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Did You Know iPhones Can Measure a Person's Height? Here's How

turbineseaplane said:
This is one where I prefer a non tech approach

Measure yourself on the wall ... keep an area to measure the whole family as folks grow

It's a fun thing to do and look back on

I love looking at those walls in homes to see the hand writing and dates and when the big jumps happen for growing kids. It's a small little pleasure in life that shows some visual history

In the house I grew up in we even had guests added to the wall sometimes - ha!
A fun conversation starter and activity when they'd come over for dinner

A visual journal of sorts
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Cool story.

But for those of us who don't want to draw markers on our walls - technological approach using our smartphones will come handy.
 
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Aries79 said:
I just tried it on me and my mother, we found a 3-4 cm discrepancy with a measuring tape (the iPhone measured 3-4 cm less).
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Just used the Measure app on my 15 Pro to get the width of my TV stand thing. Phone says 5'9" and the tape measure says 5'10".

I could see this being OK to get a quick ballpark estimate for an area rug size or painting a wall, but if I need critical dimensions I'm still using the tape.

ctyrider said:
Cool story.

But for those of us who don't want to draw markers on our walls - technological approach using our smartphones will come handy.
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You don't have to use a marker FFS. They make these things called "pencils" which leave easily removable marks.

Also, have fun with that 2% error rate using your "technological approach" :)
 
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turbineseaplane said:
This is one where I prefer a non tech approach

Measure yourself on the wall ... keep an area to measure the whole family as folks grow

It's a fun thing to do and look back on

I love looking at those walls in homes to see the hand writing and dates and when the big jumps happen for growing kids. It's a small little pleasure in life that shows some visual history

In the house I grew up in we even had guests added to the wall sometimes - ha!
A fun conversation starter and activity when they'd come over for dinner

A visual journal of sorts
Click to expand...
I knew a family that did this, but with a door instead the wall. The best part was when they moved, the took the door with them. It became something of a family heirloom.
iu

It won't bring much in cash, but it's sentimental value is through the roof.
 
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Mousse said:
I knew a family that did this, but with a door instead the wall. The best part was when they moved, the took the door with them. It became something of a family heirloom.
iu

It won't bring much in cash, but it's sentimental value is through the roof.
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I love that!

I know exactly what you mean -- we had a family cabin that got sold 25 years ago and we literally removed the height measuring wall board and took it with us !
 
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iMac The Knife said:
I agree that living in a very communicative environment is a good thing, I just don't go around asking people if I can measure them to see how tall they are. It's of no consequence to me how tall people are. To each their own though.
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Oh FFS.. No one suggested you now start going around measuring height of random strangers with your iPhone!

It's just a neat capability to have to be able to measure the height of our kids, or various objects (for example when shopping for furniture). Not everyone knows how to use these features, which come with their iPhones, and articles like this help people make better use of technology.

There is no need to inject your weird social commentary into something that has nothing to do with it.
 
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turbineseaplane said:
This is one where I prefer a non tech approach

Measure yourself on the wall ... keep an area to measure the whole family as folks grow

It's a fun thing to do and look back on

I love looking at those walls in homes to see the hand writing and dates and when the big jumps happen for growing kids. It's a small little pleasure in life that shows some visual history

In the house I grew up in we even had guests added to the wall sometimes - ha!
A fun conversation starter and activity when they'd come over for dinner

A visual journal of sorts
Click to expand...
Extra Fun points when you add a weight scale… 🤣
 
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ctyrider said:
Oh FFS.. No one suggested you now start going around measuring height of random strangers with your iPhone!

It's just a neat capability to have to be able to measure the height of our kids, or various objects (for example when shopping for furniture). Not everyone knows how to use these features, which come with their iPhones, and articles like this help people make better use of technology.

There is no need to inject your weird social commentary into something that has nothing to do with it.
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Actually, what I've mentioned was precisely what was suggested:

"You speak for yourself, just dare to ask people. I live in a very communicative environment, and that's fun."
 
A lot of people exaggerate. I'm 195cm (6' 4.75") and have the conversation all the time with people who say they are the same height as me, but I can tell they are an inch or two shorter. This is always awkward! Next time I'll just pull out my phone and we can verify :)

Also, I wonder if you could do this for yourself by standing the phone up against something. My watch has a camera remote app, but I'm not sure if you can control the measure app remotely or if it will still show the height by the time I pick my phone back up and look at it...

ETA: just tried it, didn't work to measure myself. I work at a hospital so I have plenty of calibrated devices around to compare with.
 
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MacRumors said:


iPhones equipped with a LiDAR Scanner have a useful trick: they can be used to measure a person's height. In order to take advantage of this feature, you will need an iPhone Pro or Pro Max model released in 2020 or later.

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Below, we outline how to measure a person's height with an iPhone.

How to Measure

The ability to measure a person's height is built into Apple's pre-installed Measure app.

  1. Open the Measure app on a compatible iPhone (see list below).
  2. Make sure the person is visible on your iPhone's screen from head to toe.
  3. Wait a moment, and a line should appear at the top of the person's head with their height measurement.
  4. To take a photo of the measurement, tap the shutter button (filled-in white circle) in the bottom-right corner of the app.
  5. To save the photo, tap the screenshot in the bottom-left corner of the screen, tap Done at the top, and tap Save to Photos.

Tips


  • The app measures a person's height from the ground to the top of their head or hair. However, if the person is wearing a hat, the height measurement will be from the ground to the top of the hat.
  • You can also measure a person's seated height.
  • You can switch between imperial (feet and inches) and metric (centimeters) in the Settings app under Measure → Measure Units.
Here are some additional tips from Apple's website:

  • Make sure that you're in a place with good lighting.
  • Avoid dark backgrounds and reflective surfaces.
  • Check that the person you're measuring has nothing covering their face or head, like a face mask or sunglasses.
  • Try to step back from the person you're measuring. You might be standing too close.

Compatible iPhones

The feature requires an iPhone with a LiDAR Scanner next to the rear camera. This sensor is typically used for augmented reality purposes, but its ability to measure a person's height is a useful bonus that many people don't know about.

  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • iPhone 14 Pro
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • iPhone 15 Pro
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • iPhone 16 Pro
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max
The feature is not available on any other iPhone models.

Article Link: Did You Know iPhones Can Measure a Person's Height? Here's How
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It's very inaccurate
 
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