Google quietly terminated support for its augmented reality measurement application

Google used to kill a large number of applications and functions, for such a huge application , It's not surprising the company. The latest casualties? As Android Police noticed, its augmented reality Measure application has been quietly retired. Measure started as an application on the disbanded Tango AR platform of the tech giant until Google expanded its availability to all smartphones supporting ARCore in 2018.

Google confirmed this with a statement saying that "We’re no longer able to support ongoing maintenance for the Measure app. Instead, we recommend trying one of the many alternatives available on the Play Store."

The app will no longer show up on Google Play if you haven't previously installed it on your device. If it's still on your phone, its listing now states that th

Like its name implies, the app turns your device into a virtual tape measure that you can use to know the dimensions of real-world objects — you'll simply have to point your camera at them. Based on the reviews users left on Google Play, though, the app was was unstable and prone to crashes. Its measurements also weren't quite accurate, and its features were pretty buggy. While the company rolled out more unit conversions for it last year, the app's big updates were few and far in between. Seeing as its development had been slow and sporadic, its demise has probably been a long time coming.

Update at 12:42 pm EST: Added Google’s confirmation statement.