How to Change AirDrop Name on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

How to Change AirDrop Name on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Many people put their name for AirDrop on their devices, whether it should be iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Are you one of them if yes then you need a fancy and cool name for your AirDrop.

Putting a person’s name is quite boring right? so probably need to change it and put a unique name. Which should be outstanding, so if you want to change your AirDrop name on iPhone, iPad, or Mac but don’t know how to do it. Then read our new guide How to Change AirDrop Name on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

After reading this guide on How to change the AirDrop name on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, I assure you will not be regretting on why you clicked on this blog. At the end of the article, we have given some cool and unique AirDrop names if you are not having any idea what to put on AirDrop.

How to Change AirDrop Name on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

In this blog, I will show you how to change the AirDrop name on any Apple device. So stick to the guide till the end.

How do I change my AirDrop name and picture?

If you follow the steps given below. Then you could easily change the AirDrop name and picture within seconds. So once you reached step 4 click on the profile picture. And change it then that picture will be used for AirDrop.

How do I change my iPhone name?

To change your iPhone name click Settings>General>About>Name. And edit your name on your iPhone and once done click on done.

How to turn off AirDrop?

If you don’t want to receive or send any kind of file or picture. Then you could simply turn it off. First, swipe down to open Control Center and tap on the upper left control group. Click on the AirDrop icon and tap Receiving off.

How to Change AirDrop Name on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

So first we are going to show how to change the AirDrop name on iPhone then on iPad and Mac. So read the steps to understand it fully.

How to Change Your AirDrop Name on iPhone

If you are in the sender’s contacts. And tried to change your AirDrop name by changing your iPhone’s name. Then you might have also noticed that the AirDrop name has not changed yet. Changing the device name works on Mac and iPad. But on iPhone AirDrop’s name is linked to your contacts. That’s why you have to change the names listed in your contact lists. So here are the steps on how to change the AirDrop name on iPhone.

• Open the settings app.
• Click General.

• Tap on About.

• Click on Name.

And click Done once finished editing your name.

How to Change Your AirDrop Name on iPhone

If you know how to change the AirDrop name on your iPhone. Then it would be simple for you to change the AirDrop name on iPad. But remember changing the iPad name will also change the name displayed on Wi-Fi networks. And also when you connect your iPad to your computer.

Here are the steps on how to do it;

• First, open the settings app. Click general.
• And click on about.

• Then click Name.

• And just type your new AirDrop name. And click Done once finished.

How Do I Change My AirDrop Name on Mac?

• First, click on the Apple icon. And click System Settings.

• And select General.
• Then tap on About.

• Click on the Name section. To type a new AirDrop name for your Mac.

Note: You might need to restart your Mac after changing the name for AirDrop.

How To Change AirDrop Name On Mac Using Terminal Command

Apple’s terminal is having lots of capabilities. And one of them is changing AirDrop. So here are the steps on how to do it.

• Press command+Space. And search for Terminal.
• And click on it.
• Then enter this code sudo scutil –set ComputerName[New AirDrop name].
• And hit enter, then enter the administrator name and password.

AirDrop Name Won’t Change

There are times when AirDrop will show the wrong name even after changing it. In this case, try restarting your Apple device. And further, push force-restating.

Some cool and unique AirDrop names

1. i-Ronman (Ironman/marvel reference)
2. iKnow
3. $999 (The price of your iPhone – pretty funny, cause expensive)
4. iCheap (Just ironic)
5. Vibrator
6. My Notch Is Huge
7. Scratch Magnet 2000
8. Undercover iPad
9. iPod v2
10. T-800 (Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger)
11. T-X (Again Terminator, maybe cool if you have an iPhone X)
12. iBone
13. Outdated
14. iBrick
15. iSpy
16. iCharge (maybe if you have one of those you need to charge all the time)
17. Lean Mean Tinder Machine
18. Transfer to get a virus (Airdrop troll)
19. Nokia 3310
20. Anton (Guilfoyle’s server in Silicon Valley)
21. 42
22. The fly on the wall
23. iPhone.exe
24. Undercover Android
25. Android but better
26. Samsung 2.0
27. Graphite, Pacific Blue, etc. (iPhone colour scheme)
28. Enter device name here
29. Pear (Great for when you ask your Google Home to pair to pear)
30. Timewaster
31. get name(); (Coding reference, could also be print name(); or similar)
32. Nintendo 2.0
33. Math.random().toString(36).substring(7); (JS reference, dev’s will understand)
34. iPhone you
35. Please save me
36. Drop it like it’s hot (AirDrop)
37. iBreak
38. No Drop Zone
39. Drop Zone
40. iCandy
41. Remote detonator
42. The Titanic (To watch it sync)
43. FBI Surveillance Van
44. MiPhone
45. iTrackyou
46. Phoney McPhoneface
47. Timewaster
48. name. device
49. Bananaphone
50. Bat phone
51. Chatterbox
52. Touch-to-go bling

Bottom Line

In this article, we showed you How to Change AirDrop Name on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Now with the help of this blog, you could personalize the AirDrop name on any Apple device. If you found this blog helpful then do comment in the comment section.

Related: How to Update to macOS Ventura from macOS Monterey.

FAQs

How Do You Change AirDrop To Everyone On A Mac?

It is too easy to change the AirDrop name to everyone on Mac. Simply click on the Comtrol center icon and select AirDrop and click on Everyone.

What Name Shows Up On AirDrop?

The name of your device will be shown to the receiver or sender. When you use AirDrop to send or receive any file from one device to another.

How Do I Reset My Apple Airdrop?

So if you are trying to use AirDrop to send or receive any file. But AirDrop is not showing up then here’s how to reset Apple AirDrop.

For Mac: Click on the control center icon>AirDrop> and select Everyone, Contacts Only, or No One.

For iPhone: Open settings app>General>AirDrop> appropriate option. This will change the settings of your AirDrop.