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Google from its iOS application Google Maps removed the calorie counter after a wave of criticism. Many users said the feature was unsolicited health advice and could do more harm than good. The calorie counter started rolling out to select users last week. It shows an estimate of how many calories you would burn if you walked a given route.

Pro A useful function for some, completely useless for others, it not only showed the potential number of calories burned, but also converted the calories burned into mini cupcakes. "The average person burns 90 calories walking 1 mile," claims the application. "To help you out, we've estimated how many cupcakes you burned during your walk. One mini A cupcake has about 110 calories.”

While some users liked the feature, many more people condemned it, which is why Google decided to remove the counter. ProDid some people dislike the feature? They criticized the fact that it was impossible to disable the feature in the app. They even questioned its usefulness, as calorie burning varies from person to person. Some even claimed that excessive reliance on calorie counting is a symptom of anorexia and other eating disorders.

Google Maps you can download it for free from App Store. However, if you are missing a counter of calories burned, then other applications are offered, for example CityMapper whether MyFitnessPal.

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Source: MacRumors

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