is there a way to change my bluetooth name? it always displays the owner's name.
btw, i got a o2 xda II
I always find that changing the Device ID changed the Bluetooth name.
Go to Settings|About|DeviceID
Device ID
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings\LocalName
it doesnt work. still displays my name on bluetooth.
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t43m4n said:
it doesnt work. still displays my name on bluetooth.
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Soft reset your Xda II after saving the changes you have made in the LocalName.
You will not see the difference in your Device ID in Settings but receiving devices will.
There is another way to change the default name but I have forgotten where it was exactly in the registry. I will try to recall and look for it when I have time.
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t43m4n said:
it doesnt work. still displays my name on bluetooth.
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Soft reset your Xda II after saving the changes you have made in the LocalName.
You will not see the difference in your Device ID in Settings but receiving devices will.
There is another way to change the default name but I have forgotten where it was exactly in the registry. I will try to recall and look for it when I have time.
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how do i edit the localname? i just did what tyfy said.
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HAya guys and galls...
I'm wondering if it is possible to change the Bluetooth name of the Wizard in something else than the Owner name of the Wizard.
I want the info on Owner Information to be different than the bluetooth name.
Don't want to be in a place and someone starts shouting my name because I have bluetooth on, now what I mean?
Is there a registry entry witch you can edit to change the bluetooth name?
I tried a search on XDA, but couldn't find it...
Thanks for the advice....
p50kombi said:
Is there a registry entry witch you can edit to change the bluetooth name?
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actually there is, i don't remember where, but it does not matter at all, because when you change it to your own value, after some time it will revert back to 'owner name' again. i don't know why i when it actually does occur, but i gave up with it...
Okay....
Tnxs for the info...
Anyone got it working though?
Or is it impossible....
Anyone???
afaik the BT name is the same as the ActiveSync device name.
You can change that to anything you like.
I'm afraid thats not the case..
My activesync name is not my bluetooth name..
As a matter of fact, I want the activesync name to be the same as the bluetooth name, that's why I want to change it....
My bluetooth name is the same as the owner info name....
But maybe you can tell me if you know of a registry key that makes the bluetooth name the same as the active sync name?
No one got a clue
There must be some way :roll:
Please....can someone help me
Hope so!!!!
not sure if this is what you mean but to change your bluetooth name go to start/settings/about/device ID and change your device name to whatever you want.
I was wondering how to change this also. My wizard is a T-Mobile USA MDA, and it shows up as "Pocket_PC" in the bluetooth scanners no matter what I name the Activesync connection or the device.
gadgetgirl said:
I was wondering how to change this also. My wizard is a T-Mobile USA MDA, and it shows up as "Pocket_PC" in the bluetooth scanners no matter what I name the Activesync connection or the device.
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Try to pair the device again, may be you haven't set your device name in the first pairing. Bluetooth will not get the name again.
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Yeah, I see it now. It shows up at my owner name, not my device or activesync names.
That's exactly what I mean...
It isn't the activesync name that is displayed..
Anyone got an idea to help us?
Nobody??
Does nobody have an answer for us?
No one knows witch registry key to edit?
i wanna say that the bluetooth name would be the owners name.
i changed my device name and thats what it comes up as in Activesync. im testing it now.
futuresbright said:
not sure if this is what you mean but to change your bluetooth name go to start/settings/about/device ID and change your device name to whatever you want.
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Hi all,
Bluetooth(BT) name and ActiveSync (AS) name are two completly different things:
How to change AS name using WM5 (think it is the same in previous versions):
Settings -> System -> About -> Device ID -> Device Name
How to change BT name (WM5):
change the registry key - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings\LocalName to the value you want
hope it was helpful
Does this keep the Bluetooth name until a hard reset occurs? Someone implied that it reverts on its own after a while.
madzippo said:
How to change BT name (WM5):
change the registry key - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings\LocalName to the value you want
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that's right, but somehow, after some time (i couldn't work out when exactly) it turns back to 'owner name' value.
eva_d said:
madzippo said:
How to change BT name (WM5):
change the registry key - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings\LocalName to the value you want
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that's right, but somehow, after some time (i couldn't work out when exactly) it turns back to 'owner name' value.
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Hi,
I've had this for a long time and it never changed on its own.
As for hard reset, yes it does change to default setting if you hard reset it. but i think it's hard , if not impossible, not to do this.
Tnx
That's what I was looking for!!
Changed it, now lets see if it changes back sometime...
Thanks for the feedback....
What ever question i have, it seems someone has already answered it. I've had my wizard for 4 days now, and i love it, now its been fiddled round to working the way it should. Does anyone know of a small app that will allow me to alter my bluetooth name as and when i wish?
Or do i have to change the registry each time i want to change it?
Hello,
it is possible to change the bluetooth-name of my hermes? default other bluetooth devices found my hermes with my personal name and not with my device-id name.
querschlaeger said:
Hello,
it is possible to change the bluetooth-name of my hermes? default other bluetooth devices found my hermes with my personal name and not with my device-id name.
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This is a "feature" of the MS Bluetooth stack. You can try something like Jetware as an add-on if you really want to change your BT device name...
http://www.jetwaremobile.com/index.htm
goestoeleven said:
This is a "feature" of the MS Bluetooth stack. You can try something like Jetware as an add-on if you really want to change your BT device name...
http://www.jetwaremobile.com/index.htm
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I installed Jetware but I can't find any option to change the bt device names?!
I haven't tried it myself, but I had read that somewhere listed as a feature...
Okay, I found the solution:
You have edit the Registry-Key LocalName (String Value):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings
Perfect.
This post should be included in the Herme's registry tweaks as soon as possible.
JmJ17 said:
Perfect.
This post should be included in the Herme's registry tweaks as soon as possible.
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it's already there
Yesterday I've already answered this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=280121
but was told there is an official way...
Note, that, as I wrote there, the value in the registry is rewritten every time you make a change to the owner's name.
For me it was the Owner Name, and I failed to find an official way to change it. I've found it in the registry under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings, string LocalName.
The bad thing that it is changed every time when the Owner Name is changed. So I've put it into my script with registry values that don't survive reboots (ClearType for landscape, PIE cache size so far).
Did I overlook the official way, or should the above go to wiki registry hacks?
If I understand you (and remember correctly) your phone will report it's what ever you have set as the device name over bluetooth. To change that Go Settings -> System -> About -> Device ID
There you can change the Device Name. That's all I've ever done and whatever I put in there, when I'm searching via bluetooth is what shows up
I have a Russian version, but if I understand you correctly, Settings -> System -> About -> Device ID has two fields: device name (default is "WM_Administrat1") and a description. The device name appears e.g. in the ActiveSync window. I don't know where the Description is visible. Neither of them is shown as the device name on other devices via bluetooth (e.g. in Bluetooth Neighborhood in Widcomm drivers on PC).
Or, is there a setting that was lost during translation to Russian? Could you please post a screen shot of that setting?
I think it's tied to the owner name, if you want it to show something else you need to change a registry or use a 3'rd party program. Do a search here you will find both, there is a new bluetooth program that was posted here yesterday haven't tried it yet you can check it out.
Lurker0 said:
For me it was the Owner Name, and I failed to find an official way to change it. I've found it in the registry under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings, string LocalName.
The bad thing that it is changed every time when the Owner Name is changed. So I've put it into my script with registry values that don't survive reboots (ClearType for landscape, PIE cache size so far).
Did I overlook the official way, or should the above go to wiki registry hacks?
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unfortunately it seems to be a common bug (or feature?), as i had same problem back with HTC Wizard. BT name changes back to owner name even when owner name is untouched. well, i can live with that, but i'd prefer to have different BT name...
Look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=278804
Better they look here
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Better they look here
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Sorry, I unterstand this thread as a question.
Hm, I should REALY read the content...
Any way, good day
Hello, Is there a mode to hide the Sim contacts from contacts list?
I try with HDTweaks and skTools but after reset or turn off the device the sim contacts turn on again.
Thanks
For me HDTweak works just fine, and the SIM contacts stay hidden. You will have to wait for a longer time before soft-resetting the device, probably.
Yes but I must change the battery often....isn't there any other definitive solution?
I think it doesn't matter if you have changed the registry it should get stored. But, to be honest, I haven't pulled out my battery yet.
no..in hdTweaks there is written...This change restore to default after soft reset"
But I don't understand because!??!
nicotin said:
Hello, Is there a mode to hide the Sim contacts from contacts list?
I try with HDTweaks and skTools but after reset or turn off the device the sim contacts turn on again.
Thanks
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Try out MY (FU johnpatcher) KaiserSimFix listed in my signature. It works after soft-reset.
You don't need a mod, just open your contact list and look for an option called VIEW. Choose which lists you want to view and close.
NuShrike said:
Try out MY (FU johnpatcher) KaiserSimFix listed in my signature. It works after soft-reset.
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I tryed this and it didn't work, instead i used another cab which did work called rhilhashidesim , i think anyway. i got so many cabs on here i cant really tell.
8igdave said:
I tryed this and it didn't work, instead i used another cab which did work called rhilhashidesim , i think anyway. i got so many cabs on here i cant really tell.
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There's no technology difference between KaiserSimFix and the rhilh... since the same registry entry is edited.
Would be nice if somebody could definitely state if KaiserSimFix didn't work by checking the registry entry after soft-reset.
USING NORMAL ROM ,
sim contacts will get reset to VIEW after soft boot
NuShrike said:
There's no technology difference between KaiserSimFix and the rhilh... since the same registry entry is edited.
Would be nice if somebody could definitely state if KaiserSimFix didn't work by checking the registry entry after soft-reset.
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Well i know i wasn't the onlyone who found it didn't work in the thread. Several others said it haddn't.
Hi,
I'm trying to find a way to change the device identification name. I'm using Itje's Touch-It Roms for a while and I don't want to be recognized as "pocket_pc" when friends want to send me files via bluetooth.
I'm sure there is a simple way to individualize the name but I can't find it.
Please?
its the owner of the devices name no?
i was also wondering if there is a way to change just the bluetooth game because i have got games registered to my device name so i cant change the device name otherwise the game doesnt work
skycamefalling said:
Hi,
I'm trying to find a way to change the device identification name. I'm using Itje's Touch-It Roms for a while and I don't want to be recognized as "pocket_pc" when friends want to send me files via bluetooth.
I'm sure there is a simple way to individualize the name but I can't find it.
Please?
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Go to Start>Settings>System>About and on the Identification tab set whatever you like.
Szadzik said:
Go to Start>Settings>System>About and on the Identification tab set whatever you like.
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Yeah, now my phone is called "whatever you like"
Just joking
Thank you very much, you helped a lot!
skycamefalling said:
Yeah, now my phone is called "whatever you like"
Just joking
Thank you very much, you helped a lot!
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You're welcome!