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How to Change the Name of Android Phone

January 17, 2024 by admin Category: How To

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This is an article that shows you how to change the display name of your Android device when using Bluetooth or another network connection.

Table of Contents

  • Steps
    • Change the name of the device
    • Change Bluetooth name
  • Advice
  • Warning

Steps

Change the name of the device

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Open the Settings section of your Android device. You use two fingers to swipe the screen from the top, then tap the gear icon Settings

Android 7 Settings

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in the upper right corner of the displayed menu.

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Swipe down from the bottom of the screen and tap About phone . It’s the option at the bottom of the Settings menu. [1] X Research Source
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Find and tap the current name of your Android device. You’ll see this option in the “About” menu, but the location will vary depending on the Android manufacturer.

  • On some Android devices, you’ll select Device name in the menu.
  • On a Samsung Galaxy device, you’ll select EDIT below the current name that appears at the top of the “About phone” menu.
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Enter name. After you see the keyboard show up on the Android screen, enter the new name you want to give the device.
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Tap OK or DONE . From now on, your device will have a new display name when connected to Bluetooth, a wireless network, or a computer. [2] X Research Source

Change Bluetooth name

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Open the notification screen. Use two fingers to swipe down from the top of the screen until you see a selection list.

  • Note, this does not work on Samsung Galaxy devices. Instead, you need to use the Settings menu to change the name of your phone.
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Press and hold the “Bluetooth” icon Mac Bluetooth

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. You will see the Bluetooth menu show up after 1-2 seconds.

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Tap the “Off” slider Android 7 Switch Off

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of Bluetooth. This makes the slider blue

Android 7 Switch On

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and that means Bluetooth is enabled.

  • Bluetooth must be enabled for you to change the name of your Android device in this way.
  • Skip this step if the “Off” or “Bluetooth” slider is on.
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Tap . It’s the icon in the upper right corner of the screen. You will see a selection list displayed here.
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Tap Rename this device . This is the option in the currently displayed menu.

  • If you don’t see the Rename option, you probably can’t rename your Android device from the Bluetooth screen. In this case, use the Settings menu.
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Enter name. After you see the keyboard show up on the Android screen, enter the new name you want to give the device.
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    Select OK or RENAME (Rename). From now on, your Android device will display the new name when connected to Bluetooth (for example, with a car music player). [3] X Research Sources
  • Advice

    • If you have trouble renaming the device, restart the device and turn on Bluetooth.

    Warning

    • The new device name will not be displayed when you use the device as a network access point (aka hotspot).
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