rename

renameTOOL

Set the iPhone's name over USB (Settings > General > About > Name), no touch needed

Works while locked. The id does not change; input and the Bluetooth link keep working.

list and acquire -d use the new name at once. macOS screen capture keeps the old name until the cable is unplugged and plugged in again (QuickTime, logs).

Examples (arguments): {"lease":"studio:42","name":"iPhone XR"}

Parameters

lease *string

Lease id exactly as acquire printed it, e.g. "studio:42"

mac?string

Mac slug from list, e.g. "studio". Needed when several Macs are online

name *string

New iPhone name

Request example

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "rename",
    "arguments": {
      "lease": "string",
      "mac": "string",
      "name": "string"
    }
  }
}