Airdrop Showing my real name and surname even though I never use that name for my account

I use airdrop on my MacBook Air M1 and it shows my iPhone and iPad with my real name and surname instead of device's name.


I never put my real name on any part of my apple account so I would like to know how apple get my real name and I wish to know how to fix that issue because I don't want other device to discover my device with my real identity (I can't fix this because I go to my Apple ID page and all of the name both device name and name on Apple ID is not the name shown on airdrop)

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.3

Posted on May 7, 2022 2:14 AM

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Posted on May 8, 2022 7:02 AM

Hi Gigi9343,


It's possible your information is being pulled from your Contacts. You can check details with the links below.


Set up your My Card in Contacts on Mac


The articles below show the connection between Contacts and the AirDrop feature.


How to use AirDrop on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Use AirDrop on your Mac



You can also completed and check the steps here: Prevent apps from showing your name


Be sure to also double check the name of your iPhone and iPad Change the name of your iPhone



Additionally, you can view details about the security and how information is used with AirDrop and your iCloud account here: AirDrop security

Specifically,


"AirDrop operation


AirDrop uses iCloud services to help users authenticate. When a user signs into iCloud, a 2048-bit RSA identity is stored on the device, and when the user enables AirDrop, an AirDrop short identity hash is created based on the email addresses and phone numbers associated with the user’s Apple ID."


If you have additional questions, or need further assistance reach out to Apple Support directly.


Contact Apple Support


Cheers.











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May 8, 2022 7:02 AM in response to Gigi9343

Hi Gigi9343,


It's possible your information is being pulled from your Contacts. You can check details with the links below.


Set up your My Card in Contacts on Mac


The articles below show the connection between Contacts and the AirDrop feature.


How to use AirDrop on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


Use AirDrop on your Mac



You can also completed and check the steps here: Prevent apps from showing your name


Be sure to also double check the name of your iPhone and iPad Change the name of your iPhone



Additionally, you can view details about the security and how information is used with AirDrop and your iCloud account here: AirDrop security

Specifically,


"AirDrop operation


AirDrop uses iCloud services to help users authenticate. When a user signs into iCloud, a 2048-bit RSA identity is stored on the device, and when the user enables AirDrop, an AirDrop short identity hash is created based on the email addresses and phone numbers associated with the user’s Apple ID."


If you have additional questions, or need further assistance reach out to Apple Support directly.


Contact Apple Support


Cheers.











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