Measuring distances accurately has become significantly easier with the advent of smartphone technology, particularly with the array of distance measuring apps available for both Android and iPhone.

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Google updated the Google Maps app for iOS on Wednesday and brought a useful measurement feature to iPhone and iPad that has been available on the Maps web interface for some time. Maps apps are ...

Google released an Android app called Measure in 2016, letting you measure length or height using your phone’s camera(s) by drawing a line between two points. At launch, Measure only supported phones ...

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Introduced a few years ago, the LiDAR scanner is available on the Pro and Pro Max models of the iPhone 12 and higher, as well as the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models from 2020 and later. Nestled ...

Even more Android users can now measure things with their phones. Google Measure -- or what is essentially a virtual measuring tape in an app -- is now compatible with any device that runs ARCore, ...

A proposed change to the Rules of Golf allows players to use distance-measuring devices. Here's a round-up of the best ones, including GPS units, rangefinders and smart gadgets. 11 distance-measuring ...