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Zero_t_DFW Author

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What’s this number?

Why am I seeing a number next to iPhone in my settings

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Jun 2, 2022 6:04 AM

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Lawrence Finch

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Posted on Jun 2, 2022 7:00 AM

Go to Settings/General/about and look at the name of your phone. If it is “iPhone” change it to something unique. It’s best to choose a name that doesn’t identify you to protect your privacy, such as “John von Neumann” (NB: I’m currently reading a biography of this creator of the design of the modern computer).

If your phone is simply named “iPhone”, anywhere it is mentioned iOS adds a number after it to distinguish one “iPhone” from another,

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