How to Change the Name of an iPhone
Did you buy a used iPhone and you want to change its name? Maybe you just want to rename your iPhone to something more appealing? Changing the name of any iOS device takes just a minute:
- Plug the iPhone into your computer
- Launch iTunes
- Click and hover on the iPhones name in the iTunes sidebar until the familiar renaming highlighter comes up
- Type in the new name of the iPhone and hit return
The name change is instant and will be reflected on the iPhone, backups, iTunes, and elsewhere the devices name is used.
These instructions are geared towards the iPhone, mostly because a friend of mine just bought a used iPhone to setup as a pay-go phone and the phone still had the previous owners name on it. Not wanting to restore the iPhone because it came with a great music library and he didn’t have the original iOS backups, just renaming it was the best option.
Regardless, renaming any other iOS device including iPods, iPod touches, iPads, Apple TV’s, or anything else that plugs and syncs to iTunes is exactly the same as this process.
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No amount of hovering is going to make the name field editable. You need to double click the name to edit it.
IT WORKS MAN, LEFT CLICK AND DON’T LEAVE THE BUTTON FOR A WHILE (NOT MORE THAN 1-2 SECS).
IT WORKS.
thanks for the info, it really helped me…
Thanks! It helped!
thanx a bunch, a bunch, a bunch, a bunch, a bunch and a bunch.
i was so pissed off due to mixing of two iphone app settings and organization due to the same name (i have two iphones with same name).
i think changing names of the iphone should help me reserving separate settings for both of my phones.
really appreciated!
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Thanks! It worked.
Thanks very much ! I misnamed mine as my hubby’s and it was driving me CRAZY trying to figure out how to change the device name. Have a great day !
thanks a lot, i was wonderin how to change it but at last! i works ~ thank u so muchy !
thanks!
thanks man, it works
thanks! i got a hand-me-down but still great looking iphone 4 and really want to bear my name
thanks!
Thanks so much. Such a simple task but your article made it easy. Cheers
thanks a million!!!!
Do it from iTunes? Are you mad?
This is how I changed my iPhone’s name so my neighbour will not find me or my name on bluetooth.
On iPhone 4S (iOS 6.0), I tap on “Settings” icon. After it’s launched, tap “General” (it’s on the 7th row), tap “About,” tap “Name,” then change the phone’s name. I would choose something that doesn’t reveal your name or other privacy-sensitive information.
It don’t work first off it has to show the device and itunes does not show my phone in the tool bar so this does not work. Maybe it worked back in the day but it don’t anymore.