iOS 26 Adds Support for Transferring an eSIM to and From Android

[nottorp]

because I have one nano-sim slot in my phone, and yet have multiple lines It is also great if I am abroad and my data is limited, just quickly add nother e-sim, from a local provider and boom cheap data. e-Sim is great.

But that's Apple's fault for only providing the dual physical SIM in China. It's not eSim's merit.

I recently bought a $120 Android phone (19% VAT included!) for testing purposes and they could afford to put a dual sim tray in it... poor Apple can't.

 

[cyb3rdud3]

But that's Apple's fault for only providing the dual physical SIM in China. It's not eSim's merit.

I recently bought a $120 Android phone (19% VAT included!) for testing purposes and they could afford to put a dual sim tray in it... poor Apple can't.

I can add 8 eSims...I couldn't even begin to think of what a phone with 8 sim trays would look like

And that $120 Android phone likely didn't even have the technology, nor trust level, to allow eSims...

 

[platinumaqua]

Yeah, mmWave isn't a big deal for me. I don't even notice a speed difference when it's active now. I doubt I'll make it to Japan all that soon, but wish I could.

Sorry, my point was you won’t miss much getting a Canadian iPhone. Coverage wise in the US it’s equivalent to the 16e/SE3 which isn’t that bad.

 

[platinumaqua]

Apple loads region specific iOS to regional devices. That means a China iPhone can’t use FaceTime audio but can control which app can access data on a per app level, including wifi. Hong Kong iPhone restrictions will also apply, though I can’t remember what they are off the top of my head.

Asides from the band differences, I heard Hong Kong iPhones doesn’t show the Taiwanese flag emoji (minor limitation for those who don’t care about that)

 

[Shirasaki]

Asides from the band differences, I heard Hong Kong iPhones doesn’t show the Taiwanese flag emoji (minor limitation for those who don’t care about that)

Yeah which honestly won’t matter to majority of users that aren’t Taiwanese or have association with Taiwan. 🇹🇼

 

[nottorp]

I can add 8 eSims...I couldn't even begin to think of what a phone with 8 sim trays would look like

And that $120 Android phone likely didn't even have the technology, nor trust level, to allow eSims...

Oh oh oh. Trust level?

Let me rephrase that for you: "you can't use eSIMs with unapproved devices".

How fast does this translate to "you can't use a phone you paid for unless they paid a bribe to $CARRIER and to $(APPLE|GOOGLE)" ?

 

[cyb3rdud3]

Oh oh oh. Trust level?

Let me rephrase that for you: "you can't use eSIMs with unapproved devices".

How fast does this translate to "you can't use a phone you paid for unless they paid a bribe to $CARRIER and to $(APPLE|GOOGLE)" ?

I bet you never complain about scammers and spammers calling from unregistered phones, nor ever encountered legal systems where there are links with identity and sim provisions. The list could go on.