How to change the name of your Android device in Play Store, Google Assistant and more


Every Android phone, tablet, smart watch, TV and other device has a model name assigned by the manufacturer. The name appears in a few different places, including the Play Store desktop website, Google Assistant, and the Google Find My Device tool. Sometimes the model name is easily recognizable (for example “Google Pixel 3” or “Nokia 7.2”), but in other cases it can be an incomprehensible string of characters and numbers.

Some manufacturers are better than others when it comes to device names. Samsung is particularly bad, as most of its phones and tablets use names like “SM-A102U1” or “SM-G955F” instead of easily recognizable product names. Chromebooks can also be difficult to identify on Google Play, as they are generally called by the name of the hardware platform (for example, “coral” or “hatch”) rather than the name of the laptop.

These names are not very useful.

Fortunately, Google makes it easy to rename your Android devices. Better yet, your changes are synced across all Google services, so you don’t even have to set names in multiple places. Here’s how to do it.

How to change the name of your Android device

If you’re in a desktop browser, the easiest way to view your full list of devices (and change their names) is from Google Play Settings. It shows all the Android devices registered in your Google account.

To change the name of a device, simply click on the ‘Edit’ button, enter a new name and click on the ‘Update’ button when finished. Super simple.Your changes will be synced instantly in Google Assistant, Play Store site, Find my device and anywhere else Google shows your connected devices.

The Play Store website doesn’t work very well on phones, so if you’re on a mobile device, it’s probably easier to open the Find My Device web page.

Your device list will be displayed at the top, and once you select the desired device, just tap on the name to change it. Interestingly, the Find My Device app on the Play Store doesn’t allow you to change device names, just the website.