(Updated Most Recent: August 30, 2022)
Modern smartphones are all highly developed, with companies adding a variety of features to their latest models to improve user experience. If you have a modern smartphone, you can do everything imaginable, from gaming to photography and more. Even with these portable devices, communication isn't limited to texting or phone calls. You can utilise specialised messaging apps for audio and video chats over the internet, as well as send and receive video calls.
Additionally, eSIM support is being gradually added by smartphone OEMs in place of physical SIM support. One of the most significant changes with smartphones—more specifically, the new-generation models—is this. Additionally, Apple has begun including eSIM support into iPhones. The eSIM capability is available on the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR and later models. We just discussed how to configure and manage eSIM on iPhones yesterday.
This article is focused on the methods for transferring your physical SIM or eSIM during setup. We have also covered how to setup a physical SIM or eSIM on an existing iPhone and how to change your physical SIM to an eSIM on an iPhone.
Transferring an eSIM or Physical SIM: Steps While configuring an iPhone
You will be asked to Transfer your Cellular Plan while configuring an iPhone. The Quick Start setup is where this will be done.
Step 1: During the setup process for the new iPhone, you must choose the mobile numbers you want to port over. From the page's bottom, click Continue. The choice to make a decision later is also available.
Step 2: You will see a set of instructions on the screen with which you can finish the setup process.
Step 3: Make the first call using your new iPhone. This is to check if you have active cellular connectivity before removing the cellular plan from the previous iPhone.
How to Post-Setup Transfer Your Current iPhone's Physical/eSIM to Your New iPhone's eSIM
Step 1: Unlock your iPhone and scroll to the Settings menu.
Step 2: Move to the Cellular option.
Step 3: Tap on Add Cellular plan option.
Step 4: Select the Convert Cellular Plan option.
Step 5: Click on the Convert eSIM tab.
Step 6: You will now need to hit the OK tab. A notification will pop up asking for transfer approval on the previous iPhone.
Step 7: Now, on your older iPhone, select the transfer option.
Step 8: You will have to wait for the eSIM to activate. Once it is done, you can remove the physical SIM from your iPhone.
Step 9: Now, wait until the cellular plan is activated on your new iPhone. The previous SIM card will be deactivated when the new cellular services are active.
Step 10: A new notification will show with Finish Setting Up Your Carrier’s Cellular Plan. Select this option.
Step 11: Click Continue and you will be redirected to the carrier webpage to transfer your eSIM.
How Do You Change Your Same iPhone Model's Physical SIM to an eSIM?
Step 1: Open iPhone and scroll to the Settings menu.
Step 2: Click the Cellular option.
Step 3: Tap on Convert to eSIM.
Step 4: Tap Covert To eSIM in the next step.
