How to change the name of your iPhone

There are a few reasons to make your phone’s name unique. Your iPhone’s name is used in a number of places, including AirDrop, iCloud, your personal hotspot, and when using the Find My app.

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Changing the name of your iPhone simplifies how you manage your devices while streamlining sharing between devices. Plus? Custom names are just plain fun.

How to change the name of your iPhone

You can change your iPhone name directly on the phone by following these steps:

1. On the iPhone Home screen, tap Settings.
2. Select General.
3. Tap About.
4. Tap Name.
5. Tap the x next to the current name.
6. Type in a new name. Whatever you enter is automatically saved.
7. Return to the Home screen to keep using your iPhone with its new name.

How to change the name of your iPhone – Itunes

If you sync your iPhone with iTunes, you can also change your iPhone’s name using that program. Here’s how:

1. Connect your iPhone to the computer you normally sync it to. Open iTunes if it doesn’t open automatically.
2. In the upper-left corner, select the iPhone icon to go to the iPhone management screen.
3. In the left pane, select the name of your iPhone.
4. In the field with the old name, enter the new iPhone name you prefer.
5. iTunes automatically re-syncs the phone and saves the new iPhone name

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When you change the device’s name, the update happens pretty much instantly. You can immediately see the new name on iCloud, for example, and you’ll never run into a problem in which an app or device gets confused looking for the old name. And you can change the name as often as you like.