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TL;DR
- Google seems to have quietly launched its eSIM switch software which was introduced at MWC 2023.
- Customers are discovering that they will now swap their eSIM from one Android telephone to every other Android telephone.
- It seems the performance is proscribed to T-Cellular eSIM profiles.
On daily basis, we transfer that a lot nearer to the day when eSIMs utterly exchange 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 all its readers who was establishing a Galaxy S24 Extremely seen they got the choice to switch their eSIM from their LG V60 ThinQ by scanning a QR code. The outlet was additionally capable of get the pop-up to look 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 gadget 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 delicate however vital change to the characteristic’s language. It now reportedly says it’s suitable 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 characteristic was found, nonetheless, 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 characteristic seems to work solely with eSIM profiles related to T-Cellular in the intervening time.
A software that may simply switch your eSIM to any Android gadget could be very handy. Hopefully, the software shall be expanded to units with different carriers quickly.