Is there a way to set the pronounciation of my device name (e.g. for use in Bluetooth handshakes)?

Question

Let's say my computer has its device name set to "device-name". Currently, when I connect to my machine via bluetooth, my headphones will output the text to speech message "Connected to D-E-V-I-C-E-N-A-M-E" (the TTS voice spells out the name). However, when I connect to my phone, the message that is output by my headphones is "Connected to Galaxy S8" (the TTS voice pronounces the device name, rather than spelling it out).

Is there a way to set up something within Windows 11 to allow a device connected via bluetooth to know how to pronounce the Windows machine name?

Answer 1

Hello，

There's no known or supported method in Windows 11 to specify an alternate “phonetic” version of your computer's Bluetooth device name for use during connections. In other words, Windows will advertise the device name you've set (such as "device-name") as-is, and it’s up to the connecting device (or its operating system/TTS system) to decide whether to spell the name out or pronounce it.

For example, when your headphones connect to your Windows computer, they may spell out the name character by character if they assume that the string is an identifier rather than a word. On the other hand, a phone like your Galaxy S8 might simply pronounce the name as if it were a word.

There isn’t a built-in setting or registry tweak that lets you assign a separate “spoken” alias for Bluetooth handshakes on Windows. Your options are essentially limited to changing the device name to one that naturally leads to the desired pronunciation. Other than that, the behavior is dictated by the implementation in the connected device’s audio or TTS system.

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