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Q: iPhone 4S + screen motion in iOS7 = migraines. Help!!!

I upgraded my 4S to iOS7 and I can't get rid of the animation--there's no "reduce motion" option under "Accessibility" for 4S iPhones. People seem to be saying that there's no way to downgrade.

 

I suffer from migraines & the animation on the upgraded phone is absolute catnip to the Migraine Monster. I can't use my phone at all now. Help me! Do I need to abandon iPhones altogether? Please advise!

iPhone 4S, iOS 7, animation downgrade

Posted on Oct 15, 2013 8:56 AM

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Q: iPhone 4S + screen motion in iOS7 = migraines. Help!!!

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  • by pvonk,

    pvonk pvonk Oct 15, 2013 9:04 AM in response to halleywalley
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    Oct 15, 2013 9:04 AM in response to halleywalley

    Are you saying that

     

    General -> Accessibility -> Reduce Motion to ON

     

    has not helped?  It's an option on my iPhone 4s.

  • by halleywalley,

    halleywalley halleywalley Oct 15, 2013 11:25 AM in response to pvonk
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    Oct 15, 2013 11:25 AM in response to pvonk

    What I'm saying is that I do not have that option on my 4S. It's just not there!

  • by deggie,Helpful

    deggie deggie Oct 15, 2013 11:27 AM in response to halleywalley
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    Oct 15, 2013 11:27 AM in response to halleywalley

    Do you have a 4s or an iPhone 4? Sounds like you have a 4 which means you don't have the parallax view, etc.

     

    Tell Apple you would like an option to turn the animations off: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

  • by adolfgarlic,

    adolfgarlic adolfgarlic Oct 15, 2013 11:27 AM in response to halleywalley
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    Oct 15, 2013 11:27 AM in response to halleywalley

    I thought the 'reduce motion' option was only available if the parallax effect was supported on your device

     

    i.e. if you can't set it, then it's not actually moving anything anyway

     

    Just like you also can't see airdrop because it doesn't support it

  • by halleywalley,

    halleywalley halleywalley Oct 15, 2013 12:24 PM in response to deggie
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    Oct 15, 2013 12:24 PM in response to deggie

    I thought I had a 4s, but I just looked up the model number--alas, it is a 4. You are correct. So apparently I don't have the parallax view. But it doesn't matter! The operating system is still a disaster for me--the zooming in and out of icons is giving me migraines. It's a nightmare to think that if I had a later phone, the parallax animation would make matters even worse.

     

    Thanks for the clarification.

     

    I rue the day I upgraded. There's no way to downgrade, right? Am I left with no alternative but to switch hardware?

     

    I did send a feedback form to Apple, by the way.

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Oct 15, 2013 12:26 PM in response to halleywalley
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    Oct 15, 2013 12:26 PM in response to halleywalley

    I'd at least wait until Apple does the first major update of the OS and see if they reduce or allow disabling of the animations. If you do decide to switch make sure to try before you buy.