Stop or reduce visual motion effects or screen movements on Apple Vision Pro

If you don’t want motion effects or movement in your view on your Apple Vision Pro, you can stop or reduce the movement of some interface elements, such as:

Background motion in Environments
Flashing lights
Screen transitions
Siri animations
Typing autocompletion
Animated effects in Messages

Go to Settings > Accessibility > Motion.
Turn on or off any of the following controls:
- Reduce Motion: Reduces the motion of the user interface, including the parallax effect of icons and motion in Environments.
- Dim Flashing Lights: Automatically dims video content that depicts repeated flashing or strobing lights.
  Note: Content is processed on device in real time. Dim Flashing Lights should not be relied upon for the treatment of any medical condition.
- Auto-Play Message Effects: Allows the Messages app to automatically play effects when you get a message. If you turn this setting off, you can still manually play effects by tapping Replay below the message bubble.
- Auto-Play Animated Images: Controls whether images animate on websites and in apps.
- Auto-Play Video Previews: Allows apps such as the App Store to automatically play video previews.

You can apply these effects to specific apps; see Change the settings for specific apps.

See alsoAnimate your message

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Apple Vision Pro User Guide

Stop or reduce visual motion effects or screen movements on Apple Vision Pro