How-To

How to Rename an iPhone or iPod

By Austin Krause

Updated June 22, 2021

If you know where to look, it’s simple to rename your iPhone or iPad. Here’s how to do it.

Changing the name of your iPhone or iPad is simple if you know where to look. I recently borrowed an iPad from a friend, and I realized that it displayed his creative but highly inappropriate device name whenever I connected to the network. Let’s review how to change the name from the settings menu on the device itself or within iTunes.

How to Rename an iPhone or iPad

1. Navigate to Settings > General > About and tap Name.
2. Change the name to whatever you want and tap the Done button.

How To Rename an iPhone or iPad With iTunes

You can also use iTunes to rename your device. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and do the following:

1. Open iTunes and click on the device icon on the upper-left corner of iTunes

2. On the following screen, click on the device’s name, change it to what you want, and hit Enter.

You may need to wait for iTunes to sync the device and save the new setting.

That’s all there is to it! Have a good time thinking up creative names for your iPhone or iPad.