How to rename your Android phone or tablet in Google Play Store
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Sometimes Google Play Store gives very strange names to our Android devices. It is not a rare case when Android phone has name i9505-Verizon or even more silly Unnamed in My Devices list of the Play Store.
Nowadays most people have more than one Android device using the same Google Account. So it is very important that you could distinguish all your phones and tablets.
Just imagine that you are about to install a new Android app using your PC, it is time to choose the phone and you have to choose between Unnamed device and another Unnamed Device. That’s annoying. But I want you to know that you can easily rename your Android phone or tablet in Google Play Store.
How to rename your Android phone or tablet in Google Play Store
All your gadgets will show up. Click on the Editnear the device you want to rename:
Type a new name for your Android phone in the Nickname field.
Click Update:
Results of renaming
Android devices have been renamed: Now you will know for sure which device you are installing apps to:
As you can see it is not difficult to rename Android phone or tablet in Google Play Store. You can do it in a few steps.
Adam Swift
Adam is a real tech maniac. He likes to spend time testing phones, tablets, laptops, as well as any other technical devices, and write practical manuals on their functions. He often sleeps all day, but always works at night.
Adam bought his first computer in 1999, being an absolute beginner who never held a computer mouse in his hands. He began to study Windows, constantly experimented and often crashed the operating system. But six months later, he was able to reinstall Windows 98 from a scratch on his own, fix almost any software problem on a PC, he also did hardware upgrades and realized that computers, operating systems and programs are now his biggest passion.
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