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T-Mobile is finally providing Android users the functionality of eSIM

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You would either need to visit a physical store or have a SIM card shipped to you to activate a phone. It’s not possible to simply turn on the phone from the comfort of your own home. That is untrue; if you have an iPhone and your phone supports eSIM, you can accomplish this. After five long years, T-Mobile is now allowing Android users to activate their eSIM phones.

Customers can activate their phones from the comfort of their homes with a special T-Mobile app. This app was made available for iPhones in 2018. Since more Android phones are being used, it’s frustrating that the app has only been available on iPhones for the previous five years.

T-Mobile will let Android users activate their eSIM using app

If you’re unfamiliar with eSIM technology, it’s been a contentious topic. SIM cards are actual physical cards with programming that we place into our phones. Now, eSIM technology does away with that. When using eSIM, the card is integrated inside the phone and can be used to activate various services. So, the eSIM can be instructed to switch services instead of obtaining a single SIM card that is connected to a single provider. It may still be restricted to a certain carrier, though.

Android users may now download the eSIM app from T-Mobile. To activate your phone, simply download the app and adhere to the on-screen directions. You might want to connect to a safe Wi-Fi network, as your phone won’t work until you activate your SIM.

You can use your phone like any other phone if you follow the instructions. Additionally, there is no activation fee if you activate your phone using eSIM. In this day and age, when T-Mobile is devaluing physical stores, this simplifies the phone activation process.