Apple's new mobile operating system without vomiting. Here's how:
Apple just updated iOS 7, making it possible to stop applications from zooming in and out when you open them. The effect was causing some to suffer from motion sickness and vertigo.
Install the latest iOS7 software update Go to Settings, then General, then Software Update. You may even see a little notification on your Settings icon, prompting you to update your iOS. The update itself shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
go.comTurn on "Reduce Motion" Go to Settings, then General, then Accessibility. There, you'll find Reduce Motion. Hit that and then push the little switch to the right so it turns green.
Apple's latest version of iOS 7 lets you turn off the distracting "parallax" effect as well as other animations.
Image via slate.comThat's it! No more crazy zooming, just clean fade-ins and outs when switching between apps.
According to the update's description, it also fixes a bunch of other iOS 7 issues, including the onespeople were having with iMessage and problems that iOS 7 caused with devices' accelerometers that caused the compass, level, and gyroscope to be inaccurate.
iOS 7 design is giving some people Motion Sickness and Vertigo
A growing number of iOS 7 users are saying the software's new parallax and animations effects are making them feel nauseous after just a few minutes of use.
Many users says that not even enabling the system's "Reduce Motion" feature reduces the issue.
technobuffalo.comWhat the Apple forum users are saying:
"The zoom animations ... are literally making me nauseous and giving me a headache. It's exactly how I used to get car sick if I tried to read in the car," recounted Apple forum user Ensorceled.
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This frustration and complaint of motion sickness was echoed by several other users in the forum.
"I had severe vertigo the minute I started using my iPad with iOS 7," writes Apple forum user glassrabit. "Lost the rest of the day to it."
Another user, nybe, writes, "I had to go home 'sick' from work because of the intense nausea due to using my iPhone with iOS 7."
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Most of the users commenting in Apple's forum report having called the company's support line only to be told that there was no way to fully disable the effects.
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Since there is no foreseeable way to disable iOS 7’s animations, many people are resorting to downgrading back to iOS 6
Many say that they've resorted to downgrading their devices to iOS 6, which did animate the way that apps opened, but did so in a way that was quicker and didn't involve flying into or out of the screen
Plenty of users unhappy with Apple’s visual trickery say they either want to see the option to disable animations, or for Apple to at least make them much quicker.
technobuffalo.comAlthough not entirely helpful, but there's this option where you can Reduce motion. Here's how:
The feature, called Parallax, shifts the point of view of your background image and icons to match how you're holding the phone. Instead of being a feature that adds needed functionality, this is strictly a feature for good looks.
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And for those who find it to be a pointless feature, it can easily be lessened. To get started go to Settings > General > Accessibility. Select the Reduce Motion option from the Accessibility menu.
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While the feature is called Parallax by Apple, you won't find that title anywhere on your device. The backgrounds that move around the most are labeled Dynamic, while the setting to turn off Parallax is titled Reduce Motion.
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