{"id":19029,"date":"2026-03-01T14:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T14:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/01\/forget-the-wooden-ruler-i-measured-the-blizzard-of-2026-with-my-iphone\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T14:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T14:28:28","slug":"forget-the-wooden-ruler-i-measured-the-blizzard-of-2026-with-my-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2026\/03\/01\/forget-the-wooden-ruler-i-measured-the-blizzard-of-2026-with-my-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget the wooden ruler \u2014 I measured the Blizzard of 2026 with my iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"7fb8c60f-d0c8-4be6-9a5c-f0664fbaaa57\">As I lifted 40-pound white snowballs, I took a step back to reflect on Mother Nature&#8217;s impressive display of force with the blizzard of 2026. Then I pulled out my iPhone 17 Pro Max to gauge whether this really was the storm of this century.<\/p>\n<p>Hidden inside your best iPhone, like the grass clippings under the mound of snow currently in my front yard, is the Measure app. Introduced in 2018 as part of iOS 12, it&#8217;s an incredibly useful digital measurement system that uses augmented reality and the iPhone Pro&#8217;s LiDAR sensor to measure all kinds of dimensions.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"7a7d555b-d91b-4909-89fe-6e15af812d81-0\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Why did I suddenly get so interested in using Measure? If you don&#8217;t live on the northeast coast of the US, you could be forgiven for not knowing about Bomb Cyclone Hernandez and the feet of snow dumped on places like New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Boston, and Maine during a true blizzard (a blizzard with 35 mph sustained winds that reduces visibility to almost zero).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><\/p>\n<p>you may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Even just looking at it, I assumed it had two feet of snow and drifts approaching 3 to 3.5 feet. Where we shoveled, the piles of snow were 4 to 5 feet high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">However, the iPhone offers me the opportunity to get an accurate reading without having to carry a yardstick or jump almost waist-deep in the white stuff.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-use-measure-3\">How to use Measure<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"7bc527e3-221f-4ae4-a375-f17e6cf8358a\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"90796f24-af16-4a1e-a962-7c11b54786fd\">Using Measure, which also includes a level, is easy.<\/p>\n<p>I opened the app and then pointed the camera at the ground, choosing a spot where we had carefully cleared from the top of the snow pile to my sidewalk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-s7DbVRdCBjB8omp2tDP3eH\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-s7DbVRdCBjB8omp2tDP3eH slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to receive breaking news, reviews, opinions, high-tech deals and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Measure automatically detects the ground and once done, you can tap to set a starting point for your measurement. After that, I slowly pick up the phone as I watch the measurement appear on the screen, unfolding almost like a cloth measuring tape. The current total appears halfway down the line.<\/p>\n<p>Once I reached the top of a stack, I tapped again to capture the measurement. The first one said 19 inches. I then chose a slightly higher plateau and measured 22 inches.<\/p>\n<p>I was able to find higher deviations, but I was looking for what represented the untapped (or untapped) totals. I think we&#8217;re around 20 inches.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><\/p>\n<p>you may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you were in the path of this storm and want to know how much snow you found, don&#8217;t reach for a ruler or measuring stick. Simply take your iPhone out of your pocket, open Measure, and start collecting and sharing your totals.<\/p>\n<p>I would love to share more tips, but I have to finish researching&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr id=\"d935f283-cb8f-4752-b272-fc05339e91ea\"\/>\n<p id=\"10c57598-068e-4d20-90bf-95ed54e1698f\"><em\/><em><strong>Follow TechRadar on Google News<\/strong><\/em>    and<em> <\/em><em><strong>add us as a preferred source<\/strong><\/em><em>    to receive news, reviews and opinions from our experts in your feeds. 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