No more dealing with those tape measures. Instead, the measure app uses augmented reality AR technology to turn your cell phone into a tape measure. Now at times, it's not 100% accurate, but let me show you how it works Siri open measure, open the app, you'll be asked to move the phone up and down inside decide to give the app a frame of reference. A circle with a dot will appear. Click the plus sign for the start of your measure. And then measure and click the plus sign for the end of your measure.

And it lists the measurement right there. I just started the app again and it can automatically detect dimensions of rectangular objects. I started up the app again to measure this 12 inch laptop. Now when it's close and a smaller object that can be pretty accurate. Hear it is 12 inches. However, if you're measuring something larger or further away, it may not be as accurate.

So if you're going to cut wood to measure these cabinets and have it be exact, this wouldn't be an idea for you. Since it can be off a half an inch to several inches, click the button in the right hand corner, so you can snap a picture of the measurements. Therefore you don't need to bring extra paper write things down. It's all documented right in your iPhone. Now here's how it's not so accurate. I'm measuring a yardstick and according to measure app, this yardstick is 35 inches.

You can click on the measurement and I'll put it in centimeters for you Also, note the word approximate is a key word here because it is approximate, like this yardstick measured 38 inches and your device becomes a level if you click on the far right where it says level. And when it's zero, it turns green. You can also lay your phone flat on a surface and when the two dots come together and it turns green, that surface is level your home play is to play around with the measures app and see if it measures up to your standards.