# Find distance of near by object **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [March 28, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/find-distance-of-near-by-object/73617 "2019-03-28T15:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Affan\_Shaikhsurab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Affan\_Shaikhsurab](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Affan_Shaikhsurab)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/find-distance-of-near-by-object/73617/1 "2019-03-28T15:21:45Z")
I want to make an app for blind so please show how to detect distance of the object from phone … ---
**Author:** ![Cian\_O\_Sullivan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/cian_o_sullivan/32/34494_2.png) [@Cian\_O\_Sullivan](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Cian_O_Sullivan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/find-distance-of-near-by-object/73617/2 "2019-03-28T15:51:07Z")
The only way to do this is to use a form of echolocation, however the speaker and microphone on a phone is not suitable for the sensitivity needed. X does not have the ability to create an extension to handle the audio ---
**Author:** ![Affan\_Shaikhsurab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Affan\_Shaikhsurab](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Affan_Shaikhsurab)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/find-distance-of-near-by-object/73617/3 "2019-03-28T16:53:12Z")
There is no other way to do it… ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/find-distance-of-near-by-object/73617/4 "2024-11-08T12:15:59Z")