How to activate an eSIM on your iPhone | Apple Support

you can use e-sim on your iphone to connect to a cellular plan from your wireless carrier we'll show you how to activate your plan while setting up your iphone using e-sim carrier activation e-sim quick transfer and other methods we'll also show you how to install a plan from settings later after your iphone is already set up esim is compatible with iphone 10s iphone 10s max iphone 10r or later you need to have a wireless carrier that supports esim and you might need a wi-fi connection too it's also a good idea to update your iphone to the latest version of ios if your carrier assigns you an e-sim when you purchase your plan it will activate automatically when you set up your iphone follow the prompts on your screen to begin setup next choose a wi-fi network you might be asked to provide additional information during the setup process then wait for your plan to activate keep following the prompts until cellular setup is complete when you have cellular service there will be an icon in the upper right corner showing your signal strength finish setting up your iphone and you're ready to go if an e-sim isn't assigned to you when you purchase your iphone you can transfer your phone number from your current iphone to your new one using esim quick transfer if your carrier supports it make sure your current iphone is nearby and follow the prompts on your screen to begin setting up your new iphone when the setup cellular screen appears tap the line you want to transfer if there is more than one line you can choose one to transfer now and you can activate additional lines after your iphone is set up also if your current iphone has a physical sim card you'll be able to convert it to an e-sim then tap continue and follow the prompts on your current iphone and your new iphone until cellular setup is complete when you finish setting up your iphone your old physical sim card will no longer work and your esim will be ready to use depending on your carrier you might have to activate your esim using other methods like scanning a qr code provided by your carrier follow the prompts to begin setting up your iphone when it's time to activate your esim you can choose use qr code and scan the code then just follow the prompts until your e-sim activates you can install the new plan or set up an additional line in settings after your iphone is set up you might get a notification from your carrier to activate your plan or you can open settings from settings tap cellular and then tap set up cellular this button might say add e-sim if you're setting up additional lines follow the instructions to activate your e-sim or you might have to scan a qr code once you've completed the steps your e-sim will be active and ready for use all done and that's how to activate an e-sim on your iphone to learn more about your iphone subscribe to the apple support youtube channel or click another video to keep watching some sequences in this video were shortened

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Length: 3min 39sec (219 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 15 2022