How to Change the Name of Your iPhone

When you buy an iPhone, the iPhone comes with a generic default name. Mine, by default, was "iPhone." Creative, right? That name is more important than it might seem because the name of your iPhone is used to identify your iPhone for various uses such as iCloud, personal hotspot, AirDrop, Bluetooth, backups, Find My, and more. With generic iPhone names, it can quickly get confusing and become difficult trying to differentiate iPhones from one another.

If multiple iPhone users, for example, have personal hotspots in the same home and share the same iPhone name, "iPhone," like mine, differentiating becomes tricky. If you've owned multiple iPhones, or have multiple currently, using the same iCloud, having unique iPhone names will cause confusion also. Especially, when trying to turn off Find My. You don't want to turn it off for the wrong iPhone or have to go down the "all devices" list until you get the right one.

So, this guide will show you how to change your iPhone name in only a handful of simple steps, so that you can differentiate Find My for all the tasks you use your iPhone for.