Apple customers have taken to Apple message boards and Twitter to complain that the flashy graphics in the new operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch are making them light headed. The iOS7 update "makes me dizzy with the constant movement," writes John Isom of Huntsville, Ala on Twitter.
With the new update, navigation between screens produces an effect quite different from the static swipe of before. Now the icons zoom in like opening credits of a science-fiction movie. Additionally, when you open an app, it feels like it is "exploding" toward you.
The zoom animations everywhere on the new iOS 7 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," writes a user on Apple's Support Forums. I thought I was going crazy today after I updated my phone and I noticed I was feeling queasy every time I used it. Now I see I am not alone.I just used my phone for about 20 minutes and now I feel like I'm going to vomit. There has to be a way to turn this off, writes another.
If it's any consolation to affected users, Apple iOS 7 does contain quite a bit more fancy motion than Apple's predecessor OS. Including on that list is Apple's new zest for parallex effects, which shifts the icons around depending on the angle at which you're holding the phone to your face, creating the illusion of icons actively "floating" overtop your background. That option does only disable your iPhone's Parallax motion. The rest of the operating system's visual add-ons, including its frequent zooming and sliding during one's various app transitions, remain constant. In the meantime, you can go to free download Settings>General>Accessibility> and pick the "Reduce Motion" option, which may help on some iPhones. However, motion and zoom effects must be endured in iOS 7, or users have to downgrade back down to iOS6 to avoid the problem.