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Install your eSIM on Android

Step-by-step setup on Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and other Android devices.

Install your eSIM on Android

You need: an Android phone that supports eSIM (Pixel 3+, Galaxy S20+, most other recent flagships), Wi-Fi or existing mobile data, and the activation email from esimple.

Steps vary slightly by manufacturer. The Pixel and Galaxy paths are below; other Android skins follow the same shape.

On Pixel

  1. Open the activation email on a second device so the QR is on a screen your phone can scan.
  2. On your Pixel: Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Add SIM → Download a SIM instead?
  3. Scan the QR. Confirm when prompted.
  4. Give the plan a label (e.g. "Spain trip").
  5. Choose whether to use it for data — pick No if you're not at your destination yet.

On Samsung Galaxy

  1. Settings → Connections → SIM card manager → Add eSIM.
  2. Tap Scan QR code from service provider.
  3. Scan the QR from the activation email.
  4. Confirm; label the plan.
  5. Decide which plan handles data — switch to the new eSIM when you land.

Manual entry (if the QR won't scan)

Every Android device that supports eSIM also accepts manual SM-DP+ + activation code entry. The path is the same as above but instead of "Scan QR" you pick "Enter activation code" or similar wording, then paste the values from your activation email:

  • SM-DP+ address
  • Activation code

After installing — turn it on when you arrive

Validity starts the moment your eSIM first connects to a network at your destination. Best practice:

  1. Install before you leave.
  2. Leave the eSIM enabled but set your default data SIM to your home plan.
  3. When you land, switch the default data SIM to the new eSIM.

That avoids burning days off the plan while you're still home.

Common gotchas

  • "Can't add SIM" — phone may be carrier-locked. See Will my phone work with esimple?
  • APN issues — most Android phones auto-configure the APN. If you're not getting data after switching, check Settings → Mobile network → Access Point Names; the eSIM should have one prefilled. If not, email support — APN values are provider-specific.
  • Two plans showing — which one am I using? — In SIM card manager (or the Pixel SIMs screen), the "Mobile data" toggle / dropdown shows which plan handles data. Calls + SMS stay with your home plan unless you change those toggles too.

Stuck? support@esimple.ai — include the phone model + a screenshot of the SIM manager screen.

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