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Google Local Services Ads now display Google Business Profile phone numbers instead of Google Ads numbers

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Google Local Services Ads have switched to displaying Google Business Profile phone numbers for call tracking instead of advertiser-specified Google Ads numbers, and the change appears to be permanent.

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SERoundtable reports that Google has changed how phone numbers appear in Local Services Ads, now defaulting to the number listed in a business's Google Business Profile rather than the number specified in Google Ads settings. The change remains in place and it's unclear whether Google intends to revert it.

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