topic Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name in Galaxy S26

SOLVED - S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

NYMRFREEZE — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:35:53 GMT

I've been unable to change the name of my phone - it's keeps reverting back to 'Galaxy S26 Ultra' . Very confusing to have three phones with same name within Android Auto. Anyone else having this problem - and knows how to fix it. ONE Ui 8.5 bug?

Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

innergray — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:50:45 GMT

stupid question but have you tried renaming your phone from "about phone"? i've experienced this too but backwards, i try to rename it to its default but it switches back to my accounts name, lol.

Re: Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

NYMRFREEZE — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:56:00 GMT

Thanks - tried it both from 'About Phone' ' - as well as from' Quick Share' (an Alternate way). Appears to change - then Reverts back a few minutes later.

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innergray — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:02:55 GMT

oof, then it's definitely a bug, an old one at that. i'm not aware of a fix though, apologies.

Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

NYMRFREEZE — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:35:57 GMT

Just some further observations. Name change seems to stick if I set it while in safe mode with Wifi Turned ON. But reboot back in normal mode - and It reverts back. I also disabled Samsung Cloud Backup/Restore - so that does not seem to be the culprit. Running the same software as I did on my S24 Ultra - and used Smart Switch for transfer (So don't think it's anything I'm running - that's changing device name back). Seems that S25 Ultra users may have been complaining about similar problem. Oh well - that's about all I can do to troubleshoot it.

Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

Philosophics — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:59:36 GMT

This issue is/has been present in beta. Appears it may have been resolved since the last update.

You may see the fix in the next OTA

Re: Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

NYMRFREEZE — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:17:17 GMT

Thanks, I'll cross my fingers🙏

Re: Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

Members_ShGB38M — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:18:03 GMT

I have the same problem. With one of two phones! The first one I did the smart switch with a cable. It is the viloet phone (not that it should matter) but the second phone I used the backup to a usb drive (must be formatted in exfat) on the old phone, then restored the data to the new phone from the usb drive. That phone does not have the renaming issue!

both old phones were ultra 22's and the software is not the issue. Like you, If I go to quick share and settings, I can change the name, but it never actually updates on the quick share settings screen. It is like there is a policy on the phone preventing the name change.

Factory reset (except esim) did not resolve it. I tried to change the name before acutally resoring the apps, so the phone was basically factory firmware only, still wont change the name.

Samsung so far has been of no help.

BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

Members_eEnrMl3 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:57:43 GMT

Device: Galaxy S26 Ultra Issue: The operating system is failing to permanently save custom device names. When I navigate to Settings > About phone and change my device name, it appears to save. However, upon restarting the device, the custom name is forcefully overwritten and reverts back to the factory default "Galaxy S26 Ultra".

Steps to reproduce:

Go to Settings > About phone > Edit.
Enter a new custom name and save.
Restart the phone.
Observe that the name has reverted to the default.

Troubleshooting attempted: I have already tried clearing the cache for Android Auto/Bluetooth apps and renaming the device with Bluetooth disabled. The workaround fails as soon as the phone is rebooted.

Please investigate the background syncing processes (likely tied to Samsung Account sync, Quick Share, or Bluetooth memory) that are overwriting the local device settings and issue a patch.

Thank you, Gokhan

Re: BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

userHqO407UbOn — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:01:44 GMT

It appears that whenever they update their systems it makes numerous changes

Re: Re: Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

Bolt1955 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:31:37 GMT

Quick Share won't allow me to change the name. The pop up window is clearly intended to allow a name change, but it doesn't seem to work and stays stuck on the default name (even after changing the name in About Phone). Quite frustrating.

Re: BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

Bolt1955 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:18:41 GMT

This is a frustrating issue -- never encountered anything like this on my old S21+. I wish Samsung would weigh in, acknowledging the issue and committing to fix it on a reasonable but expedited schedule. Seems as if something like this ought to be escalated since it's frustrating users, an obvious bug, and probably not really difficult to correct for the OS programmers.

Re: BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

Members_9Awbrvy — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:19:59 GMT

This problem doesnt even take a restart for me. Just turn bluetooth Off/On and the name resets to default.

Re: Re: BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

Auyana — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:56:39 GMT

Same for me.

Re: BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

userhMo9WbNIuM — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:28:36 GMT

Same problem here. Device never shows new name via Bluetooth

Re: BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

Bolt1955 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:57:59 GMT

The new name does appear on the Bluetooth details screen in a paragraph at the top, sometimes not immediately, but if I page down the list of bluetooth devices concealing the top paragraph, then page back up, the new name appears. But turning Bluetooth off then back on resets the phone's name to the default (as noted in an earlier post, which matches my experience), just as rebooting does. If Samsung won't correct this issue very promptly, I wonder if someone might create a third-party app that pokes in a user-specified name after every reboot and whenever Bluetooth is turned on? Is that possible?

Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

Members_llQbhhA — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:35:37 GMT

Same issue! I bought two s26 ultra, one can be successfully renamed but one cannot 😞

Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

NYMRFREEZE — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:20:12 GMT

I took my first OTA update today - dated as 'Security Patch Level February 5, 2026'. Unfortunately, this does not correct the issue for me. Guess I'll have to wait another month or two for the next OTA.

Re: BUG: Custom Device Name Reverts to "Galaxy S26 Ultra" After Restart

PHIL-C — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:22:12 GMT

Same thing here for my Galaxy s26 Plus! Quite annoying although not highly consequential bug.

Re: S26 Ultra Device Name Reverts Back to its Default Name

Members_ShGB38M — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:03:39 GMT

I spent over an hour yesterday on the phone with Samsung Tech support. Gave them access to my phone so they could see the issue first hand. They have no solution, and said maybe AT&T should replace the unit under warranty. AT&T is not going to do that as my discussion with them when I first noticed this issue ended with "contact Samsung". Catch-22 if you get my drift.

Now for the really unsettling point. My wifes phone (which allowed me to change the name) would no longer hook up to her car today via bluetooth. She gave it to me to figure out, and you guessed it, it renamed itself back to the default!!! The car was looking for the name it was paired with when it allowed me to change the name. Now it will not allow me to change the name on the quick share screen, just like my phone.

I suspect all the phones will display this issue at some point when any "share" bluetooth or other is performed. BOO-Hiss

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