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@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ preferred over `name` by Electron.
 
 Overrides the current application's name.
 
+**Note:** This function overrides the name used internally by Electron; it does not affect the name that the OS uses.
+
 **[Deprecated](modernization/property-updates.md)**
 
 ### `app.getLocale()`