iPhone 8 And iPhone 8 Plus: How To Rename Device
People who own the iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus, should know how to change their devise’s name. The method is pretty straightforward and will allow new users to rename their iPhone. Changing the iPhone’s name will enable you to tell the difference between a sea of other devices and will make it a piece of cake when connecting your phone to iTunes or using “Find My iPhone”.
The instructions below will provide a step-by-step guide on how your change iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus’ name using any device without even connecting to iTunes.
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Rename iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in 3 steps
- First, go to Settings and then go to General and then go to About
- Next, at the top of the screen you will see the present “Name” of your iPhone. Click on the name and change it to your desired name
- Finally, click “Done” once you have changed the name of your iPhone 8
Now you have successfully changed the name of your iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus, you will be able to tell the difference between the plethora of other Apple devices.
How to change iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus name using iTunes
- First, open iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC
- Next, Connect your Apple gadget to the computer using a USB cable. NOTE: If you’re using the Wi-Fi connect your device, make sure that it is synced to the computer before changing the name of your Apple device
- After that, click the Device button in the top right corner of the iTunes and choose the iPhone 8 device name that you want to change
- Then, double-click on the name of your iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus you want to change. Input the new name for it and then click “Return” on the keyboard to complete the process
- Finally, the after the name change of your device, you will be able to tell the difference between all the other of Apple devices
Unfortunately, during this process, while using AirDop between iOS devices and the OS X, the Apple ID will appear instead of the device name on older software. But if you have the updated software on both your Mac OS X and iOS device than the new name change of your iOS device will appear when using Airdrop between devices.