Change the name of a Bluetooth accessory
The name of your connected Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, trackpad, games controller or other accessory will appear in Bluetooth settings and menus on your Apple device. To personalise that name or remove personal information from it, you can rename it.
Rename a Bluetooth accessory on iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro
Open Settings, then tap Bluetooth.
In the My Devices section of Bluetooth settings, make sure your Bluetooth accessory shows as connected. If it’s not connected, find out how to connect a Bluetooth accessory to iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro.
Tap the More Info button
next to the connected accessory’s name.Tap Name, then enter a new name.
Rename a Bluetooth accessory on Mac
Choose Apple menu > System Settings (or System Preferences), then click Bluetooth.
In the My Devices section of Bluetooth settings, make sure your Bluetooth accessory shows as connected. If it’s not connected, find out how to connect a Bluetooth accessory to Mac.
If your Mac is using macOS Ventura 13 or later, click the More Info button
next to the connected accessory’s name, then click Name and enter a new name. If using an earlier version of macOS, Control-click the connected accessory’s name, choose Rename, then enter a new name.
Rename a Bluetooth accessory on Apple TV
Open Settings, select Remotes and Devices, then select Bluetooth.
In the My Devices section of Bluetooth settings, make sure your Bluetooth accessory shows as connected. If it’s not connected, find out how to connect a Bluetooth accessory to Apple TV.
Select Rename Device, then enter a new name.
If you can’t rename a Bluetooth accessory
Make sure Bluetooth settings on your device shows the accessory as currently connected.
Make sure the accessory is only connected to your device via Bluetooth, not via a USB cable or wireless dongle, even if the accessory appears in Bluetooth settings.
Unpair (forget) the accessory as described in the Bluetooth articles linked above. If the accessory has a custom name, this may restore its default name.
If the accessory has removable batteries, remove them and wait a few minutes to allow any residual charge to dissipate. If the accessory has a custom name, this may restore its default name.
If the accessory was designed to be configured using a companion app from the manufacturer, check that app for a way to rename or reset the accessory.
If a firmware update for the accessory is available from the manufacturer, install the update.
If you still can’t rename the accessory, or you can rename it but the name doesn’t persist, the accessory may not support custom names on your Apple device.
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