--- title: Google Deletes Cupcake Calorie Counter From Maps description: Google has removed a cupcake-themed calorie counter from its Maps feature after users critiqued it for being triggering and unscientific. canonical: https://time.com/4985600/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-17T15:22:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:03.739Z og:title: Google Deletes Calorie Counter From Maps After User Backlash og:description: People were not happy about this little pink cupcake og:url: https://time.com/4985600/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32491e28338943e2/6988e2440a4a226a2b9d05cb/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Three Cupcakes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Deletes Calorie Counter From Maps After User Backlash twitter:description: People were not happy about this little pink cupcake twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32491e28338943e2/6988e2440a4a226a2b9d05cb/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Google Maps Is Removing That Cupcake Calorie Counter After User Backlash  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 17, 2017 3:22 PM UTC  Three Cupcakes, Horizontal. Three Cupcakes, Horizontal.john shepherd—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 17, 2017 3:22 PM UTC [Google](http://time.com/4979262/google-wants-to-give-computer-personality/) is removing a cupcake-themed [calorie counter](http://time.com/3964686/calories-calorie-tracker-weight-loss/) from Maps after backlash from users, including concern over the feature being a possibly unscientific add-on that could trigger people with [eating disorders](http://healthland.time.com/2011/01/07/how-social-networks-spread-eating-disorders/). The experimental feature, styled as a pink cupcake, showed users how many estimated calories in terms of cupcakes that users would burn if they walked to the destination of their destination. It first appeared in the iOS version of [Google Maps](http://time.com/4437599/how-to-use-google-maps-offline/) beneath walking directions. As might be expected, it was critiqued by users that thought that the new feature was unnecessary and potentially harmful and took to the Internet to share their feelings about the matter. > [](https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/920076957735440384) > [](https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/920078748292132864) > [](https://twitter.com/anneoclock/status/919280316061224960) > [](https://twitter.com/GraceDobushToGo/status/920005601522044928) > [](https://twitter.com/deirdresaurus/status/918633994513723392) According to [_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41651836), Google has confirmed that the feature will be removed by the end of today. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4985600/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4985600/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter/"},"headline":"Google Maps Is Removing That Cupcake Calorie Counter After User Backlash","datePublished":"2017-10-17T15:22:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:48:03.739Z","description":"Trigger warning","url":"https://time.com/4985600/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter/","keywords":["Newsfeed","diet","Google","viral","food and drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32491e28338943e2/6988e2440a4a226a2b9d05cb/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32491e28338943e2/6988e2440a4a226a2b9d05cb/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Three Cupcakes","caption":"Three Cupcakes","creditText":"john shepherd—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4985600/google-maps-cupcake-calorie-counter/","name":"Google Maps Is Removing That Cupcake Calorie Counter After User Backlash"}}]}] ```