Why is there 2 descriptions on my iPhone, the 2 describes in parenthesis

Why description on phone ?

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 11, 2022 8:37 AM

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Posted on Nov 11, 2022 8:49 AM

My phone has been on a tracking situation at 1 time and I never saw that (8) in parenthesis before since I had it , but a week ago it popped up . Every-time I go to a new location I get an anonymous call … so that (8) is new and I had the Apple I.d. For 3 years

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Nov 11, 2022 8:49 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

My phone has been on a tracking situation at 1 time and I never saw that (8) in parenthesis before since I had it , but a week ago it popped up . Every-time I go to a new location I get an anonymous call … so that (8) is new and I had the Apple I.d. For 3 years

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Nov 11, 2022 8:43 AM in response to Lisawalkergarmon

Your phone has a name; you can see it in Settings/General/About. Apparently your phone’s name is “iPhone”, and there are other iPhones in the vicinity, so it adds a number to differentiate them. The easiest solution is to tap on the current name and change it to something unique. You can be creative; for example, my phone’s name is “Don’t Panic”.

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