{"id":102294,"date":"2018-06-26T14:20:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T14:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=102294"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:23:10","slug":"google-measure-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-measure-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Now you can measure things on your Android mobile using AR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/ar\/discover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARCore<\/a> is its platform for creating augmented reality experiences. It allows your phone to sense the world around it and interact with the information it detects. This means if your phone is ARCore compatible it\u2019ll be able to use apps like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/google-lens-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Lens<\/a>, which can search the internet based on visual images. Google has just released another cool app for ARCore compatible apps, Google Measure.<\/p>\n<p>To check if your mobile is ARCore compatible <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/ar\/discover\/supported-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>. If your phone is on the list, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.google.tango.measure&amp;rdid=com.google.tango.measure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download Google Measure here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Apple recently announced to huge fanfare that all iPhones would be getting the ability to measure things simply by aiming the camera at it. This is Google\u2019s answer to that, and it works really well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nc5DdYtIfEo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re after a fairly accurate measurement quickly, all you have to do is whip out your Android phone, point it at what you need measuring, drag a line across it, and then note down your measurement. It might not be accurate enough for professional measurements, but it is certainly good enough for everyday measurements around the house.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102296\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102296 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-664x374.png 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-238x134.png 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-436x246.png 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-304x170.png 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/Google-Measure-2.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Images via: Google Play Store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Measure has been available for quite some time now, but only on Tango devices, which specialized cameras and sensors. AR technology has now advanced sufficiently that specialized equipment is no longer needed. Regular images from regular cameras can be used to sense environmental conditions. This means that over time we should expect to see more and more AR apps like measure coming to everyday smartphones.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey\">\r\n<p class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__title\">AR apps and games<\/p>\r\n  <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__row\">\r\n    <a title=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO\" href=\"https:\/\/pokemon-go.en.softonic.com\/android?ex=REG-60.2\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__article\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__image\">\r\n        <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/e6290d2a-96d0-11e6-869d-00163ec9f5fa\/1284888783\/pokemon-go-logo.png)\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__text\">\r\n        <p>Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    <a title=\"The Machines\" href=\"https:\/\/the-machines.en.softonic.com\/android?ex=REG-60.2\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__article sc-related-articles-grey__article--last\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__image\">\r\n        <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/8ded9f1a-2db8-11e8-a2be-0242ac12000d\/3586243598\/the-machines-logo.png)\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__text\">\r\n        <p>The Machines<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__row\">\r\n    <a title=\"Google Camera\" href=\"https:\/\/google-camera.en.softonic.com\/android?ex=REG-60.2\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__article\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__image\">\r\n        <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/47a87de2-96db-11e6-a1ef-00163ec9f5fa\/141179884\/google-camera-logo.png)\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__text\">\r\n        <p>Google Camera<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    <a title=\" Snapchat\" href=\"https:\/\/snapchat.en.softonic.com\/android?ex=REG-60.2\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__article sc-related-articles-grey__article--last\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__image\">\r\n        <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/103d7574-96d6-11e6-bee8-00163ed833e7\/1972070969\/snapchat-logo.png)\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-grey__text\">\r\n        <p> Snapchat<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [playwire] does not match the conditions -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google\u2019s ARCore is its platform for creating augmented reality experiences. It allows your phone to sense the world around it and interact with the information it detects. This means if your phone is ARCore compatible it\u2019ll be able to use apps like Google Lens, which can search the internet based on visual images. Google has &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-measure-on-android\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Now you can measure things on your Android mobile using AR&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9073,"featured_media":102299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1082,2340,1032,1068],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-102294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-android","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiongoogle","tag-gadgets","tag-google"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327811,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102294\/revisions\/327811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102294"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=102294"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=102294"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=102294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}