For many years you have been using an Apple device but you might not know all its details. I recently had to access Find my iPhone and I realized that my device did not have an appropriate name. They were simply called iPhone or Alltop9’s Apple Watch. So, I decided to modify them and make them all homogeneous. Here’s guide on how to change the name of your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, iWatch, AirPods or any Apple device.
Type in the new name for your Mac in the text box. Laura McCamy/Business Insider 4. Once you exit the Sharing window, your computer's hostname will automatically change to match your new computer. If you bought, inherited, were given, or found on the street a Mac that was previously owned and not wiped clean, you can wind up with apps installed that are registered to a previous user.
Steps to Change the Name to the Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, iWatch, AirPods & All
In this article, we will see how to change our Apple devices name to our required name. To change your Apple device name follow the steps below.
How to change the name to a Mac
Changing the name to a Mac is quite simple. To do this, we only have to access System Preferences> Share. There you can see a field with the “Name of the computer”. Click on Edit and put the name that you want and then save the changes.
After editing the name, the modified name of your Mac will be shown on the shared network and other places like Find my iPhone.
How to change the name to an iPhone or iPad
Method 1:
If you want to change the name to an iPhone or an iPad, you have two options. The first is the one shown in the below image, where from iTunes we will access the information of our device and double click on its name. By doing this, we can modify it as we wish.
Method 2:
The alternative method is to access Settings> General> About and edit the Name of the iPhone or iPad. In addition to changing in Search for my iPhone, the name of the network created when you share the internet from this device will be modified.
How to change the name to an Apple Watch or AirPods
Altering the name of our Apple Watch is also very simple. As before, from the Watch app on the iPhone itself and go to Settings> General> About and then change the name.
AirPods also have a name that can be changed. Doing it has a trick since we need to take out one of them and place it in our ear. After placing it in our ear, in the iPhone, go to Settings> Bluetooth and press the round icon of the “i”. There we can modify the AirPods name.
That is it. We are done with changing the names in all of our Apple devices Mac, iPhone, iPad, iWatch, AirPods, iPod. Now you have your own collection of names for all your Apple devices. You can check it from the app Find my iPhone or from iCloud.com, where you can see all the devices with names, depending on the devices you have.
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Which Apple devices do you use more?
The MAC (media access controller) address is a unique identification number for your computer’s networking hardware. Generally, it just works, but sometimes you need to change it. Apple and Microsoft don’t make it easy to change your MAC address, but it is possible.
Why Would You Want to Change it?
This setting doesn’t give you any speed or performance benefit. It’s like the phone number of your hardware. If you change it to an existing number, you’ll confuse your network.
The most common reason for changing your MAC address is some other device is locked to an old address. Your router or another piece of hardware might only accept or give out connections to a particular MAC address. I ran into this problem once connecting to my office computer. The IT help desk was closed, but I needed to connect to the network with a different laptop. Once I changed my new laptop to my old laptop’s MAC address I got into the network.
Another reason to change your MAC address is for wifi networks that limit the time or number of connections. You shouldn’t use this to bypass time restrictions on a network, but you can transfer your connection time to another MAC address. For example, you might sign up for a few hours of Wi-Fi on your tablet. Then want to use your laptop on the network. Instead of paying for another connection, changing your laptop’s MAC to the MAC address of your tablet might get you out of paying for an extra connection.
Be Ethical:
Finally, someone can track you through your MAC address. You might want to change it each time you connect to a network or just use a random address.
How to Find a MAC Address On a PC
If you’re on a PC, the easiest way is through the command prompt. Type
ipconfig /all
and you’ll see all your network interfaces and the physical address. That’s the MAC address.
You can also find it by going to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections. Then right-click on the network adapter and pick Status > Details. Again, the physical address is the MAC address.
PC Command Prompt Tips: Here’s a list of cool command prompt tips. You can even install apps from the command prompt.How to Find a MAC Address On a Mac
If you’re on a wireless network, hold down the
Select the interface you’re checking, then go to
You can also type
ifconfig
in terminal, and that will tell you the MAC address of all your interfaces.
The Easy Way to Change This on a Mac
The best program I’ve found for this on the Mac is WifiSpoof. It’s $9.99, but they offer a free 2-week trial. It not only makes it easy to change the address but runs as a menu bar icon if you want. It can randomize the MAC address each time it’s run. If you’re concerned about tracking, this is the app for you.
If all you want is a simple way to change the address, Mac MACSpoof does this for a $4.99 optional purchase. The interface isn’t as slick and the app requires an additional “helper” app to install.
The Easy Way to Change This on a PC
Just like on a Mac, a third-party software makes this easy for a PC. For example, Technitium MAC Address Changer is a free program that does this for you.
What I like about this app is it lets you pick a random MAC address if all you’re interested in is changing the address for testing purposes. It also enables you to know which addresses are active.
NoVirusThanks’s MAC Address Changer is another free program. It has fewer options, but it is easier to use than Technitium’s version.
Windows 10 users: Your computer’s hardware might support automatic MAC randomization.The Direct Way to Change This on a Mac
If you feel comfortable in the OS X terminal type the command
sudo ifconfig en0 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Replacing the XX with the number of the new MAC address.
The Direct Way to Change This on a PC
Similar to the direct way on a Mac, this way works without third-party software. Head on over to Device Manager. Then click the disclosure triangle and find the adapter you want to change. Again remember, each type of adapter uses a unique MAC address.
After you find your adapter, click
Remember to Change It Back
Whichever option you choose, don’t forget to change the MAC address back when you’re done. If you don’t, you might have problems on other networks. If your goal is to use a random address, you might have trouble if someone is already using that MAC address.
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