Google has delisted its AR app Measure from the Playstore silently after not supplying any update for over a year.
The app is still visible to those who have installed it at least once or now but cannot receive any software update further since itโs abandoned now. Measure, based on Googleโs ARCore, can intelligently measure objects through the deviceโs camera.
Googleโs AR Measurement App
While itโs usual that developers pull down projects which arenโt working, Google has a history of taking down functional apps sometimes! May this introduces a new and better app, or it just doesnโt like developing it.
Whatever the reason โ the company has pulled down a functional AR measuring app called Measure from the Playstore silently.
As noted by Android Police, the Measure app was no more available in Googleโs Playstore. But, this can still be seen by those who have previously installed the app at least once or installed it now in their devices.
While it can be used without any catches, Google updated the changelog, saying itโs the โfinal versionโ and โNo further updates will be published.โ
This is fairly scary, as it determined not to develop the service anymore. So using Measure further should be done at your will, as you will not be provided with any feature or security updates. Moreover, the description has been updated as,
โThis app is no longer supported and will not be updated. However, users who previously installed this app can continue to use it on compatible devices.โ
The measure is basically a measurement app for calculating an objectโs height, length, and width. Itโs based on Googleโs ARCore platform, which empowers other Android AR projects of Google.