How to Set a Custom Device Name on the DJI Neo 2
Peter Leslie
21 May 2026
If you cannot tell which DJI airframe is which in the pairing list, or the flight logs all read as a generic DJI Neo 2, the fix is a single field tucked inside DJI Fly — open Settings, drop into About, and tap the pencil icon next to Name. There is no on-drone screen and no hardware control for renaming the DJI Neo 2, so the in-app About pane is the only route in.
Most drone pilots reach for this when a second DJI drone joins the kit and the pairing dialog suddenly lists two identical entries, when a flight log needs a friendly label that reads cleanly a year later, or when a client wants the site name baked into the file metadata. Either way the click path is the same: three-dot icon in the camera view, About category, pencil icon, type the label, Done.
Quick guide
To set a custom device name on the DJI Neo 2, go to DJI Fly → Camera View → three-dot Settings icon → About → pencil icon next to Name → type the label → Done. The new label saves to the drone itself, so it travels with the airframe across phone swaps and DJI Fly reinstalls.
Step-by-step: How to Set a Custom Device Name on the DJI Neo 2
Follow these top to bottom the first time, and you will know the path off by heart the second time.
Drop into the DJI Neo 2 camera view inside DJI Fly
With the DJI Neo 2 powered on and the remote controller paired to the phone, launch DJI Fly and tap Go Fly to enter the camera view. The live feed from the drone fills the screen and the top bar exposes the Settings entry point that the rename flow lives behind.
Tap the three-dot Settings icon at the top right of the camera view
Look to the top-right corner of the camera view for the three-dot icon. Tap it once to slide the Settings panel in over the live feed. The panel exposes a category column on the left and the active category pane on the right.
Scroll the category column down to the About entry
The category column down the left edge of the Settings panel lists Safety, Control, Camera, Transmission, and About in order. Scroll the column to the very bottom if the About row is not in view, and tap it. The pane on the right swaps to the device identity fields.
Locate the Name row at the very top of the About pane
The first row in the About pane is the Name row, with the current label sat to the right of the field heading. Below it sit the serial number, firmware version, and the regulatory entries. The Name row is the only one in the pane that is editable.
Tap the pencil icon to the right of the Name field
Tap the small pencil icon sat to the right of the existing Name value. A single-line text field opens with the current label pre-filled and a soft keyboard slides up from the bottom of the screen. The cursor lands at the end of the existing string ready for edits.
Clear the existing label and type the custom device name
Hold the backspace key to clear the default DJI Neo 2 string, then type the label you want the drone to advertise from now on. Plain letters, numbers, and a single space between words is the combination that travels cleanly through QuickTransfer, the goggles pairing dialog, and the flight log export.
Tap Done or OK to save the new name to the drone
Tap the Done or OK button on the keyboard or the inline dialog to commit the new label. The keyboard collapses and the About pane refreshes with the new value sat in the Name row. The write is instant — the change has already landed on the drone by the time the keyboard slides away.
Back out of Settings and confirm the new label sticks in the pairing dialog
Close the Settings panel and return to the camera view. To verify the rename has taken on the drone rather than only on the phone, disconnect briefly and open the pairing dialog — the new label should appear in place of the factory string. If it still reads as a generic DJI Neo 2, run Done a second time and re-check the About pane.
Peter's tip
I use the last four digits of the serial number as the rename, not a friendly nickname. On a multi-drone job the serial-tail label lines up one-to-one with the asset log and the insurance schedule, so a clip pulled from a flight log a year later still maps back to the right airframe. Friendly names like Roof Survey Neo drift the moment the kit gets repurposed; the serial tail is the one identifier that does not.
Frequently asked questions
Does the custom name save to the DJI Neo 2 itself or only to DJI Fly?
The custom name is written to the drone, not just to the phone. The next phone that pairs with the DJI Neo 2 reads the same custom label out of the device identity record, so the rename survives a phone swap, a DJI Fly reinstall, and a controller change. The only way to push it back to the factory label is to type the original DJI Neo 2 string back into the Name field.
Are there length or character limits on the DJI Neo 2 device name?
DJI Fly accepts a short label of a couple of dozen characters with letters, numbers, and spaces; longer strings are truncated when the field is saved. Stick to plain ASCII letters and digits to keep the name readable across QuickTransfer, the goggles, and any flight log export. Emoji and accented characters render unreliably on the older displays that pair with the drone.
Why would I bother renaming the DJI Neo 2 in the first place?
A custom name makes the drone obvious at a glance when more than one DJI airframe shows up in the pairing list — the difference between Site A Neo 2 and a generic DJI Neo 2 is what saves time on a multi-drone shoot. Drone pilots running a small fleet rename every unit with the serial tail or the site identifier so the right airframe is selected first time. The label also shows up in flight logs and QuickTransfer transfers, so it travels with the footage.
Will renaming the DJI Neo 2 break my CAA Operator ID labelling?
No. The CAA Operator ID is a physical label on the airframe and a separate registration record — the in-app device name lives only in DJI Fly and on the drone identity record. The two are independent. Keep the Operator ID label stuck on the drone and rename the in-app device freely; neither side talks to the other.
Can I rename the DJI Neo 2 without launching the camera view first?
Not cleanly. The Settings panel that holds the About category lives behind the camera view in DJI Fly, so the drone needs to be powered on and paired to the controller before the Name field becomes editable. Trying to reach the rename screen with the drone offline shows a greyed-out Name row and the pencil icon disappears entirely.
What if the pencil icon next to the Name field will not respond when I tap it?
Confirm the drone is fully connected and the live feed is showing in the camera view — the Name field is read-only until that handshake is complete. Update DJI Fly to the latest release if the icon is still inert, then force-close the app and reopen it. A stale pairing is the usual cause; powering the drone off and back on while leaving DJI Fly running clears it in most cases.
Does the custom device name show up in the DJI Neo 2 flight logs?
Yes. The custom label is written into the flight record alongside the serial number, so exported logs and the in-app flight history both show the friendly name next to the technical identifier. That is the practical reason drone pilots rename units — the friendly label is what makes a flight log readable a year later when the serial alone tells you nothing.
A clean device name on the DJI Neo 2 is a kit-management habit, not a one-off vanity tweak. Rename every airframe the day it arrives, line the label up with the asset log, and every future flight log reads cleanly the moment it is opened.
If you are not sure what naming convention to use across a growing kit, drop the fleet details to peter@hiredronepilot.uk and I will come back to you directly. The video version of this walkthrough is on YouTube and the comments are open.
References
Primary source material for this article is the official DJI Neo 2 documentation and DJI Fly. External links open in a new tab.
- DJI Neo 2 — Downloads (User Manual, Quick Start Guide, firmware notes) · Device identity, pairing behaviour, and DJI Fly Settings layout for the DJI Neo 2.
- DJI Neo 2 — Specifications (UK) · The airframe specifications and supported app pairing chain referenced by the About pane.
- DJI Fly — App download and release notes · The app that hosts the Settings panel, the About category, and the Name edit dialog. Release notes record any layout changes between app versions.
Peter Leslie
Founder & GVC Drone Pilot
Peter is the founder of HireDronePilot. With thousands of logged commercial flight hours, he writes about drone technology, commercial surveying tactics, and UK aviation compliance.
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