rename bluetooth devices

tranquility.zen wrote:

Well it’s 2018

And still no ability to change the user alias for a Bluetooth device

Both of those statements are true.

You might want to let Apple know how you feel:

Product Feedback - Apple

Well it’s 2018

And still no ability to change the user alias for a Bluetooth device

False...my Android phone can do it... not my iPad.

Very sad because I have plenty of Omni 20 soundbox and I never know which one it is and have to try every omni20 from my list

Actually many other OSes and phones let you rename from the “suggested name” output by the device. Android, or Mac OS as two prominent examples.

I have two Ford cars and both stereos show up as just “Sync” and it is always a crapshoot which one I am connecting to. This is a major obvious UI feature iOS has been neglecting for years.

KiwiCarpenter wrote:

Apples priority’s are horrible. My 7 plus still working horribly after the 8 came out yet updates are fixing glitches with apps I’ve never heard of.

If you didn't hear about the glitch that resulted in your phone crashing (repeatedly I believe) if a specific character from an Indian language was sent to your phone, then it's because you weren't reading the news. That's what the most recent iOS update fixed.

My iPhone 7+ works beautifully under iOS 11.2.6. Most people's do. If you have a specific problem with your phone, you should start your own thread and request help. Unless your issue is with renaming BT devices (no, you can't), you're in the wrong thread. People who might be able to help you won't see your post.

I have this problem too. I bought 4 ceiling speakers working on Bluetooth technology. Now I have four same names in my iPhone and can’t identify necessar. This is very sadly.

Thank you! If everyone reading this with the same complaint suggests it to Apple they will probably listen.

No true. Been able to do it for years on Android phones.

Apples priority’s are horrible. My 7 plus still working horribly after the 8 came out yet updates are fixing glitches with apps I’ve never heard of.

This is a feature of macOS, so Apple knows they can do it, and as some time believed it was useful. I too hope strongly that Apple brings the feature over to iOS; not having this feature is incredibly irritating, quite confusing, and very time wasting.

no the name is given by the device and can not be changed not on any phones or computers as far as I know

I know it's really annoying. The other thing is there are some devices which connect automatically and the only way to disconnect is to "forget" the device. Not a very elegant solution.

I just switched from android to apple with the new iphone 6s.

I really hope that apple updates their software to allow renaming of bluetooth devices...android has been allowing this capability for years.

I very much agree. A good friend of mine has a Galaxay Note 4 and we coincidently have the same headphones. It is awesome being able share music/ watching movies from one smartphone to the two bluetooth headsets. But while he can see clearly what the devices are called as he changed the names of each one immediately to differentiate. I am stuck doing trial and error and "forgetting" devices over and over again in a lengthy and completely unnecessary process... :/ Please Apple. Update the Bluetooth software for the iPhone! You may lose customers over this issue.

I know this is a pretty old post now, but like others who have replied to this, I used to have a Samsung Galaxy running Android and was able to change the name of the bluetooth device connecting to my phone. This was really helpful as I have two Ford cards and both label their bluetooth as "Ford Audio". Often the bluetooth wouldn't automatically connect so I had to select it - that's when the guesswork comes in, which one to select.

Surely it can't be that difficult to allow users to remap the name of the device to a users chosen name. It's the one Android feature I truly miss.