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.

Smartphones today can do anything you can imagine, apart from just voice calls and text messages. Amidst the sea of things they can perform, smartphones can also measure the length of any object.

Do you ever find yourself furniture shopping, doing home renovations, or even DIY projects, and needing accurate measurements, yet you don't have a tape measure? That's where the Measure app on the ...

I never thought I would use my phone’s sensors like this.

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, ...

Ever needed to get the dimensions of something but don’t have a tape measure to hand? There is an iPhone app uses augmented reality to get the measurements of any object you choose, here’s how. The ...

Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and reviewing the latest gadgets for the last six years. His work can also be found on sister site CNET ...

iOS 12 adds a brand-new Apple app to your iPhone and iPad. It’s called Measure, and that’s exactly what it does. With it, you can use your iPhone’s camera to measure distances instead of breaking out ...

This has been the mantra for apps since the beginning. The more time you spend in the app, the better the app is doing, and the better it should be judged. Executives at companies all over the world ...