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Change historychevron_rightGoogle Adschevron_rightMay 7, 2026

Advertisers were emailed that call recording would default to 'Yes' on July 1 unless changed

Date
May 7, 2026 (first reported)
Effective
Jul 1, 2026
Primary source
Search Engine Roundtable

Anthony Higman shared a Google email stating that call recording for call assets would be switched on by default from July 1, 2026 so AI can qualify call leads; advertisers could opt out before June 30.

Coverage: Search Engine Roundtable (2026-05-07); PPC News Feed (2026-05-07).

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