Newer iPhones Allow You to Measure Someone's Height Instantly — Here's How

[Alex Offline]

iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max, and iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models feature a LiDAR Scanner next to the rear camera that can be used to measure a person's height instantly in Apple's preinstalled Measure app.

To measure a person's height, simply open the Measure app, point your iPhone at the person you want to measure, and make sure they are visible on the screen from head to toe. After a brief moment, a line should appear at the top of the person's head with their height measurement. You can choose to have the measurement displayed in feet-and-inches or in centimeters in the Settings app under Measure → Measure Units.

The app measures a person's height from the floor to the top of their head, hair, or hat. You can even measure the seated height of a person in a chair.

The circular shutter button in the bottom-right corner allows you to take a photo of the person with their height measurement and share it with them.

The feature is not available on iPhones without a LiDAR Scanner.

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Here goes my dating life..
Now I want it to be able to tell someone’s weight to be fair!

 

[SenorWhyMe]

It’s just a toy - like the measure app itself. For anything important — get out the tape measure.

true but for fast measuring i do like using the iphone especially recently i had to buy a new microwave and needed a trim for it worked well

 

[neuropsychguy]

It’s just a toy - like the measure app itself. For anything important — get out the tape measure.

I’ve used it to measure my family’s height. It’s generally been the same as using a tape measure. When it was off, it was close.

 

[JM]

Super cool

 

[0924487]

Nice, my kids would love this, but is it really that accurate?

If you have a device with lidar sensor, then it's dead accurte.

E.g. iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad Pro 12.9 M2, etc.

 

[0924487]

I tried hectares, but it wasn't useful.

Centimetres are better, i.e., 185 cm, etc.

 

[ghostface147]

Not super accurate. Sometimes it sees my soon to be ex-wife as 4”11 (which is her height) all the way up to 5’1. No shoes. Barefoot.

 

[vegetassj4]

I'm 96,479 in my preferred units.

 

[Morgenland]

I beg your pardon? This is the United States of America. We don’t use anything else. Even if we are just the only ones left.

You have things to be really proud of (Apple, for example). The American peculiarities in units do not come to mind in the first place. The US is the only country besides Uganda that often does not measure metrically.

National defiance or not, for international cooperation in mechanical engineering (e.g. for aircraft), this can certainly be a problem because of the inaccuracies in the decimal places and also makes the compatibility of standard parts more difficult.

But I can reassure you. In Europe, too, there were people who coped worse with the changeover to the euro currency than with their life changeover after a divorce. People are just very different, so you can be tolerant.

 

[allapplesinceinfancy]

I am 6’3” or 6’5” in running shoes. This feature says I’m 5’2”.

 

[Crowbot]

I tried hectares, but it wasn't useful.

Um, hectare is a unit of area, not length.

 

[Kottu]

I am 6’3” or 6’5” in running shoes. This feature says I’m 5’2”.

The person who helped you to measure is playing with you.

 

[davedrives]

You have things to be really proud of (Apple, for example). The American peculiarities in units do not come to mind in the first place. The US is the only country besides Uganda that often does not measure metrically.

National defiance or not, for international cooperation in machine design (e.g. for aircraft) this may well be a problem due to inaccuracies in the decimal places.

But I can reassure you. In Europe, too, there were people who coped worse with the changeover to the euro currency than with their life changeover after a divorce. People are just very different, so you can be tolerant.

Infographic: Metric or Imperial?

This chart shows countries which officially/actually use the metric or the imperial system for measurements.

www.statista.com

A dying breed I would say.

 

[citysnaps]

You have things to be really proud of (Apple, for example). The American peculiarities in units do not come to mind in the first place. The US is the only country besides Uganda that often does not measure metrically.

National defiance or not, for international cooperation in mechanical engineering (e.g. for aircraft), this can certainly be a problem because of the inaccuracies in the decimal places and also makes the compatibility of standard parts more difficult.

But I can reassure you. In Europe, too, there were people who coped worse with the changeover to the euro currency than with their life changeover after a divorce. People are just very different, so you can be tolerant.

Life still goes on with the Earth turning into the Sun's rays everyday over the US.

In other words, no worries!

The only people that are concerned about that don't live in the US. Go figure...

 

[citysnaps]

Infographic: Metric or Imperial?

This chart shows countries which officially/actually use the metric or the imperial system for measurements.

www.statista.com

A dying breed I would say.

The only people who this seems to worry a lot don't live in the US. Life goes on.

 

[dk001]

It is usually dead on or darn close however there are times you get a “Huh?” measurement.
When I need a true measure, I always grab a handy tape measure.

 

[ghostface147]

It is usually dead on or darn close however there are times you get a “Huh?” measurement.
When I need a true measure, I always grab a handy tape measure.

I just refer to what my driver's license says.

 

[Chazak]

I beg your pardon? This is the United States of America. We don’t use anything else. Even if we are just the only ones left.

We are not alone! Myanmar and Liberia join us. Elite company aren't they?

 

[dannyyankou]

I've tried this. I was surprised how accurate it was.

 

[Chazak]

This app has been surprisingly useful and it is pretty accurate.

 

[X38]

Feet and inches. Nobody uses that.

Yes, aside from the hundreds of millions of people who use feet and inches, nobody else uses feet and inches.

 

[9594864]

The LiDAR scanner is so underrated with the iPhone. It is very handy!

Funny joke

 

[9594864]

If you have a device with lidar sensor, then it's dead accurte.

E.g. iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad Pro 12.9 M2, etc.

Haha. No. The phones have had LiDAR sensors for years. It’s definitely not ‘dead accurate’. Definitely don’t use it for precise measurements in any capacity.

 

[DougieS]

We are not alone! Myanmar and Liberia join us. Elite company aren't they?

UK does too!

 

[IamTimCook]

Feet and inches. Nobody uses that.