Currently, there is no solution to the problem. However, we have some suggestions that should help you reduce the effects of sickness you may feel when using your iOS device.
The first thing you should do is turn off the parallax feature by going to your Settings app and selecting “General,” and then “Accessibility.” Tap the “Reduce Motion” tab and toggle the switch on. This does not fix everything, but it does turn off the background movement of your Lock and Home Screen and any app that includes the feature.
When it comes to the zooming in and out of apps as part of Apple’s new animations. The best thing to do is minimize how often apps zoom. First, remove your apps from their folders. This reduces how often your screen will zoom. Instead of it zooming into the folder, and then zooming into the selected app, you will only have to zoom once. To remove apps from folders, touch and hold an app icon until it begins to wiggle, then, move it out of the folder and onto the Home screen.
You should also open apps that you use often so that they are in your Multitasking bar. Don’t close these apps down unless you have to for battery conservation. That way, you can select an app from its preview window instead of the tiny icon. The amount of zoom is decreased significantly when tapping an app from its preview window in Multitasking.
Another way to reduce the amount of motion sickness you experience is to lower the brightness of your iOS device. The flat white and bright colors can cause visual stress for some people, which can heighten feelings of motion sickness. To reduce your screen’s brightness, go to the Settings app and tap “Wallpapers & Brightness.” Then, drag the brightness bar to the left to darken your screen. Experiment with the most ideal setting. In my opinion, it helps to set it at about one-third of full. That way, the screen is slightly dimmed, but it doesn’t make you feel like you have to strain your eyes to see things.
Obviously, this is not a fix for sufferers of nausea, headaches, and other motion sickness symptoms. However, it should help reduce how often you feel the effects, at least a little.
Regarding this issue on Apple’s forum, one poster, adamdavid80, said he was able to exchange his current iPhone that was updated with iOS 7 for an older model running iOS 6 through AppleCare. This is not likely an option for everyone, but there is a chance that, if you are suffering severely enough, Apple will allow you to exchange your device for one that comes factory sealed with iOS 6.
Until Apple updates iOS 7 with an option to turn off zoom animation, Visually Induced Motion Sickness sufferers can try the above suggestions to reduce the overall effects. In the meantime, be sure to let Apple know that you are affected by zoom animation so that they can see how widespread the issue is and, hopefully, will offer a solution very soon.
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