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Changing Apple Watch name

Why is my Apple Watch name reverting to the original name whenever I change it

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 7

Posted on Apr 18, 2021 8:17 AM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2021 8:26 AM

You might have to change in a couple of places;

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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Apr 18, 2021 8:26 AM in response to Lynel_King

You might have to change in a couple of places;

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.

Changing Apple Watch name

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