Oddly enough, if you want to pick a new Bluetooth name for your keyboard, mouse or trackpad, you do change this via the Bluetooth section of System Preferences. How to change the Bluetooth name for your accessories If you go back and open the Bluetooth section of System Preferences, you'll see, on the left, the name under which your Mac is discoverable over Bluetooth - and sure enough, our modified name is there. There's no 'save' button - just click off the name field and the change will take effect. (Changing the Computer Name also changing the access address that your Mac occupies on the local network.)Ĥ. Click that field and triple-click to select the whole name (or just delete the bits you want to replace), then type in whatever you like. Your Mac's Bluetooth name will be the same as its 'Computer Name', which is at the top of this menu. It's on the third row, with an icon that looks like a road sign.ģ. Read next: How to fix a broken Bluetooth mouse | How to fix a broken Bluetooth keyboard | How to fix Bluetooth ProblemsĢ. Here's how to give your Mac a new Bluetooth name. In any case, it's very straightforward to change your Mac's Bluetooth name, although the option where you change this is hidden in a section of System Preferences where you might not have thought to look. For various reasons you might not want it to include this information - or you might want to include a witty joke, as some people do with their Wi-Fi routers. Your Mac's Bluetooth name is visible to all and sundry, and by default includes your name and the type of Mac you own.
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