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Q: How do I change the name of my iPad in iTunes??

Hey guys,

 

So recently I really really wanted to change my iPad name, and I did on my iPad settings. HOWEVER, when I checked my managed devices in iTunes on my Mac, it was still the previous name, and I am kinda confused.

 

P.S. i took a screenshot in my "managed device" page in iTunes, and basically i wanna change the thing inside the parentheses

Screen Shot 2014-08-24 at 2.45.33 PM.png

 

Thanks

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Aug 24, 2014 11:58 AM

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  • by norm123,

    norm123 norm123 Aug 26, 2014 10:57 AM in response to Frenderez
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    Aug 26, 2014 10:57 AM in response to Frenderez

    Hello Frenderez

     

    If the name has not change in iTunes, you can change it there to by following the steps in the article below.

     

    Change the name of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3965

     

    Regards,

    -Norm G.

  • by Streusalz,

    Streusalz Streusalz Nov 24, 2014 7:06 AM in response to norm123
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    Nov 24, 2014 7:06 AM in response to norm123

    Well, I did it like that but the "managed devices" is stubbornly showing the old name - even after removing and re-adding.

    In my case I restored an old iPad on a new one and renamed the device. The info in the store seems to be the only place which has problems with that.

     

    IOS 8.1.1, iTunes 12.0.1.26 on Mac with Yosemite 10.10.1

  • by UltraCloudClimber,

    UltraCloudClimber UltraCloudClimber Feb 17, 2015 11:48 PM in response to Streusalz
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    Feb 17, 2015 11:48 PM in response to Streusalz

    I have this exact same issue with my iPhone. iTunes still lists  my current iPhone 6 as "My iPhone 5," even though I removed my old iPhone 5 from my Support Profile last September. In iTunes, I've removed "My iPhone 5" from my sync list, and then re-authorized my current iPhone 6 from the phone to receive automatic music downloads, but then it still shows up as "My iPhone 5" in iTunes. Really bizarre. Not a huge issue as far as I can tell, but annoying. Everywhere else, such as iCloud and of course on my phone itself, it shows up correctly, but there seems to be a glitch unique to iTunes.

  • by AstroMacMan,

    AstroMacMan AstroMacMan Nov 12, 2015 2:43 PM in response to norm123
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    Nov 12, 2015 2:43 PM in response to norm123

    The Apple support document seems to explain how to change the name on the device or in iTunes where the i-device is shown.  It does NOT, though, explain how to change the name that appears in the Manage Devices screen.

     

    Like others here, I have generic names in several cases rather than the given name!