{"id":90,"date":"2025-08-08T19:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T19:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a.flowindsurfing.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/how-to-change-the-name-of-your-airpods\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:39:39","slug":"how-to-change-the-name-of-your-airpods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/how-to-change-the-name-of-your-airpods\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the name of your AirPods"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Giving your AirPods a new name is an easy and quick way to some personality to your earbuds. Below we\u2019ll show you how to change your AirPods name to anything you want.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apple gives most of its devices generic names during the setup process, however it\u2019s easy to customise this if you want something a little more unique to set your AirPods<\/a> apart from the crowd.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to change your AirPods\u2019 name in just a few short steps. <\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll need:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • AirPods<\/li>\n
  • An iOS device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Short Version\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    • Unlock your iPhone<\/li>\n
    • Make sure your AirPods are connected<\/li>\n
    • Open Settings<\/li>\n
    • Tap the AirPods option<\/li>\n
    • Tap the Name Box<\/li>\n
    • Edit the name<\/li>\n
    • Hit Back to save<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      1. \n
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        Step 1.<\/h3>\n

        Unlock your iPhone<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        Start by unlocking your iPhone. The process is also the same the same on an iPad, however we\u2019ll be using iPhone screenshots below.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n
        \n

        Step 2.<\/h3>\n

        Make sure your AirPods are connected<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        Open the lid of your AirPods to make sure they\u2019re connected before starting the next step. You don\u2019t need to be wearing them, your iOS device just needs to recognised they\u2019re connected.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. \n
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        Step 3.<\/h3>\n

        Open Settings<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        Once your AirPods are connected, Open up the Settings app. This is signified by the cog icon shown in the image above. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      4. \n
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        Step 4.<\/h3>\n

        Tap the AirPods option<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        Just below your account information, there\u2019s a specific settings box for AirPods. Note, this will only appear when AirPods are connected. Tap it to open up the AirPods option. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      5. \n
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        Step 5.<\/h3>\n

        Tap the Name box<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        Inside the AirPods settings menu there\u2019s a box titled Name \u2013 this is where you name your AirPods. There will be a default name already assigned, however this can be tweaked.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      6. \n
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        Step 6.<\/h3>\n

        Edit the name<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        Tap the box and edit the name to whatever you\u2019d like. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      7. \n
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        Step 7.<\/h3>\n

        Hit Back to confirm<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        2Once you\u2019ve decided on the name, hit Back to save the changes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

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        Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n
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        Can you use emojis in the name?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

        Yes, you can use various different character and emojis in the name of your AirPods.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

        \n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Giving your AirPods a new name is an easy and quick way to some personality to your earbuds. Below we\u2019ll show you how to change your AirPods name to anything you want. Apple gives most of its devices generic names during the setup process, however it\u2019s easy to customise this if you want something a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-audio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":395,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90\/revisions\/395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}