Why is ‘X’ increasing in iPhone(X) on my screen?

[RMoore]

Over time I’ve noticed that my screen (see photo) has gone from showing iPhone on the upper left to iPhone(2), then iPhone(3) and now iPhone(4). Any idea what that means and if it’s important? CarPlay seems to work well as does PAAK (mostly).

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[Davedough]

Maybe it will stop when you get to the iPhone version you have. iPhone (13)

 

[ShaggySS]

I believe that is the name of the phone. Go to Settings\General\About. Top line is name.

 

[Travman1974]

On you iPhone go to Settings > General > About. Under name do you see iPhone (4)? Change it to something else, see if it updates on your screen.

 

[AZBill]

Apple is doing this for some reason, I have tried changing the name in the phone, but both of my cars still see this extra number. Mine is now (3).

Worse than that, on my Bolt is screwed up some of the CarPlay functionality with the Chevrolet app. Had to go into the car settings and change the name of the phone.

 

[Xadion]

Also, if not the name of your phone- it most likely is re-adding the phone to your car thinking it is "new" so each time it adds it, and the name is the same "i-phone" it adds a (X+1)

 

[RMoore]

Also, if not the name of your phone- it most likely is re-adding the phone to your car thinking it is "new" so each time it adds it, and the name is the same "i-phone" it adds a (X+1)

That was my impression as well, I just don’t know why that’s happening and if it matters. Will be interesting to see how high that number gets.

 

[ckelley87]

Do you have any other devices on your network, either home, work, etc. named iPhone? It may be setting a new name so it's not getting confused with something else on your network.

For instance, I had an Apple TV and named it Living Room, then when I got a new one I called it Living Room as well, but to avoid issues it renamed it to Living Room (1) until I removed the old one from the network and renamed it. Try changing name to "Bob's iPhone" (or whatever your name is, ha!) and it shouldn't do that anymore. Well, until you get on another network with another "Bob's iPhone"

 

[RMoore]

Do you have any other devices on your network, either home, work, etc. named iPhone?

Sadly I’m unable to connect my car to my home’s WiFi (the Verizon FIOS router issue that has been posted a few times here previously). So I do t think that’s it. But my wife has connected her iPhone to charge though it wasn’t added to any profile. My phone is linked to my profile.

 

[mdraptor]

Sadly I’m unable to connect my car to my home’s WiFi (the Verizon FIOS router issue that has been posted a few times here previously). So I do t think that’s it. But my wife has connected her iPhone to charge though it wasn’t added to any profile. My phone is linked to my profile.

Wouldn't it be nice if Ford would fix the problem with connecting to Verizon FioS? I won't connect to my FioS router or my ASUS access point.

 

[Mach1E]

On you iPhone go to Settings > General > About. Under name do you see iPhone (4)? Change it to something else, see if it updates on your screen.

Lol wow, I didn’t notice this but it’s definitely my phone.

For years I was “iPhone(4).”

Just noticed now I’m “iPhone(28).”

This definitely is new in the last few weeks.

 

[markboris]

I've seen this issue when others connect their iPhone's to my car and their phone is named "iPhone". As mentioned earlier by another member, when several phones of the same name are connected to Sync, it is giving it a different name to differentiate it possibly? However, if your phone has a unique name that no other phone has, it shouldn't change the name by adding a number to it. My phone is called Mark's iPhone 13 Pro and unlike other phones just named "iPhone" that have been connected to my Sync, that custom name does not change.

Change the name of your phone to something unique and see if you have any more issues.

 

[Mach1E]

I've seen this issue when others connect their iPhone's to my car and their phone is named "iPhone". As mentioned earlier by another member, when several phones of the same name are connected to Sync, it is giving it a different name to differentiate it possibly? However, if your phone has a unique name that no other phone has, it shouldn't change the name by adding a number to it. My phone is called Mark's iPhone 13 Pro and unlike other phones just named "iPhone" that have been connected to my Sync, that custom name does not change.

Change the name of your phone to something unique and see if you have any more issues.

Yup, checked with my wife and she figured out when mine changed.

We rented an ATV with Bluetooth last week and I connected and it changed me to “iPhone(28)”

Must have been 27 people before me connect who didn’t change their name.

 

[AZBill]

However, if your phone has a unique name that no other phone has, it shouldn't change the name by adding a number to it.

Mine has a unique name, and it was still adding the (3) to it. I was finally able to rename it back to the original, but had to change the setting in the phone then reboot it.

 

[markboris]

Mine has a unique name, and it was still adding the (3) to it. I was finally able to rename it back to the original, but had to change the setting in the phone then reboot it.

Interesting. Well then, I don't know what could be causing this issue.

My iPhone connects to both of my cars (Sync 3 and 4) plus quite a few rental cars and that has not seemed to add a number (yet). There has to be a logical explanation that some software genius here can figure out.

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