[arm-allstar] iphone name change

Buddy Brannan buddy at brannan.name
Mon Jul 25 21:02:40 EDT 2022


Yes, you can, and probably should, change your phone’s name. 

Go to Settings / General / About. You’ll find your phone’s name there. Just change it, then back out of settings. 


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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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> On Jul 25, 2022, at 8:16 PM, Ron WA2WWK via ARM-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm running my node on an iphone hotspot.  The name changed from iphone to
> iphone(2) to iphone(3).  The  first change was after an update while the
> second was when in close proximity to several phones for a week.  Is this
> common and if so, can I change it to my call sign or something else.
> Apparently, the node looks at the hotspot name and password, not the MAC
> address.  Any ideas?  Thanks for your help.  WA2WWK Ron
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