iPad Does your iPad have a name?

[Slartibart]

Welcome, tech enthusiasts and gadget aficionados, to another whimsical poll of the digital age!

Today, we dive deep into the mesmerizing world of iPad naming. That's right, folks, we're here to unravel the age-old mystery: Do people really give their iPads names? Because they sure do for their Macbooks, Macs, PCs.… must be the "personal" part in "personal computer".

Disclaimer: This poll is purely for entertainment purposes, but maybe some iPads will be renamed during and after it’s running.

Having written that, has someone seen "Sir Swipe-a-Lot"?!??? 🥹😂🤣

 

[rui no onna]

We have multiple iPads in the household so the names tend to be descriptive for easy identification on the router or Find My.

e.g.

• Dad iPad wifi
• Dad iPad lte
• Mom iPad lte
• Mom iPad 12.9
• My iPad Pro 9.7
• My iPad Pro 10.5
• etc…

 

[Night Spring]

I name my devices so I can easily differentiate them when I'm looking at them in a list like in Find My or AirDrop. The names tend to be based on model names, so for instance my iPad Air is "AirPad" my iPhones are usually just iPhone6, iPhone7, etc, but currently I'm calling my iPhone X "XPhone". My iPad Pro is "QidPro" because when I was trying to come up with a name for it, the phrase "Quid pro quo" was in the news, and it stuck me as a fun name for the iPad. So mostly just model names, but sometimes with a twist.

 

[Ghost31]

I named mine Carl. He’s a good boy.

 

[MacManiac76]

Technically every device has a "name" for network device identification. Basically I name my with the person's first name followed by the basic name of what the device is such as "John's Apple TV 4K" or "John's iPad Pro 5th gen". As far as a "pet name" type of thing, no I don't. Never with any vehicle either or any other inanimate object.

 

[Ghost31]

Technically every device has a "name" for network device identification. Basically I name my with the person's first name followed by the basic name of what the device is such as "John's Apple TV 4K" or "John's iPad Pro 5th gen". As far as a "pet name" type of thing, no I don't. Never with any vehicle either or any other inanimate object.

We should start a poll to name this guys stuff

 

[Jessica Lares]

I have mine set as Midnight. If you're sharing over the network, you want a shortname like that to make it easier to work with.

 

[retta283]

My iPad is just named "iPad (2)" I'm not sure why it got the (2) at the end, nor why it didn't adopt my Mac username when I connected it to iTunes, but that's the name that stuck... I think I will start to name future iPads of mine in this manner, with the next one being (3) ands so on. I buy infrequently enough that I will probably never get past 5 or 6.

 

[Ghost31]

My iPad is just named "iPad (2)" I'm not sure why it got the (2) at the end, nor why it didn't adopt my Mac username when I connected it to iTunes, but that's the name that stuck... I think I will start to name future iPads of mine in this manner, with the next one being (3) ands so on. I buy infrequently enough that I will probably never get past 5 or 6.

That’s such a good idea I wish I would’ve done it. I’ve had so many Apple devices over the years it would’ve been neat to have my iPhone be like iPhone (9) and I know it’s my ninth iPhone I’ve ever had. Same for iPad and Apple Watch and Apple TV

 

[Nermal]

I don't own an iPad, but all of my networked machines have names from various fantasy stories.

 

[antiprotest]

You kind of have to name your iPad, at least in the settings.

If you don't, it's just going to be "Tom's 5th iPad" or something like that it can get untidy.

So when I pull out my EXCALIBUR I know exactly how it will show up on my router.

😆

 

[vegetassj4]

My iPad has a first name, it's O S C A R

 

[sracer]

I've got a TON of devices and try to name and theme them all to easily differentiate them...
My primary iPad (9th gen) is named: ThinkiPad.
I own a few ThinkPads and have been a big fan of them since I used the very first ThinkPad before it was released to the public. (I was a member the software development team at IBM)

 

[Douglas-NZ]

Yes. They all have at least one name. We typically buy devices direct from Apple, so there's typically a device name as part of the engraving, but then I might pick something longer for the Device name in iOS.

 

[Shirasaki]

I've got a TON of devices and try to name and theme them all to easily differentiate them...
My primary iPad (9th gen) is named: ThinkiPad.
I own a few ThinkPads and have been a big fan of them since I used the very first ThinkPad before it was released to the public. (I was a member the software development team at IBM)

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These are coolest wallpapers and stickers I see to date.

 

[Nermal]

My iPad has a first name, it's O S C A R

Well that doesn't sound like a Saiyan name!

 

[MacManiac76]

We should start a poll to name this guys stuff

Not every device is named like that, just the devices that there are multiple ones of with four people on the same home network. I mostly do this for my router's QoS devices list so I can keep easier track of what device may be using more bandwidth than normal. Sometimes there are up to 19 devices connected with all the Apple devices, smart TVs, satellite boxes, gaming devices, etc. in the home on the network at one time.

 

[PKIDelirium]

Device name for my Air 2 is "iPad 39A" and has been since I got it in 2015.

 

[HDFan]

I use names with versions "iPad Pro 11" 4th generation" so I can keep track of devices that may need to be replaced, what hardware they have, etc.

 

[vegetassj4]

Well that doesn't sound like a Saiyan name!

 

[Gudi]

My iPad has a first name, it's O S C A R

Better go with carlOS. 😂

 

[floral]

I do have names for all my devices, usually based on their job in my day to day routine. Of course I put my own spin on them too XD

iPad mini: Little Man (it's small but still powerful)
iPad Pro: Palace Clerk (it's fancy, and sort of a gateway to the premium world)
Windows laptop: Dormant One (i use it in emergencies only)

I didn't get any of them engraved to make sure I don't slap myself if I decide to rename one.

 

[thefourthpope]

My devices are all variants of my username. iPad mini 6 is “MiniPope.” Phone is “FourthPhone.” And so forth.

 

[Lynxpoint]

perhaps my most uncreative name befell my current iPad - it is known as padling. Previous ipads were named Xerxes, Wibath, Galen, Archimedes.

 

[returnZero]

do not have iPad in possession at the moment but all of those devices at home having their corresponding monikers assigned to them