How to Use the New Augmented Reality Measure App in iOS 12

[Marekul]

The issue is that I would not trust these measurements at all yet so I would have to do it all over manually to be sure anyway. Certain stuff just needs to be measured properly like I wouldn’t want to buy a 55 inch tv that does not fit after all

Exactly it has to be faster and more accurat and more reliable than manual measuremen to be of real use, until then it’s just a gimmick like emojis. also I think I used a similar apps almost a decade ago so I was like meh when watching WWDC. I am sure Timmy found it very magical and was profoundly touched by this technology

 

[QCassidy352]

Or... a measuring tape.

 

[341328]

Decent for general estimates / measurements. Disappointing if you were expecting accurate (to the mm) readings.

 

[O.N.Y.X]

Woohoo my SE gets pretty hot measuring. Nice feature but it eats your battery.

 

[bbednarz]

I realize MacRumors is trying to stay relevant and talk about everything Mac. But I have a problem with constantly explaining how to use beta features.

New features need to be intuitive. That’s part of Apple’s whole philosophy. But if we have a website constantly jumping in to say look look this is how you use it, that defeats the purpose. Testers will be less likely to notify Apple that they couldn’t figure out a feature on their own.

This needs to be part of the beta testing process. When it’s deployed, that will ensure the feature is much more intuitive for the user. There is a reason why Apple never includes instruction manuals.

Apart from that, constant detailed articles about things that aren’t even released yet and which might change significantly before release seem pointless.

Yes, people want to know about beta features. But there’s a line between being informational and providing fully detailed instructional tutorials, and I think it’s crossed waaaay too often here. How about waiting until we have a released product to provide that information?

I was curious how the app would work, but I don’t want to install the beta. This video was good for me, I’m happy they posted it.

 

[calstanford]

There's similar apps out there already. They never work. Takes me a minute to 'scan the floor' in order to measure anything, which ends up being not accurate anyway. Uninstalled it faster than I installed it. Can't see this Apple app improving much upon that experience.

 

[borgqueenx]

How well does it measure a yardstick?

(yeah, I'm "that guy")

I tried to measure my stick, and it reported 9 centimeters. Im disappointed in the results and hope a newer ios beta will give me better results.

 

[kyjaotkb]

So where is the level gone on iPhone 6?

 

[Kabeyun]

Love this practical stuff. I really like when my device can actually be made more useful as opposed to features I don’t really need (yes, 3D touch, I’m thinking of you).

 

[Swampthing]

I was curious how the app would work, but I don’t want to install the beta. This video was good for me, I’m happy they posted it.

As I stated, informational is fine. But it’s absolutely unnecessary and self-defeating to have fully detailed instructional video tutorials at this point. It takes away any incentive for Apple to make a feature more intuitive.

 

[Kabeyun]

As I stated, informational is fine. But it’s absolutely unnecessary and self-defeating to have fully detailed instructional video tutorials at this point. It takes away any incentive for Apple to make a feature more intuitive.

So, instructional videos stop development of intuitive software?

 

[FelixDerKater]

12x12 tile measurements by side:

13”, 11”, 12 3/4”, 13 1/2”

Not quite useful yet.

 

[mariusignorello]

Or... a measuring tape.

What if you’re at a store, don’t have a measuring tape and just need quick measurements instead of running back home? Don’t knock it until you try it.

 

[dennysanders]

12x12 tile measurements by side:

13”, 11”, 12 3/4”, 13 1/2”

Not quite useful yet.

maybe your point-placing precision just needs work

 

[GreyOS]

Terrible for me so far. Rarely presents the dot to start a measurement. When it does and I try to pan across to another place to measure to, it frequently loses the line and often doesn't let me select the end point. In the rare instances I've been able to complete a measurement, it's wrong and when I change the position of my phone to view the measured line from a different angle, I can see it's plotted them in the wrong 3D space (e.g. above the item). Also the lines rarely stay in the same place when I go back to the original viewing angle, so it's not good at keeping track of locations. I know others may have much better experiences by mine is just poor.

Using an iPhone 8, so maybe it's the lack of dual camera that makes it worse. I know bugs happen and it's a beta, so fingers crossed it'll improve.

 

[Swampthing]

So, instructional videos stop development of intuitive software?

Stop being silly.. You know that's not what I said at all. Fully detailed instructional video of unreleased software, that is already supposed to be so incredibly intuitive that instructional video is unnecessary, defeats the point. Particularly when part of testing said feature is whether or not it is intuitive. Instead of beta testers contacting Apple to let them know they don't understand something, instead we have MacRumors jumping in saying "looky, looky here!" In the end, that means Apple doesn't get the feedback they need to improve the intuitiveness of said tested feature. We end up with released software where "just use Google to figure it out" becomes the norm instead of actually improving the product.

 

[FelixDerKater]

maybe your point-placing precision just needs work

Negative. It’s exceedingly easy to tell you have it right on such an object.

 

[qCzar]

I realize MacRumors is trying to stay relevant and talk about everything Mac. But I have a problem with constantly explaining how to use beta features.

New features need to be intuitive. That’s part of Apple’s whole philosophy. But if we have a website constantly jumping in to say look look this is how you use it, that defeats the purpose. Testers will be less likely to notify Apple that they couldn’t figure out a feature on their own.

It's two fold, really.

1. There are many folks out there who like this sort content. It's similar with those "Unboxing videos."
2. There will always be people who will look this stuff up. I always need to search for command line instructions while my mom always needs to look up (or ask me) how to get photos off her phone and onto her computer (she doesn't use iCloud Library and instead transfers them over USB). Similarly, there will be users who will need to look this up.

How about waiting until we have a released product to provide that information?

Clicks! We're here and seeing the ads because of this post. New content will always generate traffic and thus ad revenue. It's a tough world out there, they can get the page clicks and ad views now and update the article if anything changes; "Early bird gets the worm" - Proverb.

 

[Swampthing]

It's two fold, really.

1. There are many folks out there who like this sort content. It's similar with those "Unboxing videos."
2. There will always be people who will look this stuff up. I always need to search for command line instructions while my mom always needs to look up (or ask me) how to get photos off her phone and onto her computer (she doesn't use iCloud Library and instead transfers them over USB). Similarly, there will be users who will need to look this up.

Clicks! We're here and seeing the ads because of this post. New content will always generate traffic and thus ad revenue. It's a tough world out there, they can get the page clicks and ad views now and update the article if anything changes; "Early bird gets the worm" - Proverb.

Looking up command line instructions and "how to do" instructions is a FAR cry from being spoonfed directions on how to use the latest "incredibly intuitive with no instruction manual needed" beta feature.

Think about it this way. Perhaps you wouldn't even need to look up how to perform said feature in released software if enough beta testers had reported to Apple that it wasn't intuitive before the software was released. Instead of doing that, those users just "looked it up" on websites like this one who are overzealous to report "news." Which leads to a whole lot of other people having to do the same thing after the software has been released. Not very productive testing.

I don't care about whether a website needs ad clicks or not. The problem is much bigger than that.

 

[44267547]

Macrumors pulling recycled articles today in favor of iOS 12.

In the Chance of using augmented reality in terms of like furniture placement for an ideation or if you want something in place, I could see this being useful. If not, at least an interesting way of utilizing this feature. I know WWDC 2017 had an interesting demo using the augmented reality capability.

 

[machpost]

It's comically inaccurate on my iPhone 7. I measured an 18" ruler and the app said it was 17" long.

 

[coolfactor]

I love how it snaps to corners. That's genius!

 

[acblue94]

Measure is not available on iPhone 6? running second beta of iOS12

There us no AR ok that phone. Time to upgrade.

 

[Freida]

There us no AR ok that phone. Time to upgrade.

When they release a good upgrade performance/price then I will upgrade. Until then its a joke.
I had iPhone 8 and returned it as it gave me little value but cost a fortune.

 

[Doctor Q]

I tried the feature with some of my many fashion model girlfriends, but it didn't give me their accurate measurements!

Seriously, I can see this a rough guide when you meed a quick estimates, e.g., which size tablecloth do I need? But for accuracy I can't imagine using other than my trusty tape measure.