How to change name of bluetooth keyboard?

[itsliz89]

Hi all,

I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard for my macbook pro. I got it a while ago and remember that a friend of mine had used it with his macbook once just to try it out. I haven't used the keyboard for some months and decided to start using it again recently, however, every time I turn it on, it is recognized as "John Smith's keyboard" rather than my name. I'm rather annoyed since it's always been my keyboard! I'm browsing around and can't seem to figure out how to change the name of the keyboard. Help please?

[Cyclotrode]

System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse/Bluetooth

Under Bluetooth Keyboard you should be able to change the name.

[itsliz89]

Fantastic, thank you!

[animesux]

It's a bit different now if anyone still has this problem with snow leopard. Now you go to system preferences, bluetooth, click on the keyboard on the box and then click the modify gear looking thing at the bottom of the list, click rename, rename, and there was much rejoicing.

[offwidafairies]

how do you change the name of other devices - for example the wii remote?

[CJS7070]

System Preferences > Bluetooth > (Select the device) > (click the little gear in the bottom left) > Rename

[offwidafairies]

System Preferences > Bluetooth > (Select the device) > (click the little gear in the bottom left) > Rename

it doesn't give the option to RENAME, only to UPDATE DEVICE NAME, but that doesn't seem to do anything

[Diggity Dang]

it doesn't give the option to RENAME, only to UPDATE DEVICE NAME, but that doesn't seem to do anything

Did you ever get an answer to this? I am having the same issue... thanks in advance!

[Bamboeater]

Hi, i got the exact same problem.
I tried out my keyboard and mouse on a mac since i was in another town for a few days so it wasnt my pc.

When i got home and connected them it said rebeccas keyboard and mouse, which is well annoying since im a guy, duh.

I changed the names there was no probs at first. Everytime i used it, it said my name after i changed it. But then i didnt use it for few months, and connected it to my PC again, its a windows machine btw, which i've built, and it says rebeccas keyboard and mouse again. And ofc i changed it again. and then didnt use it for some months.

And few days ago i got my iphone 4 and wanted to try out with the keyboard and *surprise!* rebeccas keyboard! Gaaaah :mad::mad:, im getting mad anybody that can help? or is it a must to change it on a mac?

[HeldTheAncient]

Solution: connect your keyboard to your mac via bluetooth. Run software update. There should be an available updated called something like "aluminum keyboard software." Install the updates and then you should have the option of renaming the keyboard from the bluetooth menu.

[didb]

It's a bit different now if anyone still has this problem with snow leopard. Now you go to system preferences, bluetooth, click on the keyboard on the box and then click the modify gear looking thing at the bottom of the list, click rename, rename, and there was much rejoicing.

Jst wanted to say thanks here. It did kind of bug me for a while :)

[QuakeProd]

Thanks for this thread.. I couldnt find it out and it was killing me! lol

[John T]

I couldnt find it out and it was killing me! lol

A bit of logical thinking usually does the trick! :)

[mex4eric]

It worked fine in Snow Leopard, but has stopped working in Lion.

Wait for 10.7.1?

Neither Rename nor Update Name work.

[tirerim]

It worked fine in Snow Leopard, but has stopped working in Lion.

Wait for 10.7.1?

Neither Rename nor Update Name work.

Nope, doesn't work in 10.7.1 either... at least, not on my iMac. It works fine on my MacBook Air, but devices which have been renamed on the Air still only show up by address on the iMac. Kind of annoying when I have a keyboard, trackpad, and mouse, and have to remember which is which by MAC address. I've submitted a bug to Apple, though, so maybe it will be fixed eventually...

[claidheamdanns]

System Preferences > Bluetooth > (Select the device) > (click the little gear in the bottom left) > Rename

Thanks! that did the trick for me!

[sbhabyn]

I think I have all the updates, but still cannot rename my Bluetooth Device using the 'gear'. Is the problem still not fixed ? Come on Apple. Mac 10.6 OSX Snow Leopard

[SimJ]

System Preferences > Bluetooth > (Select the device) > (click the little gear in the bottom left) > Rename

Hi,

New here.

Thank You so much!

This has been bugging me for a while.

Just fixed.

(Using Snow Leopard).

Many Thanks.