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Does the Google Pixel 8a support eSIM?

Good news: the Google Pixel 8a supports eSIM. Add a Quibity eSIM next to your usual SIM and avoid high roaming charges when you travel.

  • The phone must be unlocked: a carrier-locked phone cannot add a new eSIM.

Model codes

The same phone is sold under different model codes. You find yours in Settings, About phone.

  • Pixel 8a akita eSIM supported
Starting from the Pixel 3a, Google phones support the "Dual SIM, Dual Standby" mode. When there are no calls, both SIM cards remain on standby.
When you make a call, you can choose which SIM card to use, as well as which card will handle data.
If a call comes in on one of the two SIM cards, the phone rings and you can answer, while the other SIM is temporarily deactivated during the call.
Once the call ends, both cards return to standby mode.

For more information, visit the official Google support page: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9449293?hl=en

Check in your phone settings

Not sure which model you have? Your phone can tell you in a few seconds.

  • Any phone

    *#06#

    Open the phone app and dial this code. If an EID number shows up, the phone supports eSIM.

  • iPhone

    1. Settings
    2. General
    3. About

    Look for an EID number. Under Carrier Lock, "No SIM restrictions" means the iPhone is unlocked.

  • Android

    Samsung
    1. Settings
    2. Connections
    3. SIM manager
    Google Pixel
    1. Settings
    2. Network and internet
    3. SIMs

    If you can add an eSIM there, the phone supports it. Menu names change a little from brand to brand.

Unlocked phones only. A phone locked to a carrier cannot add an eSIM from another provider, even when the model supports eSIM. Ask your carrier to unlock it before you travel.

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