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Apple iPadOS 16 Hides Device Name from Applications
Created Date:
Oct 2023
Article ID:
000010719
Version:
3
Environment:
iOS
Document Type(s):
Troubleshooting
Related Products: --
Beginning with iPadOS 16 Apple has restricted applications from being able to see the device name (example: "Elrey's iPad"). Some Jeppesen applications were using the device name for various purposes.

Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro X
When sharing flights between devices, any nearby devices will simply be called "iPad" so if there is more than one device nearby it might be difficult to know which device to share the flight to. There is no workaround for this issue.

Jeppesen Charts Integrated Applications like ForeFlight or Garmin Pilot
When a device is activated on a customer's serial number, the device uses one of the available Site Keys assigned to that serial number and would assign the device name to that Site Key. With iPadOS 16 and later, that device name will be "iPad" so it might be difficult to distinguish different devices assigned to your serial number.

Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck
In testing Appleā€™s new iPadOS 16 we have determined that changes to the operating system are preventing devices from sharing flights in Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck when both devices are using iPadOS 16. We recommend to operators who rely on this Flight Sharing ability to either not upgrade to iPadOS 16, or migrate your Jeppesen subscription to ForeFlight.
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