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Advanced Ruler on Windows Pc

Developed By: JIDE Software, Inc.

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 753 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.2
Size 1.3 MB
Release Date August 16, 13
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
v3.2 fixed a minor bug when showing the help. only on android versions 2.x.v3.1 further tuning to the auto-calibrationv3.0 use a new way to auto-calibrate the... [see more]

Description from Developer:
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About this app

On this page you can download Advanced Ruler and install on Windows PC. Advanced Ruler is free Tools app, developed by JIDE Software, Inc.. Latest version of Advanced Ruler is 3.2, was released on 2013-08-16 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Advanced Ruler is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 753 users, 363 users had rated it 5*, 68 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Advanced Ruler on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Advanced Ruler on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Advanced Ruler on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Advanced Ruler using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Advanced Ruler" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Advanced Ruler on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Advanced Ruler" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.2.

Download Advanced Ruler 3.2 on Windows PC – 1.3 MB

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If you are interested in this tool, you may also be interested in Photographer's Field Tools. It has a distance ruler using map and many other cool features.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yingwen.photographertoolspro
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A screen ruler. It can set the origin to the phone edge or the screen edge. It also supports sliding scale for length that is several times longer than the phone length. Supports both phones and tablets. It has self-calibration feature. The more people using it, the more accurate the scale will be.

And the best of all, absolutely free, there is no ads to crowd the already busy screen space.

Note: this app has no camera related feature. Advanced Ruler Pro has camera rulers.

FAQ:

1. Internet access permission is for crash report
v3.2 fixed a minor bug when showing the help. only on android versions 2.x.
v3.1 further tuning to the auto-calibration
v3.0 use a new way to auto-calibrate the ruler
v2.2 fixed the crash in v2.1
v2.1 added phones, fixed the text size issue on larger screen phones
v2.0 support tablet resolution
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.