2024-11-16T03:49:49-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/76364451/iphone-app-stud-find-uses-built-in-magnetometer-to-find-metal-in-walls Archinect 2013-07-03T11:14:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/vz/vzm7j0q88yboc3xt.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Stud Find is an iPhone application that uses the device's built-in magnetometer to find metal studs, screws, nails and anything metallic in a wall. The iPhone's three-axis magnetometer is an instrument that measures magnetic forces. Internal Apple software uses the instrument to position the phone's 360&deg; orientation. Stud Find uses the magnetometer as a metal detector.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Find it <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stud-find/id328575868?mt=8" target="_blank">here</a> in the app store. The reviews are mixed.</p>