How to activate an eSIM on iPhone and Android
How to activate an eSIM on an iPhone, a Pixel or a Samsung Galaxy: carrier activation, QR code, transfer from your old phone, and converting a SIM card.
An eSIM is a SIM built into the phone. Recent iPhones sold in the United States have no SIM tray at all, so most people changing carrier now meet one. These pages explain what it is, how to set one up, and what each carrier says about it.
How to activate an eSIM on an iPhone, a Pixel or a Samsung Galaxy: carrier activation, QR code, transfer from your old phone, and converting a SIM card.
Which US carriers support eSIM: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Cricket, Metro, Visible, Mint, US Mobile, Google Fi, Boost, Straight Talk and Total Wireless.
An eSIM is a digital SIM built into the phone. What Apple, Google and Samsung say it is, which US phones have no SIM tray, Dual SIM, and where to find the EID.