[Bug 1971577] [NEW] unable to distinquish different bluetooth devices

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In "bluetooth" panel of the settings there are connected/presiously
connected devices. In case some one owns multiple devices of same model
it is impossible to distinguish them easily. In  practice different
entries are distinguishable by the bluetooth device address.

There should be an option to "rename" the device to a string set by the
used. There is such an option in MacOS.

In my use case I own several Bluetooth rechargeable headsets. They need
to be charged for 4 hours to allow for 6-8 hours of use. So I own
several copies to have entire-day coverage.

In real world the headsets are distinguishable by the state of cushions,
but quite often I have one headset connected, but I do not know which
one is it. If I could rename:

Philips SHB7150 
Philips SHB7150 
Philips SHB7150 
Philips SHB7150 

to e.g.

Philips SHB7150 - mint cushions
Philips SHB7150 - worn cushions
Philips SHB7150 - extra battery
Philips SHB7150 - number 4


this would be very helpful.


This is not really a "bug" but a missing functionality.

Description:	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Release:	22.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: nautilus 1:42.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-27.28-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed May  4 14:49:59 2022
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-03-19 (46 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2021-05-03T18:07:38.595923
usr_lib_nautilus:
 evince                            42.1-3
 file-roller                       3.42.0-1
 nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal 3.44.0-1ubuntu1
 nautilus-share                    0.7.3-2ubuntu6

** Affects: gnome-bluetooth (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy third-party-packages
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unable to distinquish different bluetooth devices
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1971577
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