I want to change the name of my bluetooth device in iOS.

OK. So now we will be having cars that talk to each other.

or

I have two identical cars with IOS support. How does the phone tell them apart? What if they are parked next to each other?

or

I have multiple watches or AppleTVs?

And yes, I have submitted the "Suggestion" to apple support many times. Just don't put the phrase J**L B***N in the text.

It's a feature that Android offers to connect to bluetooth devices seamlessly. Say I've a Logitech UE Boombox and another bluetooth speaker, say the JBL Flip... Yes they will both have different names, you're right. But what if, like in my case, I connect to a friends speaker? His being the same one I have. (UE or JBL)...

On iPhone, I've not been able to change the devices name, Android however, allows me to do so, which I think is great.

rawsaxy wrote:

That doesn't help. This only changes the name of your phone. The issue mentioned is being able to change the name of the bluetooth device, not your actual phone.

Yes, the person to whom you're replying was apprised of that last year. And, you still can't change the name of a BT device.

Syahidin wrote:

I'm already did like u said but its still remain unchanged. The result is only rename my phone as iphone even i try so many time to change my name. Any solution??

The instructions provided by the poster that you replied to are not to change the name of a Bluetooth device. That will change the name of the iPhone only.

If you are referring to something else, please explain.

Changing the name of a Bluetooth device isn't done from the device connecting to it alone. Typically you can change the name of the device after authenticating through a device specific app (I.e. You can change the name of a UE Boom Speaker through the UE App on your phone when connected)

mhollenbeck wrote:

And my reply to apple is “that still *****”

Apple is not reading here. If you wish to let them know how you feel, use the feedback page:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

The name of the device comes from the device itself. I would check with Logitech and see if this is something that can be done via the device. I've not witnessed changing the name of Bluetooth devices on anything I've used in the past.

Nice to know. Glad you got some information from them.

Actually, while Chris is correct in that the device name is indeed supplied by the manufacturer, it is apple who needs to get off their butts and supply us with a solution. Can you imagine every hardware manufacturer trying to reinvent the wheel here and then getting it to work on each device? Android is capable of renaming devices and Apple already knows how to do it as well. Unfortunately, it is a function only available for Mac users. In Bluetooth settings on Mac OS, you can simply 2-finger click a device and then select the rename option. Please Apple, release this option along with IOS 9.

kblaquiere wrote:

Actually, .... it is apple who needs to get off their butts and supply us with a solution. .... Please Apple, release this option along with IOS 9.

This is a user to user support forum. Apple does not participate here, and if you want them to hear your opinion, you need to go to the feedback page HERE, and click on the appropriate subject.

HI Chris, Always good advice to encourage folks to send in feedback to Apple. Thanks for making that easy by supplying the link. Whereas it is true Apple does not participate in these discussions by responding to posts, they do read them. I know that because on several occasions I have been contacted by Apple to follow-up on I wrote. I must say they were very polite, very interested, and eager to get more hard data from me to aid their troubleshooting. I am not advocating 100's of people post about the same frustration concerning a functionality limitation. But one or two such posts may get Apple's attention. Most importantly, it helps to rally the troops to sent in those feedback reports!

How would you even rename a Bluetooth device like a pair of earbuds (from the earbuds themselves)?

This has to be enabled in iOS. It's no big deal to keep track of each device and provide a user-friendly name on the connection screen.

If I could up vote this I would. I have been asking for this for a long time. I have duplicates of some devices and it is a PITA to try and select the right one.