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How to install an eSIM on iPhone and AndroidHow to install an eSIM on iPhone
Step by step: what arrives by email, where to tap on iPhone and Android, why you must not switch the profile on early, and the three switches to check on arrival.Step by step: what arrives by email, where to tap on iPhone, why you must not switch the profile on early, and the three switches to check on arrival.
eSIM not connecting: what to check, in order
Seven reasons the profile is installed but there is no internet, ordered from the most common to the rarest. Two minutes to work through.
How to top up an eSIM instead of buying a new one
What to do when the data runs out mid-trip: topping up the same profile, how that differs from buying another eSIM, and when a new one is genuinely needed.
Does my phone support eSIM: a ten-second check
Model lists for iPhone, Samsung, Google Pixel and others, a ten-second check in settings, and what to do if the phone was bought in China.Model lists for iPhone and others, a ten-second check in settings, and what to do if the phone was bought in China.