diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d22b0d3..a5058e75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - Added `toggle_connect_hardware_keyboard` tool to toggle the iOS Simulator hardware keyboard connection ([#346](https://github.com/getsentry/XcodeBuildMCP/issues/346)).
 - Fixed `xcode_tools_bridge_disconnect` immediately re-syncing proxied tools after a manual disconnect ([#343](https://github.com/getsentry/XcodeBuildMCP/issues/343)).
 - Stopped suggesting an unsupported `--device-id`/`deviceId` argument in the `device list` next-step hint for `device build`/`build_device`; device targeting flows through session defaults ([#350](https://github.com/getsentry/XcodeBuildMCP/pull/350) by [@MukundaKatta](https://github.com/MukundaKatta)).
+- Replaced blocking `execSync`/`readFileSync`/`unlinkSync` in the device name resolver with async process/file operations and background cache refresh, avoiding event-loop blocking during device name formatting ([#333](https://github.com/getsentry/XcodeBuildMCP/issues/333)).
 
 ## [2.3.2]
 
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/device-name-resolver.test.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/device-name-resolver.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d5785d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/device-name-resolver.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const { execFileMock, readFileMock, unlinkMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  execFileMock: vi.fn(),
+  readFileMock: vi.fn(),
+  unlinkMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('node:child_process', () => ({
+  execFile: execFileMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('node:fs/promises', () => ({
+  readFile: readFileMock,
+  unlink: unlinkMock,
+}));
+
+async function flushAsyncWork(): Promise<void> {
+  await Promise.resolve();
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+}
+
+describe('device-name-resolver', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.resetModules();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it('loads device names asynchronously and caches resolved names', async () => {
+    execFileMock.mockImplementation(
+      (
+        _file: string,
+        _args: string[],
+        _options: unknown,
+        callback: (error: Error | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void,
+      ) => {
+        callback(null, '', '');
+        return {};
+      },
+    );
+
+    readFileMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        result: {
+          devices: [
+            {
+              identifier: 'device-1',
+              deviceProperties: { name: 'iPhone 15 Pro' },
+              hardwareProperties: { udid: 'udid-1' },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    unlinkMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const { resolveDeviceName, formatDeviceId } = await import('../device-name-resolver.ts');
+
+    expect(resolveDeviceName('device-1')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(execFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await flushAsyncWork();
+
+    expect(resolveDeviceName('device-1')).toBe('iPhone 15 Pro');
+    expect(resolveDeviceName('udid-1')).toBe('iPhone 15 Pro');
+    expect(formatDeviceId('device-1')).toBe('iPhone 15 Pro (device-1)');
+    expect(readFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(unlinkMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('does not spawn duplicate refreshes while one is in flight', async () => {
+    let callback: ((error: Error | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void) | undefined;
+
+    execFileMock.mockImplementation(
+      (
+        _file: string,
+        _args: string[],
+        _options: unknown,
+        cb: (error: Error | null, stdout: string, stderr: string) => void,
+      ) => {
+        callback = cb;
+        return {};
+      },
+    );
+
+    readFileMock.mockResolvedValue(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        result: { devices: [{ identifier: 'device-2', deviceProperties: { name: 'iPad' } }] },
+      }),
+    );
+    unlinkMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    const { resolveDeviceName } = await import('../device-name-resolver.ts');
+
+    expect(resolveDeviceName('device-2')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(resolveDeviceName('device-2')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(execFileMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    callback?.(null, '', '');
+    await flushAsyncWork();
+
+    expect(resolveDeviceName('device-2')).toBe('iPad');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/device-name-resolver.ts b/src/utils/device-name-resolver.ts
index 876607a6..728b7fd1 100644
--- a/src/utils/device-name-resolver.ts
+++ b/src/utils/device-name-resolver.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
-import { readFileSync, unlinkSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { execFile } from 'node:child_process';
+import { readFile, unlink } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { promisify } from 'node:util';
 
 const CACHE_TTL_MS = 30_000;
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 
 let cachedDevices: Map<string, string> | null = null;
 let cacheTimestamp = 0;
+let loadPromise: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
 interface DeviceCtlEntry {
   identifier: string;
@@ -14,50 +17,77 @@ interface DeviceCtlEntry {
   hardwareProperties?: { udid?: string };
 }
 
-function loadDeviceNames(): Map<string, string> {
-  if (cachedDevices && Date.now() - cacheTimestamp < CACHE_TTL_MS) {
-    return cachedDevices;
-  }
+function cacheIsFresh(): boolean {
+  return cachedDevices !== null && Date.now() - cacheTimestamp < CACHE_TTL_MS;
+}
 
+function createDeviceMap(data: { result?: { devices?: DeviceCtlEntry[] } }): Map<string, string> {
   const map = new Map<string, string>();
-  const tmpFile = join(tmpdir(), `devicectl-list-${process.pid}.json`);
-
-  try {
-    execSync(`xcrun devicectl list devices --json-output ${tmpFile}`, {
-      encoding: 'utf8',
-      timeout: 10_000,
-      stdio: 'pipe',
-    });
-
-    const data = JSON.parse(readFileSync(tmpFile, 'utf8')) as {
-      result?: { devices?: DeviceCtlEntry[] };
-    };
-
-    for (const device of data.result?.devices ?? []) {
-      const name = device.deviceProperties.name;
-      map.set(device.identifier, name);
-      if (device.hardwareProperties?.udid) {
-        map.set(device.hardwareProperties.udid, name);
-      }
+
+  for (const device of data.result?.devices ?? []) {
+    const name = device.deviceProperties.name;
+    map.set(device.identifier, name);
+    if (device.hardwareProperties?.udid) {
+      map.set(device.hardwareProperties.udid, name);
     }
-  } catch {
-    // Device list unavailable -- return empty map, will fall back to UUID only
-  } finally {
+  }
+
+  return map;
+}
+
+async function refreshDeviceNames(): Promise<void> {
+  if (cacheIsFresh()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (loadPromise) {
+    return loadPromise;
+  }
+
+  const tmpFile = join(tmpdir(), `devicectl-list-${process.pid}-${Date.now()}.json`);
+
+  loadPromise = (async () => {
     try {
-      unlinkSync(tmpFile);
+      await execFileAsync('xcrun', ['devicectl', 'list', 'devices', '--json-output', tmpFile], {
+        encoding: 'utf8',
+        timeout: 10_000,
+      });
+
+      const data = JSON.parse(await readFile(tmpFile, 'utf8')) as {
+        result?: { devices?: DeviceCtlEntry[] };
+      };
+
+      cachedDevices = createDeviceMap(data);
+      cacheTimestamp = Date.now();
     } catch {
-      // ignore
+      // Device list unavailable -- keep existing cache and fall back to UUID only
+      if (cachedDevices === null) {
+        cachedDevices = new Map();
+        cacheTimestamp = Date.now();
+      }
+    } finally {
+      loadPromise = null;
+      try {
+        await unlink(tmpFile);
+      } catch {
+        // ignore
+      }
     }
-  }
+  })();
 
-  cachedDevices = map;
-  cacheTimestamp = Date.now();
-  return map;
+  return loadPromise;
+}
+
+function ensureDeviceNamesRefresh(): void {
+  void refreshDeviceNames();
 }
 
 export function resolveDeviceName(deviceId: string): string | undefined {
-  const names = loadDeviceNames();
-  return names.get(deviceId);
+  if (!cacheIsFresh()) {
+    ensureDeviceNamesRefresh();
+  }
+
+  return cachedDevices?.get(deviceId);
 }
 
 export function formatDeviceId(deviceId: string): string {