AirDrop lets you lot speedily transfer files wirelessly between iPhones, iPads, and Macs. When you share a document, the recipient will see the name of the sending device. If you'd like to change your AirDrop name, information technology only takes a few steps. Here's how to practise it.

Before we begin, it's important to know that your device's AirDrop name is the aforementioned as the full general device proper noun that you might see while backing upward your iPhone or iPad or in a list of devices in your iCloud business relationship. By default, this name will be your first proper noun and the model name, such as "Benj's iPhone eight" or "Linda's iPad Pro." To modify the name, nosotros'll need to visit Settings.

Get-go, open "Settings" on your iPhone or iPad.

In Settings, navigate to General > About.

In Settings > General, tap "About."

In the About carte du jour, you'll see the current AirDrop almost the acme of the screen. Tap "Name" to enter a new name.

In "About," tap "Name."

On the Name screen, tap the text entry area and type in the new name for your device, then tap "Done." This name volition besides be the device's AirDrop proper noun.

Enter the new AirDrop name and tap "Done."

The side by side time you lot send a certificate over AirDrop, the receiving iPhone, iPad, or Mac will see the new proper noun that you just entered.

An example of the new AirDrop name on a Mac.

Have fun sending photos and videos wirelessly through the air as if by magic. Imagine if you went back 200 years and told someone y'all could do this—they'd immediately want to buy an iPhone. Too bad for them!

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