Instant Measure

Infra-red distance measurement on your iPhone X

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Infra-red distance measurement on your iPhone X

2 followers

Using the advanced sensors on the latest iPhones, Instant Measure lets you instantly measure the distance between your camera and an object. Just use the front camera and align the marker on the center of the screen to instantly get a measurement readout.

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Instant Measure

Maker

Hi Hunters! I built this because I just couldn't find any other app that uses the iPhone sensors to measure distance. It is simple and fast way to measure small rooms and doorways and saves you having to carry around or buy a laser measure. You can even put it on top of your head with the screen pointing downwards to instantly measure your height. The app uses the infra-red camera and dot emitter built into the front facing notch of newer iPhones. The measurement is accurate between 6 inches (15cm) and 15 feet (5 meters). If you are placing the phone against a wall make sure to add in the thickness of your phone and case to improve the accuracy of the reading. I'm happy to make enhancements or make fixes based on your feedback! Compatibility: Instant Measure requires the latest sensors built into the notch iPhones which are the iPhone X , iPhone Xs, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max,  iPhone 11, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone XR.

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6yr ago

great tool. thanks.

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6yr ago

Instant Measure

Maker

@renehesse Thank you for the positive feedback!

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6yr ago

Shiftscreen

Very nice piece of software!

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6yr ago

Instant Measure

Maker

@yanniks Thank you!!!

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6yr ago

Interesting idea. Apparently it's working only on the front camera, is there a reason for that?

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6yr ago

@alex_trandafir Same question.

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6yr ago

Show & Tell

@alex_trandafir I think it’s because the infrared camera and dot emitter are on on the front facing part of the phone. I think they are used to power Face ID.

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6yr ago

Instant Measure

Maker

@alex_trandafir Only the front sensors on the iPhone X have the dot emitter and infra-red camera needed to do the depth sensing.

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6yr ago

An incredible idea...it's so much better than the similar products that exist, too.

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6yr ago

Instant Measure

Maker

@m3 do you mean a tape measure?

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6yr ago

Hey @ravi_damani, this sounds really cool. Need this on Android soon

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6yr ago

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Maker

@rebecca_ferrao I'm not sure if there are any Android devices that have the necessary sensors on them yet to make this work.

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6yr ago

Great idea, but I could not get it to work with any degree of accuracy.

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6yr ago

Instant Measure

Maker

@andreasduess I built a rig and tried it against a tape measure and it seem to be accurate to the mm or 0.1 inch. It has to bounce the light off solid objects and is limited in range to around 15 feet. It works for the marker in the center of the screen and if there is no color in the area it means it is too close or too far.

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6yr ago

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