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I rename my device but it still shows up after I change it

I rename my device in settings but it doesn’t change. I must be doing it wrong. Any help ? It shouldn’t be rswh60z’s iPhone

Posted on Nov 14, 2019 4:41 PM

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Nov 14, 2019 5:14 PM in response to Beetle1969

I am at a loss now. I have tried changing my phone name a couple of times. I tried turning my phone on and off with the change and it still showed the old name in the iCloud setting but the new name in general, about, name. This is weird.

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Nov 14, 2019 5:27 PM in response to kb1951

I'm not sure, but I believe it has to have some type of sync with Apple before it changes there. All of my list of devices is correct with the names that I have given them in the beginning, so I'm guessing once it creates an iCloud backup it can change. I know that I restored my new iPhone 11 Pro from the backup of my iPhone XS. I always use the device type in my phone name, so I am sure not to confuse backups or other tasks, and after the restore was finished, I changed the name of the 11 Pro to have that at the end of it, and when I look now, that is the name appearing in the device list. Same for my Apple Watch Series 5.

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I rename my device but it still shows up after I change it

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