Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google seems to have quietly launched its eSIM switch software which was introduced at MWC 2023.
- Customers are discovering that they’ll now swap their eSIM from one Android cellphone to some other Android cellphone.
- It seems the performance is restricted to T-Cellular eSIM profiles.
Each day, we transfer that a lot nearer to the day when eSIMs fully change bodily SIM playing cards. In preparation for that future, Google seems to have quietly launched its eSIM switch software for Android.
In line with Android Police, one in every of its readers who was establishing a Galaxy S24 Extremely observed they got the choice to switch their eSIM from their LG V60 ThinQ by scanning a QR code. The outlet was additionally in a position to get the pop-up to seem on the Pixel 8 Professional from the Galaxy S24 Extremely and vice versa.
For context, when Samsung’s SIM switch software was launched with One UI 5.1, transferring eSIMs from one system to a different solely labored on Galaxy units. In brief, this notification ought to have by no means popped up on non-Galaxy handsets.
Nonetheless, first noticed by FragmentedChicken on Reddit, it seems after the One UI 6.1 replace, there’s been a refined however vital change to the function’s language. It now reportedly says it’s appropriate with non-Galaxy units.
The outlet says that the broader usability of Samsung’s software might signify an eventual shift towards Google’s eSIM switch software for Android, which was introduced at MWC 2023. Though no launch date was introduced, Google’s software might have been lively within the Pixel 8. When the function was found, nevertheless, it was believed the Pixel 8’s eSIM software solely labored with different Pixels.
Sadly, it appears the software is being restricted to sure customers. The outlet says that the function seems to work solely with eSIM profiles related to T-Cellular in the mean time.
A software that may simply switch your eSIM to any Android system could be very handy. Hopefully, the software can be expanded to units with different carriers quickly.
