How to install a travel eSIM on iPhone and Android
A 2:11 walkthrough for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel. Still stuck afterwards? Chat on WhatsApp or email [email protected].
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What the video shows
- Open your eSIM email or order page on a second screen, such as a laptop or another phone.
- Open your phone's eSIM settings and add the eSIM:
- iPhone: Settings, then Cellular (or Mobile Data), then Add eSIM, then Use QR Code.
- Samsung Galaxy: Settings, then Connections, then SIM manager, then Add eSIM.
- Google Pixel and other Android: Settings, then Network and internet, then SIMs, then Add SIM, then Download a SIM instead.
- Scan the QR code. With only one phone, enter the codes by hand instead.
- Label the eSIM "Travel" so you can tell your SIMs apart.
- When you land, set mobile data to the Travel eSIM and turn on data roaming for it. Keep roaming off on your home SIM.
Install it at home, on Wi-Fi, a day or two before you travel. Most plans only start counting days when the eSIM first connects at your destination, and your plan page says which.