iPhone 14 eSIM: How to transfer your number to Apple’s newest iPhone

Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup has a bunch of recent options, starting from satellite tv for pc connectivity to upgraded cameras and on the Professional fashions, an always-on show, full with what Apple’s calling the Dynamic Island. 

However the 4 new telephones even have one other characteristic that is going to vary the way you switch your telephone quantity over to the iPhone 14. As a substitute of a small plastic SIM card, Apple has gone all in on utilizing an eSIM. There is not even a SIM card tray on the iPhone 14 in any respect; it simply does not exist. 

Should you improve to the brand new iPhone 14, the method for changing your SIM card to an eSIM will differ, however in my early expertise, the method is simple and easy. Beneath I will clarify what an eSIM is, after which stroll you thru the right way to set it up. 

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What’s an eSIM?

A SIM card is utilized by telephone makers and wi-fi carriers as a type of a handshake that lets the provider know which telephone you are utilizing, and in flip, it tells your telephone which telephone quantity and provider to make use of. 

An eSIM is the digital model of the small plastic playing cards and may be programmed and reprogrammed as many instances as required. In actual fact, the iPhone 14 can retailer as much as 8 totally different eSIMs, which is useful in case you steadily journey or have a number of enterprise traces. 

For the curious eSIM stands for “embedded subscriber id module.”

How you can arrange your iPhone 14’s eSIM

The setup course of for the iPhone 14 makes transitioning from a bodily SIM to an eSIM a easy course of. Once you order your iPhone, your provider and telephone quantity are linked to that gadget. So, in principle, your iPhone 14 ought to come able to undergo the eSIM Service Activation course of. 

If that is the case for you, you will see a display screen much like what’s within the picture above, asking you to substantiate that you simply wish to activate your telephone quantity in your iPhone, and Apple will care for the remainder. The method took a couple of minute to finish for me, however that can differ relying on how busy Apple and your provider’s servers are on the time. 

Should you skipped previous transferring your quantity over to your telephone through the setup course of, you’ll be able to nonetheless switch your quantity and eSIM to the iPhone 14. To try this, open the Settings app, then faucet Mobile > Set Up Mobile then comply with the prompts. 

Additionally: Here is how the main carriers are dealing with the iPhone 14 eSIM

What to do in case you’re switching from an Android telephone

The method for switching from an Android telephone with a bodily or eSIM to an iPhone 14 and eSIM will differ primarily based in your provider and whether or not or not your quantity was assigned an eSIM if you ordered your telephone. 

Should you run into any points, or aren’t prompted to switch your quantity to your telephone through the preliminary setup course of, you will must contact your provider’s customer support division to get a QR code. You will then scan that QR code utilizing your iPhone so as to add your eSIM.