Abstract
- Transferring your eSIM between an iPhone and Android system might quickly turn out to be a lot simpler.
- Strains of string had been noticed within the newest Android 16 beta that implies a brand new characteristic to switch eSIMs between iPhones working iOS 19 and Android units working Android 16 is coming quickly.
- Transferring an eSIM between an iPhone and Android at the moment requires contacting your cellular service. This will likely not be the case quickly.
Over the previous few years, bodily SIM playing cards have been regularly disappearing, with eSIMs (digital SIM playing cards) taking their place. In 2022, Apple took a daring step ahead in embracing eSIM by fully eliminating the bodily SIM card tray from its iPhones, beginning with the iPhone 14 lineup within the US. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 collection adopted go well with.
Whereas eSIMs are a fast and handy means to hook up with your cellular service, one downside is that switching between iPhone and Android is sadly not as handy because it was prior to now, when you could possibly merely take away your SIM card and insert it into your new iPhone or Android system with out a lot trouble.
Nonetheless, transferring an eSIM from an iPhone to an Android system (or vice versa) sometimes requires you to contact your cellular service for a brand new QR code or activation code on your eSIM, which could be a trouble. Happily, with Android 16 and Apple’s upcoming iOS replace (iOS 19 or iOS 26?), the method might quickly turn out to be a lot less complicated.
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Apple
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A18 (3nm)
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6.1-inch 2556 x 1179 pixel decision Tremendous Retina XDR, 2000 nits, 60Hz
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8GB
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128GB, 256GB, 512GB
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USB-C
This yr’s iPhone 16 line blurs the road between the “Professional” and the base-level iPhone by providing a brand new digital camera button and the Motion Button, alongside the A18 chip.
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Android 16 and iOS 19 might make transferring eSIMs seamless
New traces of string within the current Android 16 beta level to a brand new eSIM switch characteristic
Google just lately launched its newest Android 16 QPR1 Beta, only a few weeks forward of the anticipated launch of Android 16 in June. In some new traces of string (a line of code used to carry textual content) in Google’s eSIM supervisor app, Android Authority noticed language that implies the app might quickly assist transferring eSIMs from Android to iPhone and vice versa.
Presently, the Google eSIM supervisor permits Android customers to switch their eSIM between totally different Android units, to not iPhones. And Apple’s eSIM switch performance solely works between iPhones.
The brand new line of string states, “Be certain your different system is working iOS 19 or later variations,” seemingly suggesting that assist for wirelessly transferring an eSIM between Android and iOS is certainly being labored on for the newest variations of every OS.
If this new line of string is correct, and a brand new eSIM switch characteristic really will get carried out, this may be a large win for customers…
Based mostly on the road of string, it is believed that with iOS 19, a brand new “Switch to Android” web page will turn out to be accessible underneath the iPhone’s switch settings, which might be discovered underneath Settings > Common > Switch or Reset iPhone. It isn’t clear how the method will work, but it surely might contain scanning a QR code along with your Android that will get generated in your iPhone or by utilizing a session ID and passcode.
With Android 16 anticipated in June and iOS 19 anticipated to launch this fall, it is seemingly that this new eSIM switch characteristic between the 2 working programs will not be launched till the iPhone 17 collection launches alongside iOS 19.
If this new line of string is correct, and a brand new eSIM switch characteristic really will get carried out, this may be a large win for customers, as it will make switching between Android units and iPhones a a lot simpler course of. Gone would be the days of getting to contact your cellular service for a brand new eSIM activation code or QR code.
This characteristic ought to’ve been carried out years in the past, but it surely’s higher late than by no means, I suppose.
Cellular carriers will seemingly be pleased about this, because it means much less work on their finish. And for tech fans and tech journalists, it’s going to make their life quite a bit simpler after they’re testing new smartphones and must switch an eSIM between iOS and Android on the fly. This characteristic ought to’ve been carried out years in the past, but it surely’s higher late than by no means, I suppose.
Apple will unveil iOS 19 at its annual Worldwide Builders Convention ( WWDC) occasion on June 9, 2025. In accordance with Bloomberg, Apple might announce at WWDC that it’s abandoning its present naming conference for iOS, probably renaming iOS 19 to iOS 26 to align with its main yr of operation, which is technically 2026. Whatever the naming resolution, I hope Apple will announce this eSIM switch characteristic at WWDC.
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