Family Watch Contacts for Kids

We just got my son an Apple Watch SE and set it up as a "family watch" so I can control the settings from my phone. Is there a way to have a single contact show up for him as one name and me as a different. In my phone, I have my husband saved under his actual name, but want the contact to show up as "dad" on my son's watch. Is this possible?

Apple Watch SE

Posted on Sep 9, 2023 8:07 PM

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giantcat

Community Specialist

Sep 11, 2023 8:42 AM in response to Alapidus

Hi Alapidus.

You should be able to edit the contact on your son's Apple Watch to change the name on just that device. You can find that information in this helpful link: Apple Watch User Guide - Contacts

If you continue to have issues reach out to Apple Support after walking through a few steps here: Get Support

Good luck!

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