diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/PubSubExample.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/PubSubExample.java
index ad79647d787e..c632cf3ddfe2 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/PubSubExample.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/PubSubExample.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ private static class PublishMessagesAction extends PubSubAction<Tuple<String, Li
         public void run(Tuple<String, List<PubsubMessage>> params) throws Exception {
             String topic = params.x();
             TopicName topicName = TopicName.create(projectId, topic);
-            Publisher publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(topicName).build();
+            Publisher publisher = Publisher.defaultBuilder(topicName).build();
             List<PubsubMessage> messages = params.y();
             for (PubsubMessage message : messages) {
                 ApiFuture<String> messageIdFuture = publisher.publish(message);
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ public void receiveMessage(PubsubMessage message, AckReplyConsumer consumer) {
             SubscriptionName subscriptionName = params.x();
             Subscriber subscriber = null;
             try {
-                subscriber = Subscriber.newBuilder(subscriptionName, receiver).build();
+                subscriber = Subscriber.defaultBuilder(subscriptionName, receiver).build();
                 subscriber.addListener(
                         new Subscriber.Listener() {
                             @Override
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java
index 563f270ec6dc..4f02b70db53e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateSubscriptionAndPullMessages.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void receiveMessage(PubsubMessage message, AckReplyConsumer consumer) {
         };
     Subscriber subscriber = null;
     try {
-      subscriber = Subscriber.newBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
+      subscriber = Subscriber.defaultBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
       subscriber.addListener(
           new Subscriber.Listener() {
             @Override
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java
index c22428be8931..8021bf736c8b 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/CreateTopicAndPublishMessages.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
 
     Publisher publisher = null;
     try {
-      publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(topic).build();
+      publisher = Publisher.defaultBuilder(topic).build();
       List<String> messages = Arrays.asList("first message", "second message");
       List<ApiFuture<String>> messageIds = new ArrayList<>();
       for (String message : messages) {
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/PublisherSnippets.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/PublisherSnippets.java
index 6f431d6277f1..39465d573149 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/PublisherSnippets.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/PublisherSnippets.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
   public static void newBuilder(String projectName, String topicName) throws Exception {
     // [START newBuilder]
     TopicName topic = TopicName.create(projectName, topicName);
-    Publisher publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(topic).build();
+    Publisher publisher = Publisher.defaultBuilder(topic).build();
     try {
       // ...
     } finally {
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/SubscriberSnippets.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/SubscriberSnippets.java
index c65f416df3d1..e5c0d840399d 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/SubscriberSnippets.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/SubscriberSnippets.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public SubscriberSnippets(
   // [TARGET startAsync()]
   public void startAndWait() throws Exception {
     // [START startAsync]
-    Subscriber subscriber = Subscriber.newBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
+    Subscriber subscriber = Subscriber.defaultBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
     subscriber.addListener(new Subscriber.Listener() {
       public void failed(Subscriber.State from, Throwable failure) {
         // Handle error.
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITPubSubSnippets.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITPubSubSnippets.java
index eeded46f5e04..fc329f660585 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITPubSubSnippets.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITPubSubSnippets.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private void testPublisherSubscriberHelper(TopicName topicName, SubscriptionName
 
     Publisher publisher = null;
     try {
-      publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(topicName).build();
+      publisher = Publisher.defaultBuilder(topicName).build();
       PublisherSnippets snippets = new PublisherSnippets(publisher);
       final SettableApiFuture<Void> done = SettableApiFuture.create();
       ApiFutures.addCallback(
diff --git a/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITSubscriptionAdminClientSnippets.java b/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITSubscriptionAdminClientSnippets.java
index e128b007d5dd..015c50052c66 100644
--- a/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITSubscriptionAdminClientSnippets.java
+++ b/google-cloud-examples/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/examples/pubsub/snippets/ITSubscriptionAdminClientSnippets.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ private void createTopic(String name) throws Exception {
 
   private Set<String> publishMessages(String topicName, int numMessages) throws Exception {
     Set<String> messages = new HashSet<>();
-    Publisher publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(TopicName.create(projectId, topicName)).build();
+    Publisher publisher = Publisher.defaultBuilder(TopicName.create(projectId, topicName)).build();
     for (int i = 1; i<= numMessages; i++) {
       String message = formatForTest("message-" + i);
       PubsubMessage pubsubMessage = PubsubMessage.newBuilder().setData(
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java
index 73c17106fffe..96f7a5ae5ad9 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Publisher.java
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ interface LongRandom {
    * String projectName = "my_project";
    * String topicName = "my_topic";
    * TopicName topic = TopicName.create(projectName, topicName);
-   * Publisher publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(topic).build();
+   * Publisher publisher = Publisher.defaultBuilder(topic).build();
    * try {
    *   // ...
    * } finally {
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ interface LongRandom {
    * }</pre>
    *
    */
-  public static Builder newBuilder(TopicName topicName) {
+  public static Builder defaultBuilder(TopicName topicName) {
     return new Builder(topicName);
   }
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java
index 2ffad91dd734..b6c311730d82 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/Subscriber.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
    * @param receiver an implementation of {@link MessageReceiver} used to process the received
    *     messages
    */
-  public static Builder newBuilder(SubscriptionName subscription, MessageReceiver receiver) {
+  public static Builder defaultBuilder(SubscriptionName subscription, MessageReceiver receiver) {
     return new Builder(subscription, receiver);
   }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public FlowControlSettings getFlowControlSettings() {
    *
    * <p>Example of receiving a specific number of messages.
    * <pre> {@code
-   * Subscriber subscriber = Subscriber.newBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
+   * Subscriber subscriber = Subscriber.defaultBuilder(subscription, receiver).build();
    * subscriber.addListener(new Subscriber.Listener() {
    *   public void failed(Subscriber.State from, Throwable failure) {
    *     // Handle error.
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/it/ITPubSubTest.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/it/ITPubSubTest.java
index b1f657bedbd7..eba7a6eedc48 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/it/ITPubSubTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/it/ITPubSubTest.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public void testPublishSubscribe() throws Exception {
 
     final SettableApiFuture<PubsubMessage> received = SettableApiFuture.create();
     Subscriber subscriber =
-        Subscriber.newBuilder(
+        Subscriber.defaultBuilder(
                 subscriptionName,
                 new MessageReceiver() {
                   @Override
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public void failed(Subscriber.State from, Throwable failure) {
         MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
     subscriber.startAsync();
 
-    Publisher publisher = Publisher.newBuilder(topicName).build();
+    Publisher publisher = Publisher.defaultBuilder(topicName).build();
     publisher.publish(message).get();
     publisher.shutdown();
 
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java
index 0bfa930887bd..67bc90fa5229 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/PublisherImplTest.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public void testPublishFailureRetries_nonRetryableFailsImmediately() throws Exce
 
   @Test
   public void testPublisherGetters() throws Exception {
-    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
+    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.defaultBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
     builder.setChannelProvider(TEST_CHANNEL_PROVIDER);
     builder.setExecutorProvider(SINGLE_THREAD_EXECUTOR);
     builder.setBatchingSettings(
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ public void testPublisherGetters() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testBuilderParametersAndDefaults() {
-    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
+    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.defaultBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
     assertEquals(TEST_TOPIC, builder.topicName);
     assertEquals(Publisher.Builder.DEFAULT_EXECUTOR_PROVIDER, builder.executorProvider);
     assertEquals(
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public void testBuilderParametersAndDefaults() {
 
   @Test
   public void testBuilderInvalidArguments() {
-    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
+    Publisher.Builder builder = Publisher.defaultBuilder(TEST_TOPIC);
 
     try {
       builder.setChannelProvider(null);
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ public void testBuilderInvalidArguments() {
   }
 
   private Builder getTestPublisherBuilder() {
-    return Publisher.newBuilder(TEST_TOPIC)
+    return Publisher.defaultBuilder(TEST_TOPIC)
         .setExecutorProvider(FixedExecutorProvider.create(fakeExecutor))
         .setChannelProvider(TEST_CHANNEL_PROVIDER)
         .setLongRandom(
diff --git a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java
index 15f2fe5dc05c..19df0b265fb7 100644
--- a/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-pubsub/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/pubsub/spi/v1/SubscriberImplTest.java
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ private void sendMessages(Iterable<String> ackIds) throws InterruptedException {
   }
 
   private Builder getTestSubscriberBuilder(MessageReceiver receiver) {
-    return Subscriber.newBuilder(TEST_SUBSCRIPTION, receiver)
+    return Subscriber.defaultBuilder(TEST_SUBSCRIPTION, receiver)
         .setExecutorProvider(FixedExecutorProvider.create(fakeExecutor))
         .setCredentials(testCredentials)
         .setChannelBuilder(testChannelBuilder)