If you experience motion sickness while using Apple Vision Pro

While Apple Vision Pro was designed to reduce motion sickness, certain experiences may cause a small number of people to experience motion sickness.

How to identify motion sickness

What to do if you experience motion sickness

How to minimize motion sickness

How to identify motion sickness

A small number of people may develop symptoms after viewing content with fast motion or while moving during use of their Apple Vision Pro. Symptoms of motion sickness include:

• Dizziness or disorientation

• Nausea

• Decreased awareness or difficulty concentrating

• Upset stomach

• Increased salivation

• Headache

• Fatigue

• Sweating

Motion sickness isn’t always immediate. Depending on the scenario, it might take up to 30 minutes for symptoms to start.

What to do if you begin to experience motion sickness

• Stop using Apple Vision Pro if you feel unwell or experience symptoms of motion sickness.

• Don’t use your device while traveling in an airplane if you're experiencing motion sickness symptoms.

• After using Apple Vision Pro, make sure that you feel re-oriented to your environment before engaging in activities that require balance, coordination, or spatial awareness. Don’t drive until you’re fully recovered from motion sickness or motion sickness symptoms.

• When you first start to use Apple Vision Pro, use the device for short increments of time, and try starting with less immersive experiences.

If your symptoms are severe or persistent, consult with your medical provider.

Tips to minimize motion sickness

Reducing head motion, reducing visual motion, and avoiding high motion experiences can help minimize motion sickness. Some apps may require you to turn your head and neck frequently, and can cause motion sickness even in the absence of noticeable visual motion.

Reduce head motion

Be mindful about your own head motions and seating position. For example, try to minimize the movement of your head and neck. Position apps in space so that they reduce unnecessary head motions and minimize discomfort. Sit in an upright posture while also keeping your head upright, rather than tilted to one side or another.

Reduce visual motion

Visual motion can come from apps in which you appear to be moving, or from the motion of objects or content within the app. To reduce visual motion:

• Decrease the size of the window, or increase the distance to the window.

• Reduce the level of immersion by turning the Digital Crown. This helps provide a sense of stability by allowing you to see more of the space around you.

• Turn on the Reduce Motion setting on your device: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Motion, then select Reduce Motion.

Stabilize nearby content

If you experience motion discomfort while looking at apps in your space, in visionOS 2.1 and later you can go to Settings > Awareness & Safety to turn on Stabilize Nearby Content. Try it both on and off to see if it eases any motion sickness you might experience.

Avoid high motion experiences

Apps and Apple Immersive Media that feature larger amounts of motion may have the app motion information label. If you're getting used to Vision Pro or are susceptible to motion sickness symptoms, start with apps and media that don’t have that label. Spatial Video captured by customers might also include high motion experiences that could cause motion sickness for certain people.