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How to disable the iOS 7 parallax effect

Posted: 27 Sep 2013, 06:42, by Ray S.

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How to disable the iOS 7 parallax effect

Are you experiencing vertigo, headaches or nausea while using the recently-launched iOS 7? Surely, most users won't have a problem with Jony Ive's latest brainchild, but reports are already coming in that the new parallax effect in the homescreen (making the background move as if it's far behind the icons) is making some people experience a similar feeling to having car-sickness.

The effect of the moving background is quite cool, there's no doubt about that, but hey, if it's going to cause us some discomfort while using our iPhones and iPads, we'd gladly do away with it. And thankfully, there is a way to disable the iOS 7 parallax effect! You just have to follow these simple steps:

1. Open the Settings app;
2. Go to General;
3. Go to Accessibility;
4. Activate 'Reduce Motion'.

Once you've done all that hard work, the background will no longer move around as you tilt the device. Enjoy using the new iOS 7!

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posted on 27 Sep 2013, 06:43 16

1. Timmehor (Posts: 599; Member since: 09 Mar 2013)

This is hilarious! Lol!

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 06:56 3

2. quesoesgrande (Posts: 217; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)

I'm glad you find joy in other people's discomfort.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 07:00 21

3. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)

No, he just found out that Apple f*cked up the iOS 7... again

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 07:06 4

6. Timmehor (Posts: 599; Member since: 09 Mar 2013)

Not Apple f*cking it up, but more like how this came to be. It's so weird.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 07:24 6

8. Ninetysix (Posts: 2638; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)

Same with the inventor of the automobile.

posted on 28 Sep 2013, 06:58

32. Jillxz (Posts: 149; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)

No , Apple did not mess up the ios 7 . As the article stated. This can be turned off. No problem.

posted on 28 Sep 2013, 07:42 3

34. PotDragon (banned) (Posts: 214; Member since: 22 Jul 2011)

Of course...iOS users need an article to figure out "settings". Did you need to print it out or could you remember this apparently complicated instructions?

ios7 users get vertigo from attempting to adjust the settings! Lol

posted on 28 Sep 2013, 09:13 1

35. rallyguy (Posts: 620; Member since: 13 Mar 2012)

I wouldn't call it a screw up. It's a feature that bothers some people. It's good that it can be turned off. No big deal.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 19:14 1

30. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)

Why is it hilarious?

There are some people that can't play (arcade-type) games due to the blinking lights. Nintendo and Sony placed a warning about this health concern in their handheld devices, respectively.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 19:41

31. Dingy_cellar_dweller (Posts: 264; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

Apple customers aren't used to these new features and they should introduce these change more slowly.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 07:00 1

4. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)

http://www.redsn0w.us/2013/09/both-iphone-5s5c-estimated-to-cost.html?m=1

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 07:58 10

9. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)

$210-$218 for a 64gb to be made and they charge $200 more than a 16gb? That is blatant robbery. At least LG had half the decency to only charge $50 more for the 64GB version of the G2 which is fair but still a small ripoff, nowhere close to this.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 09:55 3

14. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)

Yup, you are right. But there are people enough people out there to be robbed. That's why any phone with SD card slot is awesome :D

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 11:35 4

18. taikucing (unregistered)

Apple - innovatively deceptive

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 13:34

23. bucky (Posts: 3111; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)

They do hike up the prices but what company wouldn't if they could? You think lg are just angels or maybe they are still trying to grab market share to become relevant?

Would buying a phone that is forgotten about in 2 months count as robbery as well?

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 13:54

24. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)

Even the GS4 has only a $50 difference between memory variants, so your lower prices to stay relevant theory doesn't hold much ground.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 15:20

27. bucky (Posts: 3111; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)

I see your point there. But trust me, Samsung would gladly trade places with Apple in respect to the phone industry.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 15:28

28. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)

Yes, I'm sure any company would like to have a huge, almost cult-like following like Apple has to where they only have to release one product per category a year to be majorly successful.

posted on 28 Sep 2013, 07:00

33. Jillxz (Posts: 149; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)

LG has been around for quite sometime with great phones. The lg g2 won't be forgotten in a couple of months. Duh

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 07:05

5. jb4674 (Posts: 145; Member since: 05 Apr 2013)

Apple can sit and rotate.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 09:21 3

11. darkkjedii (Posts: 24444; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

They do, on $440,000,000,000.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 09:36

12. PhoneArenaUser (Posts: 5498; Member since: 05 Aug 2011)

So what now?

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 10:06 1

15. jaytai0106 (Posts: 1888; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)

Good for them to have $440 billions in cash while the rest of the U.S. is still in recession.

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 11:26

16. kozza3 (Posts: 715; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)

they should look into that stock market, i heard you could make some serious cash

posted on 27 Sep 2013, 07:19 3

7. LiquidGalaxy (Posts: 332; Member since: 03 Jul 2013)

In other news - i've just put brown sauce all over my chips - i'm extremely irate as i actually wanted red...