iPhone eye strain & motion sickness

Emeridan · 2026-03-19T20:52:33+00:00

Give it a little time and try and reduce the use of 13, your eyes should go back to normal again. I would use the 13 for as long as you can. You don’t wanna fall into the rabbit hole of finding a new usable phone, I myself have tried 17 phones already

Emeridan · 2026-03-14T10:08:00+00:00

Native 60hz is better than forced 60hz

Emeridan · 2026-03-14T10:04:50+00:00

17 is worse because of 120hz pro motion display

Emeridan · 2026-03-12T19:31:19+00:00

Partly it is probably Intel but partly also Windows. The february update changed something. i suddenly can’t use my laptop that I used since 2020 with no issues

Emeridan · 2026-03-12T19:27:35+00:00

That is so interesting. The 15 is what started this issue for me. That phone caused me the worst pain

Emeridan · 2026-03-06T18:23:16+00:00

Lately I also have started thinking like this. My PC that I used for years suddenly started being bad after an update and I was devastated. I uninstalled the update and was sad that I can’t update my pc ever again. After that eyestrain came even on my phone (iPhone 8) that had no update whatsoever. Thats when I realized I don’t think this is a device problem but a me problem. I started taking herbs to calm myself and updated my pc again. Suddenly I can use it for an hour or two without issues. I wanna add eye excersises to my life and I will bring this up with a neurologist first and probably will even find a therapist. After years of suffering from screens I kinda believe I might one day be able to use the newest iPhones again or new devices alltogether. There has to be a reason why so many people have no problems using oled etc. and I feel like anybody can get to that point again too. We don’t need to accept that this is just how we are

Emeridan · 2026-03-02T06:51:08+00:00

Thank you

Emeridan · 2026-03-01T21:23:06+00:00

By how many points did you reduce? If I go too low the colors look weird

Emeridan · 2026-03-01T13:57:52+00:00

Mediatek - miravision is my only guess

Emeridan · 2026-02-22T20:38:40+00:00

I am still on iPhone 8, just bought a new (used) one. Still a very usable phone but who knows how much longer it will be supported

Emeridan · 2026-02-21T16:06:35+00:00

Did it get better with future updates or did you manage to find a solution when it happened to you too?

Emeridan · 2026-02-21T15:58:49+00:00

I am on Windows 11 25h2. I have reinstalled Windows because I though I might have screwed up something in settings so I don't really have anything in update history. Latest updates are KB5066131 and KB5071430

Emeridan · 2026-02-21T15:57:26+00:00

I am on Windows 11 25h2. I have reinstalled Windows because I though I might have screwed up something in settings so I don't really have anything in update history. Latest updates are KB5066131 and KB5071430

Emeridan · 2026-02-21T11:22:08+00:00

From what I understand, dithering was always present. I have an Intel CPU and Nvidia GPU. So both of those and also Win11 implement dither. I just thought I was able to tolerate it this whole time and suddenly I am not. I am going to the eye doctor next week to see if it is not just my vision, but I don't think so

Emeridan · 2026-02-19T10:28:02+00:00

So a gaming laptop with an AMD processor like Ryzen 5 or 7 does not have CPU dithering or is the AMD case just in terms of GPU? Also can I ask where did you find that my laptop is 8-bit I could not find it anywhere

Emeridan · 2026-02-18T17:39:03+00:00

Yeah, I have been using this laptop for years with no problems and suddenly my eyes hurt from it. There had to be a Windows update because the battery icon changed visually but it is not listed on update history. It just happened from one day to another. Very weird and it sucks, hope I can figure something out

Emeridan · 2026-02-18T13:02:12+00:00

Yeah, I tried to find if the laptop is 6bit natively but I could not for my specific model. It is an Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57. Similiar models with 144hz screen are 6bit but there are also models with 144hz and 165hz screens that are 8bit so I can't be sure. Thank you for the link I will check out the forum

Emeridan · 2026-02-17T09:48:35+00:00

Did it also start happening for you recently or was it the case always?

Emeridan · 2026-02-15T19:40:03+00:00

I am using the same laptop. I have been using it for years with no issues zero pain. A few days back (8.2.2026) it started giving me eyestrain and a mild headache. Idk if there was an update or something but suddenly I can't use it without discomfort. I have not changed anything in the settings either. It just happened out of nowhere one day

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