--- title: Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness,... description: Google is rolling out five new Android features: Motion Assist, which overlays a moving bubble to reduce motion sickness in vehicles (available on Android 17);... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-android-update-tackles-motion-sickness-accessibility-and-more-rspepj9wd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more | daily.dev og:description: Google is rolling out five new Android features: Motion Assist, which overlays a moving bubble to reduce motion sickness in vehicles (available on Android 17);... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-android-update-tackles-motion-sickness-accessibility-and-more-rspepj9wd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RsPEPj9wD.png og:image:alt: Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google is rolling out five new Android features: Motion Assist, which overlays a moving bubble to reduce motion sickness in vehicles (available on Android 17); Guided Vision, which uses the camera plus Gemini to help blind and low-vision users read labels, menus, and identify objects (available on Android 9+ where Gemini is supported); a new remembered items section in Find Hub letting users tell Gemini where they stored items; Google Keep integration in Google Messages for shared lists and notes; and expanded personalization options for Messages chats including custom backgrounds and colors. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What Android version is required for Google's new Motion Assist feature that helps with motion sickness? Motion Assist requires Android 17. The feature adds a bubble overlay to the screen that moves in response to a vehicle's motion, reducing the sensory disconnect between what a user sees on screen and what their body feels while riding in a moving vehicle. Users can enable it automatically, add it to Quick Settings, and customize the bubble's shape, color, and transparency. _Developers tracking Android platform accessibility updates can follow release details like this on daily.dev._ ### What Android version does Google's Guided Vision accessibility feature support? Guided Vision works on phones running Android 9 and newer, in countries where Gemini is available. It combines the phone's camera with Gemini to help blind and low-vision users with tasks like reading small print, viewing a menu in low light, or identifying household objects, and it gives voice guidance when the camera needs repositioning. _Anyone building accessibility-aware apps can keep up with Gemini-powered Android features on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features](https://daily.dev/posts/android-17-launches-with-new-multitasking-tools-as-google-expands-gemini-features-k4zvcwtd2) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#accessibility](https://daily.dev/tags/accessibility), [#google-gemini](https://daily.dev/tags/google-gemini) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-android-update-tackles-motion-sickness-accessibility-and-more-rspepj9wd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-android-update-tackles-motion-sickness-accessibility-and-more-rspepj9wd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-android-update-tackles-motion-sickness-accessibility-and-more-rspepj9wd"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T20:57:43.288Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T20:58:05.657Z","description":"Google is rolling out five new Android features: Motion Assist, which overlays a moving bubble to reduce motion sickness in vehicles (available on Android 17);...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/67610a37cbefb9192d7cc59f9999b22c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/67610a37cbefb9192d7cc59f9999b22c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-android-update-tackles-motion-sickness-accessibility-and-more-rspepj9wd","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google,android,accessibility,google-gemini","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-android-update-tackles-motion-sickness-accessibility-and-more-rspepj9wd#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What Android version is required for Google's new Motion Assist feature that helps with motion sickness?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Motion Assist requires Android 17. 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