Google AR ‘Measure’ App Turns Android Phones Into Virtual Measuring Tapes
Image: Google Play Store/Measure
Google’s augmented reality app “Measure” turns ARCore-compatible Android smartphones into digital measuring tapes, as reported by Ars Technica.
Using the AI measuring app appears to be rather simple. Simply launch Measure, point the phone’s camera to an object, then pick two points to measure the distance in between.
You can also use this app to measure size of room. Contrary to popular belief, conventional tools also involve a margin of error. Measure is still a useful app for measuring rooms and other large objects like lamp posts and buildings.
The Android measurement app’s performance depends on your device’s ARCore feature. Users found this measuring tape on phone didn’t measure distance properly for Samsung Galaxy S9 and Google Pixel phones.
ARCore is only available for high-end devices. Thus, you need one to run AR measuring apps like Google’s laser measuring app for Android.
However, you cannot use this free measuring tape app anymore. Google shut it down in 2021 because it lacked accuracy and had persistent stability issues.
Alfred Bayle /ra
Initially published on June 23, 2018. Updated on May 29, 2023
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