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How do I permanently change the name of a Bluetooth device across all devices? (leminal.space)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can’t. The BT name is baked into the device’s firmware and will always show up as that on newly paired devices.

The best you can do is rename it on devices that allow it like Android or iOS.