How to Change Your Name in AirDrop on iPhone
Changing your AirDrop name on an iPhone involves a change that you may not want to make. Luckily, that’s not true on the iPad and Mac, as we’ll see in the next two sections. AirDrop on the iPhone uses the name you have for yourself in your Contacts card. Changing your name there changes how you appear in AirDrop, but it also changes your name in all uses that access your contact card. For instance, if we wanted to change the AirDrop name from “Sam” to “Mister X,” anytime Safari tries to autofill the name in a form on a website, it would use “Mister X” as the first name. Potentially annoying! Still, if you want to change your name in AirDrop on your iPhone, here’s how to do it:
How to Change Your Name in AirDrop on iPad
The process for changing your name on AirDrop on an iPad is different than on an iPhone. It doesn’t involve changing your name in contacts. Instead, you change the name of your iPad itself (which is good; it’s definitely less disruptive than changing your contact info). Here’s what to do:
How to Change Your Name in AirDrop on Mac
Changing your AirDrop name on a Mac is different from both iPhone and iPad, though it’s pretty similar to the iPad version. Just follow these steps:
