How do you rename it on the device?

John Diakogeorgiou

> On Sep 23, 2015, at 10:13 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello Cristobal,  
> 
> This is an excellent question.
> 
> There are two ways to rename your iOS device while it is connected to iTunes 
> 12.x:
> 
> Just so you know, I just renamed my iPhone using iTunes 12.3 for Windows.
> 
> The first way is to click on the name of your device in the iTunes 12 summary 
> view.  This will open an edit field in which you can type in any name you 
> like.  The name of the device is just to the right of the photo which is 
> located in the upper left corner of the display.   Please keep in mind that I 
> am using the ZoomText screen magnifier on this particular computer.  Thus, I 
> have not performed this action using a screen reader such as Jaws for Windows.
> 
> The second way is to simply rename the device, on the device itself, while it 
> is attached to iTunes.  Doing so will immediately change the name of the 
> device in the iTunes Summary view.
> 
> Mark
> 
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Cristóbal
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 6:29 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Renaming an i-Device with iTunes 12.3
> 
> Hello list,
> So for the longest I’ve stayed on iTunes 11, but recently updated to the 
> latest software version. Needless to say, it’s been… a transition.
> Anyway, the one thing I can’t seem to figure out is how to go about changing 
> a device’s name. I recently got my wife to give up her old 4S for a 5C and 
> wanted to rename the 4S to something else, but for the life of me, I can’t 
> find out where. 
> With the older versions of iTunes, you could bring that option up with the 
> context menu/applications key (Windows) when on the device’s name in the 
> listview and select the rename device option and presto, but apparently not 
> with iTunes 12.3.
> Can anyone point me to the right direction?
> Thanks,
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