diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt
index b3a750fdc..f7875f981 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ class BackgroundServices(
         }
     }
 
+    private val defaultDeviceName = context.getString(
+        R.string.default_device_name,
+        context.getString(R.string.app_name),
+        Build.MANUFACTURER,
+        Build.MODEL
+    )
+
     /**
      * We add an observer to the AccountManager so that we can control when the Firebase service
      * will start/stop. This is only needed when landing the push service to ensure Firebase works
@@ -161,7 +168,6 @@ class BackgroundServices(
      */
     private val accountObserver = object : AccountObserver {
         override fun onAuthenticationProblems() {}
-
         override fun onProfileUpdated(profile: Profile) {}
 
         override fun onLoggedOut() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index bcf1e0eac..b81aba5bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@
     <string name="sync_last_synced_summary">Last synced: %s</string>
     <!-- Label summary showing never synced -->
     <string name="sync_never_synced_summary">Last synced: never</string>
+    <!-- Text for displaying the default device name.
+        The first parameter is the application name, the second is the device manufacturer name
+        and the third is the device model. -->
+    <string name="default_device_name">%s on %s %s</string>
 
     <!-- Send Tab -->
     <!-- Name of the "receive tabs" notification channel. Displayed in the "App notifications" system settings for the app -->