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Why aren’t there any digital scale apps for my brand new iPhone 14

Why can’t I use my phone to measure grams

iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 1, 2023 4:47 PM

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Posted on Sep 1, 2023 5:06 PM

A phone does not have a way to measure the weight of anything. Where would you put something on a phone to measure it?

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Sep 1, 2023 7:45 PM in response to kb1951

Um the screen or the back as they both have to have some sense of pressure or it wouldn’t read our fingers as a hold a press a long press they should both be able to use said force and convert it into some kind of numerical weight system plus iOS 13 and back have it using something called 3D Touch that was replaced my synoptic touch as of recently

Sep 1, 2023 8:28 PM in response to JDMAF

A touchscreen is exactly that, a touchscreen.

Force = Mass X Accerleration

Weight = Mass X Gravity Acceleration (9.8 Meters per Second Squared).

The touchscreen knows neither the mass nor the acceleration (Velocity) of any object to determine either Force or Weight.

Please watch the video that Kurtosis12 posted in his reply. Thanks.


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Why aren’t there any digital scale apps for my brand new iPhone 14

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