A person can measure their height at home by using an object, such as a pencil, to mark a wall and measure the distance. However, it is often easier to measure height with help from another person.

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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 ...

Trees are tall. Humans, relatively speaking, are not. And we're not the most agile climbers in the animal kingdom, either. But we are crafty, and we can out-think even the most wizened redwood. But ...

Apple has revealed that there is a new function built into the Measure app that enables certain iPhone 12 models to measure the height of someone just using the iPhone’s camera. If you have an iPhone ...

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 ...