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What is the purpose of LiDAR on your iPhone and how do you use it?

Some iPhone models are equipped with a LiDAR sensor, which helps the camera better interpret information about what's around you.

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The LiDAR sensor on certain iPhone models is easy to miss, but it has some cool uses. That small dark circle near the rear cameras on certain iPhone Pro models isn't another camera. It's the LiDAR scanner, a sensor that helps your iPhone figure out how far away nearby surfaces and objects are.

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