How to Change Your Bluetooth Name on an iPhone 7

The Bluetooth capabilities on your iPhone 7 allow the device to pair with other Bluetooth devices, such as headphones, keyboards, fitness equipment, cars, and more.

One of the pieces of information that these devices transmit to one another is their device name. Your iPhone’s Bluetooth name is the name that is assigned to it and is probably your first name, followed by “iPhone.”

Unfortunately, this can be confusing in situations with multiple devices with similar-sounding names, which can leave you wondering how to change the Bluetooth name on your iPhone 7.

This is accomplished through the Settings menu on your device and should only take a moment or two. You will then be able to change your Bluetooth name on your iPhone 7 to a name that is easier to recognize.

How to Change the iPhone 7 Bluetooth Name

The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 7 Plus in iOS 10.3.1. These steps are going to change the Bluetooth name on your iPhone 7 by changing the device name.

So while this will change the way that your iPhone is identified over Bluetooth connections, it will also change the way that it is identified over other networks as well, such as Wi-Fi.

Step 1: Tap the Settings icon.

open the iphone 7 settings menu

Step 2: Scroll down and select the General option.

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Step 3: Touch the About button at the top of the menu.

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Step 4: Tap the Name button at the top of the screen. Note that the name listed there is the current Bluetooth name for your iPhone.

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Step 5: Touch the x button at the right side of the field to delete the current device name, then enter the new Bluetooth name for your iPhone. You can tap the About button at the top-left of the screen to return to the previous menu, or you can press the Home button under your screen to exit the Settings menu entirely.

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Now that you know how to change your Bluetooth name on an iPhone 7, you can set it to something that is more useful to networks and other devices.

Summary – Switching iPhone Bluetooth Name

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Select General.
  3. Choose About.
  4. Select Name.
  5. Delete the old name and enter a new one.

If there are Bluetooth devices listed on your iPhone’s Bluetooth menu and you aren’t using them anymore, then read about deleting Bluetooth devices from your iPhone. Additionally, you can often turn Bluetooth off to save battery life, or if you keep connecting to a Bluetooth device that you don’t want to connect with.