diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt
index 909e30521c..481e85de79 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.kt
@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ class App : UninitializedApp(), libtailscale.AppContext, ViewModelStoreOwner {
     TSLog.d("App", "Set Tile Ready: $ableToStartVPN")
   }
 
-  override fun getModelName(): String {
+  override fun getDeviceName(): String {
+    // Try user-defined device name first
+    android.provider.Settings.Global.getString(contentResolver, android.provider.Settings.Global.DEVICE_NAME)
+      ?.let { return it }
+
+    // Otherwise fallback to manufacturer + model
     val manu = Build.MANUFACTURER
     var model = Build.MODEL
     // Strip manufacturer from model.
diff --git a/libtailscale/interfaces.go b/libtailscale/interfaces.go
index 7155f06f82..f0d6c6dea1 100644
--- a/libtailscale/interfaces.go
+++ b/libtailscale/interfaces.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ type AppContext interface {
 	// GetOSVersion gets the Android version.
 	GetOSVersion() (string, error)
 
-	// GetModelName gets the Android device's model name.
-	GetModelName() (string, error)
+	// GetDeviceName gets the Android device's user-set name, or hardware model name as a fallback.
+	GetDeviceName() (string, error)
 
 	// GetInstallSource gets information about how the app was installed or updated.
 	GetInstallSource() string
diff --git a/libtailscale/tailscale.go b/libtailscale/tailscale.go
index 63b403229f..f3c6938a8f 100644
--- a/libtailscale/tailscale.go
+++ b/libtailscale/tailscale.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (a *App) osVersion() string {
 // modelName return the MANUFACTURER + MODEL from
 // android.os.Build.
 func (a *App) modelName() string {
-	model, err := a.appCtx.GetModelName()
+	model, err := a.appCtx.GetDeviceName()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}