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

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.

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The LiDAR sensor, a small dark circle near the rear cameras on iPhone Pro models, is not a camera but a scanner that measures the distance to nearby surfaces and objects. It enables the device to determine how far away items are, supporting features that rely on depth perception.

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