maboncosky Author

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Can I rename a device?

How can I rename my iPhone in my iCloud account if it is currently named after another member of my family who no longer uses the account?

Posted on Mar 28, 2021 1:56 PM

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Mar 28, 2021 7:15 PM in response to maboncosky

Go to settings/general/about and where you see that other name of your family just change it , make a manual iCloud backup and that’s it

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Mar 28, 2021 6:44 PM in response to maboncosky

See if anything here helps.

Device Name Change.

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