Did you just get a Samsung Galaxy S25 series handset? Chances are you’re trying to figure out the ins and outs of it, but one of these first things you’ll have to do, if not the very first, is ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

eSIMs are catching on with carriers, even budget-minded providers like Cricket Wireless. Assuming you’ve got a compatible phone, here’s how to activate a Cricket eSIM, transfer one to a new phone, or ...

When you want to activate a phone, you would either need to go to a brick-and-mortar store or have a SIM card sent to you. There’s not really a way to just activate the phone instantly from the ...

An eSIM is a digital version of the physical SIM card needed to connect a device to a mobile network. It can be found in a number of recent Android smartphones, and is expected to expand rapidly in ...

The Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro support eSIM. However, activating your eSIM is more complex than the tried-and-tested method of slotting a physical SIM card into your phone. While eSIM support for Pixel ...

Apple is forcing everyone in the US (that buys the iPhone 14) to make the switch over to eSIM. So what does that have to do with Android? Well, typically, when Apple does something like this, the ...

The new Samsung Android 12 update supports both Verizon and T-Mobile for the Galaxy S21 eSIM. The update fixed the problem of U.S. carrier models not having the eSIM capability activated. Samsung eSIM ...

eSIM is short for “embedded SIM.” A quick explanation of that is that eSIM is a virtual version of a SIM card, rather than a physical item you slide into your smartphone. An eSIM carries basically the ...