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cameronjpu

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Aug 24, 2007
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Hey Apple I know you don’t want to go around arbitrarily changing the name of people’s iPhones, but after 18 years, doesn’t it make sense to poke a little bit of a finger into the default naming scheme of a new phone? Every phone I see is labeled iPhone (7) or iPhone 11 Pro (3).

Why not insert some code to specify at least what version of hardware it is so people can recognize what device is being shown on Find My? Or is the status quo better in some way that I’m missing?
 
The name is user chosen, and it conflicts with other names on your Apple ID. You can change it yourself, to indicate the actual phone model.
 
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Mine always inherit the name of my previous device when I migrate using a backup. Someday I'll be changing the name of a new iPhone from iPhone 13 mini to whatever iPhone seems like an acceptable replacement at the time.
 
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