I have a lot of Android devices, many of which connect to various Bluetooth devices. My wife also has a lot of Android devices as well. Together, that collection of devices can make it a bit challenging when connecting Bluetooth accessories. This is compounded when you have multiple instances of the same device. For example, my wife and I both havePixel 6 Pro phones .

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Out of the box, those devices are named -- you guessed it -- Pixel 6 Pro. So, if both of our phones are around when I go to connect an accessory, I'm not certain which device I'm connecting to.

There's a very easy way to solve that problem, one I always take care of when I first set up an Android device. That solution is to rename your Android device for the purpose of Bluetooth connections. 

For those who might be concerned that renaming a device can cause problems