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iOS 7 Users Complaining About Motion Sickness Due to Parallax and Zooming Effects

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FoxBJK said:
Why is everyone getting angry over people complaining, instead of showing them how to disable the feature? I did this on day one because I don't like the movements (and because on an iPad 2 it's not very smooth), and the OS is much better for me now!
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I've got an iPhone 4 with iOS 7 and don't have that setting.
 
Hey Hercules - settle down. Glad the gym is working out for you. For you and the rest of the cynical omega men/women out there who don't have any illness, please don't be so harsh. While I don't experience any motion sickness with iOS7, I have with other technologies (Call of Duty, for example). It's a real condition. If it doesn't apply to you, then move on. Hopefully this turns into a minor issue for the small percentage of users it affects.

andrebismara said:
You know what this is? And I am serious! Lack of exercise... I started going to the gym a few months ago (since I work with IT like I believe most of you guys here I tend to sit for 9+ hours/day). I noticed my equilibrium/balance has improved a lot just to go there and run/bicycle even a few minutes a day. Before any kind of "weird" movement in games, movies, would kinda give me motion sickness. Now it stopped! I strongly recommend those people moving their f*t asses of the chair and hit the gym!!
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zabbadu said:
On the Apple Weather App, there's an icon in the lower right that looks like a list. Tap that. You should then get a list of the cities where you can swipe to the left to delete it.
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BUGGER! I've tried that. Does it have to be an exact 90 degree swipe? Reality isn't that good if it does... I got to the stacked tabs, and tried swiping left, right, up, and down... I'll try again. I figured out that the order can be changed. Questionable value, that...

Thank you!!! I'll give it a go...
 
PinkyMacGodess said:
DO NOT dismiss others problems.
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And don't tell other people what to do.

Frankly in this case I assume the vast majority of "complaints" are just people who don't like the effects (or iOS7 in general) who are claiming "vertigo" or whatever because they think it sounds more credible than "I don't like it" or think it will make it more likely for Apple to change it. Yes, that's sad, but unfortunately that's the way more and more society is headed - if nobody will listen to your opinion, play the victim card.

iPad, nimrod... iPad!
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Way to not even read the linked articles, the headline is "iPhone and iPad users report severe motion sickness while using iOS 7". And the support topic on Apple's website is in the iPhone category.

I'll tell you where you can shove that nimrod...
 
InnerSongs said:
My wife - sensitive to strobes and visual stim - mentioned her discomfort over this very thing the other day. I was really surprised as the effect is so minor, but she she has to look away because the motion is disorienting to her. You should see her wince when I FF or RW the DVR.

I personally like the effects as well.

This can be a real issue for some percent of society.

Just saying.

~S
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Absolutely.

I don't really want to wade in on this issue, but all of the very hostile comments have agitated me to the point where I really have to say something.

Just because it doesn't affect YOU doesn't mean it doesn't affect ANYBODY.

For example, I'm not epileptic. I can watch Japanese cartoons without seeing what all the fuss is about; but I know people who really do suffer if they're focusing on something which suddenly begins strobing.

I was in the Windows Vista beta (yeah, yeah). I remember getting headaches from all the effects in the early versions. In fact, when I reported that I got the quickest response I ever had from Microsoft; they emailed me right away asking all sorts of questions and took it very seriously.

This is the same principle. I can absolutely believe that some people find the zooming animations disorientating and/or nauseous, and I think everybody needs to tone down their anti-political-correctness and listen to what these people are saying.
 
jer04 said:
Those are not really causing me any discomfort at this point, but I do want to turn off animations.
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It's 'cute'. I HATE 'cute'. I loath 'cute'. I cover your 'cute' with crossed eyes, nausea, and my breakfast...

I was wondering why I felt 'ill at ease' before going to sleep. I spend about a half hour on my iPad maxi trolling through the world-o-crap we call reality, and play a few games and such... The new UI looks particularly better suited for the iPad mini than the iPad maxi...

Anyone else feel similar?

(I did read an article before going to sleep that said that the average woman consumes over 4 pounds of their makeup over their lifetime. FOUR POUNDS! YIKES!!!:eek:)
 
they should have a warning label on the iphone boxes that say you may get motion sickness due to parallax feature lol

but really people.. this is redicilious.. get over it.. iOS 7 is not gonna change.
 
noTe on iPhone said:
This doesn't disable the transitions between switching apps. That disables the background moving very slightly.

The complaints are real, unless you have the condition... you wouldn't understand. It doesn't really bother me but I can see it bothering some people. Apple just needs to include a setting to turn off transitions... problem solved.
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My brother has motion sickness and a severe one and it doesn't bother him
 
What a load of tosh I feel a potential law suite coming on in which case choke on ya vomit ambulance chasers
 
milo said:
And don't tell other people what to do.

Frankly in this case I assume the vast majority of "complaints" are just people who don't like the effects (or iOS7 in general) who are claiming "vertigo" or whatever because they think it sounds more credible than "I don't like it" or think it will make it more likely for Apple to change it. Yes, that's sad, but unfortunately that's the way more and more society is headed - if nobody will listen to your opinion, play the victim card.

Way to not even read the linked articles, the headline is "iPhone and iPad users report severe motion sickness while using iOS 7". And the support topic on Apple's website is in the iPhone category.

I'll tell you where you can shove that nimrod...
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Here is your comment that I commented on, which was a comment on someone commenting on the iPad:

milo said:
And none of those guys would have had any issue with iOS7. Frankly it's insulting to everyone on that list to compare them with Random Guy Who Gets Nauseous Looking at his Phone.
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You may note, through your haughty self, that I took the time to bold the pertinent part of your comment. I had read most of the comments prior to your insult to humanity, and got the very distinct idea that the biggest (Hah!) offender for those having issues with the animations was the (TAH DAH!!!) iPad. Which the average person would think *would* be the easiest way for someone who is sensitive to motion sickness, would cause it easier... Get it: It's BIGGER. More screen... More animation to see...

I can imagine that your mind is feverishly working on other methods to insult people, and forgot your previous comment, but it looks like you, my esteemed colleague, should be looking for trunk space to 'shove' things into.

Instead of ripping people who have a condition that causes discomfort and in extreme cases debilitating illness, you should be thanking your genes that you don't suffer from it...

Now, be off... Go play with your 'Jr Dictator' play set... Compassion isn't obviously something that enters your mind...

A simple 'Wow, that would suck.' would have been better in the beginning, don't you think?:confused:

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I'm leaving for the day.

This discussion is tedious and pointless. I would hope that Apple puts out an update that allows people to turn off the animations. If on nothing else but the iPad...
 
Just like they distributed bumpers for iPhone4, they'll start distributing Stemetil drug or what? :D
 
springsup said:
For example, I'm not epileptic. I can watch Japanese cartoons without seeing what all the fuss is about; but I know people who really do suffer if they're focusing on something which suddenly begins strobing.
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There are people that can't drive in the fall when the sun is low because the stroboscopic effect of the trees and leaves causes seizures. It happens. I was having migraines a while ago, and they did a 'strobe test' on me. Aside from feeling like a refugee from a disco, and feeling the urge to dance, it didn't effect me. When I asked about it, the person running the test said that I'd probably be surprised at how many people react to the test, and that it's not just seizures either. Far more people get blinding headaches during the test. That, among others in my life, I was damn glad to have failed...:):D
 
Who stares at their home screen long enough to make yourself sick? Maybe the problem is that many people are too enthralled by the parallax motion that they sit there slack jawed waiting to barf. Also how many times do you have to exit in and out of apps to induce nausea! Are they like going in out in out in out in out?
 
I'm a U.S. licensed medical doctor. These are legitimate complaints and should be taken seriously, even if it only affects a small portion of the population.

I find the animations irritating as well, though they don't make me nauseous.
 
fenderbass146 said:
Wow i feel a ******** lawsuit coming from this. What is wrong with people. The zoom isn't all that different then before except it comes from the icon you open and not the middle of the screen and like the article said you can turn off parallax. Todays world is made of a bunch of little bitches who just "bitch" about everything.
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And the irony of this is: you are bitching about their bitching, which would make you a little bitch yourself, wouldn't it?

The great thing is that you can start fixing this problem right now, in the privacy of your own home.
 
eko425 said:
To all the people making fun of others struggling with the incessant and unnecessary animations in iOS 7, you all should be ashamed of yourselves. It sounds like most of you take your health for granted - not everyone is so lucky. I suffer from bouts of dizziness, vertigo, and migraines stemming from a medical condition. As Apple has always prided itself on its catering to those with disabilities, I for one am disheartened by the aesthetic animation changes in iOS 7, especially when unlocking the phone and switching between apps. In addition, these animations take significantly longer, are distracting, and quite simply, it's just makes for a poor GUI. This is something that everyone should be concerned with. Nobody can argue that efficiency is diminished in iOS 7 compared to 6 - tasks just take longer because of these silly superfluous animations. There is a simple solution to this problem: allow the disablement of the animations from the Accessibility section of the settings. (Currently, there is only an option to disable parallax.)
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Although I do not have disorders related motion sickness/vertigo, I do sometimes experience similar dizziness when playing certain games. So I avoid playing them. But this solution cannot be considered for iOS 7, since you cannot stop using it, or turn the extra animations completely off. You cannot even downgrade it, or have third party apps that can turn these things off.

Apart from causing difficulties for people with disabilities, the OS feels sluggish due the longer animation duration, drains the battery quickly and wastes processing power. This is just another case where Apple overdid things, just like the skeuomorphic designs of Calendar and Game Center.

If you haven't already, please submit feedback to Apple. I will too :)
 
I'm wondering if people are really upset that some people complained about it, or when it said someone went home sick from work fur to their iphone.
 
The zooming effect lasts a fraction of a second...

Why don't those who 'suffer' from this, blink whilst the animation is in progress?
As you press the button, close your eyes for half a second, when you reopen them, the nasty animation will be over!

You're gonna blink anyway, might as well blink at a more useful time!
 
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