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# name

Get the human readable name of the remote device.

```
var name: String! { get }
```

## Discussion

This only returns a value if a remote name request has been performed on the target device. If a successful remote name request has not been completed, nil is returned. To perform a remote name request, call -remoteNameRequest. If a remote name request has been successfully completed, the method -getLastNameUpdate will return the date/time of the last successful request.

## See Also

[`-  getName`](/documentation/IOBluetooth/IOBluetoothDevice/getName)

Get the human readable name of the remote device.


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