When you purchase an iPhone from Apple or any of its accredited shops, it is automatically named an iPhone like all the other phones since they are produced from the factory.
Now what many iPhone users don’t know is that they can rename their iPhone in by giving a name of their choice.
In this article, you will learn how to change the name of your iPhone to whatever suits you.
How To Change The Name of Your iPhone
There is only one method involved in changing the name of your iPhone and surprisingly, it is very much simple to follow and execute.
Step 1: Open Settings
On your iPhone, locate and launch the Settings App. The Settings App has the gear icon and can either be found on the home screen or in the ’S’ section of the App Library.
Step 2: Go to About
After opening the Settings App, scroll downwards until you find the General option. Click on it to display a list of new options. Go ahead and Select the first one which is About.
Step 3: Change name
A new window of details about your iPhone will be displayed with the first one being the name of your iPhone among a list of other information like the software version of your phone, the model name and name, warranty, and serial number.
By default, the generic name is iPhone. Click on it to change the name. I’m the text box, type whatever name you prefer.
Conclusion
Your iPhone name is what appears when you turn on your Airdrop, Bluetooth, and Hotspot. You can change it to a cool name like Lightzz or even your nickname.
This will help personalize your iPhone further and will make it easier to identify when you want to use any of its wireless services.
The steps to change the name of your iPhone works on any model of the iPhone.
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