

In my case I wanted my device name to show as “ DroidViews Galaxy S9+” in place of “ Galaxy S9+ DroidViews“.To replace the existing device name with the name of your choice.Īdb shell settings put global device_name "DroidViews Galaxy S9+".Doing so will show your phone’s model name stored in the device’s Settings database.When the command window is launched, type the following command and hit the Enter key.Īdb shell settings get global device_name.Launch a command window by pressing the Shift+right click on the mouse on any empty space inside the folder window and selecting the “Open command window here” option. Its location depends on where you installed the ADB and fastboot drivers. Navigate to the platform-tools directory.

Just make sure to run the commands without adding “adb shell” in the beginning. You can also perform the following steps using Terminal Emulator on your device.

I remember writing a tutorial on changing Android device name for WiFi, Hotspot and Bluetooth on Android devices, but what we are talking about today is pretty different.Įditing the ro.product.model entry in the Build.prop still works but doing that doesn’t change the device’s name everywhere. To change Android phone name though, you do not require root privilege. So, if you own a rooted phone, here’s how you can change Android device model number using the steps described below. It was really very easy for the rooted users to change Android device model number on KitKat, Lollipop and older versions of the OS but things changed after the introduction of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Changing the model name or number is not something every Android user seeks to do but it’s still a useful trick for some users.
