How do I remove black dots on both sides of my iPad screen?

two rows of black dots perfectly spaced in a pattern on both sides of my ipad, if i rota my screen they rota with it.

it can only be setting as it’s not the screen

the dots are black on a light background, and white on darker background



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iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on May 20, 2025 6:12 PM

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Posted on May 21, 2025 1:43 AM

You appear to have activated Vehicle Motion Cues - this being a new feature introduced with iOS/iPadOS 18.


This feature is easily disabled from your iPad (or iPhone) Accessibility settings:

Settings > Accessibility > Motion > Show Vehicle Motion Cues - set to OFF



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