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Former Member's avatar
Former Member
2 years ago

In My Profile, under Trusted Devices, how do I update the name of my device?

Under Trusted Devices and Browsers, the name of my iPhone is incorrect. It lists my iPhone 14 as the name of my previous iPhone 12. I deactivated the device as someone advised in another discussion and logged in again with my iPhone 14 but it still sees it as my iPhone 12. How can I update the device name so it displays correctly?


1Password Version: 8.10.20
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: macOS 14.1.2
Browser: Safari

  • bugwhat's avatar
    bugwhat
    New Contributor

    There are a lot of websites that will just show the generic name and a few that will show the actual name that you have selected in your iPhone.
    Their is nothing on your end to fix that.
    Yes would be nice to show the actual name of your device, but I think it depends on the server software.
    Yahoo used to show the actual name of device on their website, but they changed their server software and now you only see the generic name.
    Most bank websites do show the actual device name if your using their credit card added to Apple pay wallet..
    Most people do not even know that their devices even have a name and it is always default name like the generic.
    Your smart to be aware that every device you should change the name to a nick name or something that you know and is recognizing to who ever you airdrop with will see, but does not it give you away to hackers.
    That way you want be targeted.
    To change device name go to
    iPhone (path) setting, general, about name.
    After changing you might need to restart and give it about 15min for it to change.
    I have iOS 17 and it shows generic, but it also shows older version of iOS there that should be fixed.
    Again if deauthorized and just signing using app it wan tell you the iOS version which is better than showing the wrong version.

  • @xp0etmarcr

    I'm happy that the steps cleared the old device name. If I recall correctly, iOS 16 and later reports your device as a generic "iPhone" in order to protect your privacy.

    -Dave

  • Former Member's avatar
    Former Member

    After following your instructions, it doesn't display the name of my previous iPhone anymore. It now displays the generic 'iPhone', not the actual name I chose in Settings, but with the correct iOS version which is better than it was before. I can live with this.

    Thanks for your assistance, Dave.

  • Hello @xp0etmarcr! 👋

    I'm sorry that the name of your iPhone isn't updating after you deauthorized the iPhone. Can you try these steps to uninstall and reinstall the 1Password for iOS app:

    1. Log in to your 1Password account on 1Password.com (in the browser, not the app).
    2. Verify that you can see all of your items in the browser. If there is anything missing then stop here and let me know.
    3. Download and save the Emergency Kit for your account: Get to know your Emergency Kit
    4. Reset the 1Password app on your iPhone: How to reset the 1Password app on a specific device
    5. Add your 1Password account back to your 1Password for iPhone app.

    Does "Trusted Devices and Browsers" now show the correct information?

    -Dave

  • Kakkoister2's avatar
    Kakkoister2
    New Contributor

    @xp0etmarcr At this time it isn't possible to edit device names