Of course you know that you can change the name of your iPhone, but did you also know that you can use an emoji for this? You set this up in the following way.
Emoji as a name for your iPhone
Your own iPhone also has a name, of course. This is often ‘iPhone from
Other users will see your name when sharing a photo via AirDrop, among other things, and you will also see it when you connect to other devices. You will also see the name when you switch on your personal hotspot. It is therefore nice if you are satisfied with this name.
You have to be careful when setting an emoji as a name for your iPhone. Not all devices support the emoji. Are you connecting to a device that doesn’t support the emoji? Then you sometimes see several question marks with the name.
To set an emoji as a name for your iPhone, follow the steps below.
Set emoji as name for your iPhone
- Open the ‘Settings’ app on your iPhone;
- Scroll down and go to ‘General’;
- Choose ‘Info > Name’;
- The keyboard appears automatically. Tap the key with the emoji character;
- Select the emoji you want, tap the globe, then “Done.”
You can of course also set multiple emoji as a name or make a combination of emoji, letters and numbers. Almost all emoji are at your disposal. You can change your iPhone name as often as you like. The steps above also work if you want to change the name of your iPad.
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