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My apple watch is calling me a different name. How do Ichange it back to my name?

How do I change the name my Apple Watch started calling me?

Posted on Mar 13, 2021 6:37 PM

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Posted on Mar 14, 2021 1:24 AM

It's usually the first one in the list;

Check the name in the following places;


On the phone,tap on the phone app, then tap on contacts and tap on

YOUR contact name,tap on top right hand corner to edit the name.


On the phone in Settings/general/about


Open the Watch app on the iPhone, then go to General > About. Make

sure your name is listed here


In General, tap on Apple ID to ensure your Apple ID is signed in


In the health app,tap profile picture top right then tap on health

details,check your name here.

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Mar 14, 2021 1:24 AM in response to joy6276

It's usually the first one in the list;

Check the name in the following places;


On the phone,tap on the phone app, then tap on contacts and tap on

YOUR contact name,tap on top right hand corner to edit the name.


On the phone in Settings/general/about


Open the Watch app on the iPhone, then go to General > About. Make

sure your name is listed here


In General, tap on Apple ID to ensure your Apple ID is signed in


In the health app,tap profile picture top right then tap on health

details,check your name here.

My apple watch is calling me a different name. How do Ichange it back to my name?

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