Turning off Auto-Apply Recommendations (AAR) with Google Ads is tricky for the uninitiated. Most people probably do this from the Google Ads web interface. Here are the steps for that. 
Step 2 – Above the recommendation cards click Auto-apply (clock icon) 
Step 3 – On the auto-apply page click Manage Step 4 – Uncheck all the checkboxes or deselect all using the button to opt out of auto-apply recommendations 
A better way to solve this problem is using Google Ads Editor. Here are the action steps to achieve that. 
Step 3 – Select all AARs in the list Step 4 – Select the disabled dropdown Step 5 – Post changes to make live 
Turn off Auto-Apply Recommendations (AAR) in the Google Ads web interface
Step 1 – Click Campaigns > Recommendations Step 2 – Above the recommendation cards click Auto-apply (clock icon) Step 3 – On the auto-apply page click Manage Step 4 – Uncheck all the checkboxes or deselect all using the button to opt out of auto-apply recommendationsSteps to turn off auto-apply recommendations in the web interface with screenshots
Step 1 – Click Campaigns > Recommendations Step 2 – Above the recommendation cards click Auto-apply (clock icon) Step 3 – On the auto-apply page click Manage Step 4 – Uncheck all the checkboxes or deselect all using the button to opt out of auto-apply recommendations A better way to solve this problem is using Google Ads Editor. Here are the action steps to achieve that. Turn off Auto-Apply Recommendations (AAR) with Google Ads Editor
Step 1 – Click on Recommendations in the tree menu Step 2 – Click on Auto-apply in the tree menu Step 3 – Select all AARs in the list Step 4 – Select the disabled dropdown Step 5 – Post changes to make liveSteps to turn off Auto-Apply Recommendations in Google Ads Editor (with screenshots)
Step 1 – Click on Recommendations in the tree menu Step 2 – Click on Auto-apply in the tree menu Step 3 – Select all AARs in the list Step 4 – Select the disabled dropdown Step 5 – Post changes to make live 
