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 ...

Whether you’ve bought a brand new Pixel or are getting an older model second-hand, it’s time to activate your device to a network. While many of us traditionally used SIM cards to accomplish this, the ...

If you've got a compatible phone or tablet and a Cricket plan, go to cricketwireless.com/activate and follow appropriate links based on whether or not you bought ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's important that you know how to set up and use eSIM on Android, especially if you're planning an overseas trip soon. With a number of carriers (both in the United States and around the world) ...

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 ...