The upcoming Motion Cues feature for Pixels just got a new name (APK teardo

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Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority


TL;DR

• An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google has renamed its Motion Cues feature ahead of its release.
• The feature is now called Motion Assist, ostensibly to differentiate it from Apple’s own Vehicle Motion Cues tool.
• This also comes after we discovered that Google is working on a Transiting Mode for Android.

Google is working on a Motion Cues feature in Android, following in the footsteps of Apple’s own feature. This tool should reduce motion sickness when using your Android phone in a moving vehicle. Now, we’ve discovered that Google has renamed the feature ahead of its release.

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We conducted a teardown of the latest Google Play Service beta (version 25.49.31 beta) and discovered that Google has renamed Motion Cues. The feature is now named Motion Assist. Check out the screenshot below, which reflects the new name.




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