Device settings name field blank

Month of "What the heck?!"
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Hello!

I recently setup a Home Assistant Yellow and have been loving the control I have. I am getting ready to shift all my devices over from SmartThings but I want to ensure I get the naming right. I have one odd issue that I need to figure out because it bugs the heck out of me.

I have added 5 or 6 devices and named them during the pairing process. When I look at device settings, some of the devices Name fields are blank. The device name appears in the title bar of the dialog box correctly.

If I enter a new name, it does change in the dashboard as I would expect. If I then remove all the text from the Name field, it reverts back to the name at pairing.

Is this expected behavior? I am assuming I can just set that to what I want (if needed) and be on my way. Just want to make sure there is not an issue, or there are really two different names.

Thanks!

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This is expected behavior.

The device is tracked behind the scenes by something called a “device_id”. The “Device Name” that you are changing is just a user-friendly name to help you organize your devices. You can change it whenever you want without issue. If you don’t set it to anything, there is an automatically generated name. I believe it is a combination of the Manufacturer and the device model number (but I may be mistaken on that).

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I finally noticed the edit icon on the right side of the title bar. Changing that also asks me to update the name of the entities.

Thank you!