Has anyone been able to activate an eSIM?

[rokejulianlockhart]

In the vague hope that I’d misdiagnosed the undermentioned:

I did not receive the 15:00 UK Emergency Alert System broadcast

Thanks to /4, I can be confident that the device and (and, likely, AOSP distribution) support it (since if /e/OS does, FPOS shall). In that case, because gov.uk/government/news/emergency-alert-test-frequently-asked-questions states: Emergency Alerts work on all 4G and 5G phone networks in the UK. Your mobile phone or tablet does not have to be connected to mobile data or wifi to get alerts. However, you will not receive alerts if your device is: turned off; connected to a 2G or 3G network; wi…

…I’ve attempted to convert my physical (nano)SIM to an eSIM:

1. #!/system/bin/sh
   cmd activity start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n com.android.settings/com.android.settings.Settings$MobileNetworkListActivity -f 0 com.android.settings
   

   

2. 

3. That brings me to com.google.android.euicc/com.android.euicc.ui.activation.QrDownloadActivity, where the value provided by my carrier appears to fail to authenticate:

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To ensure that this is a fault of my carrier, has anyone else managed to activate an eSIM on FPOS? If so, are you able to provide the build number that was successful?

[yvmuell]

Yes I have more than one. An eSIM for travel and recently from a German provider. No issues at all.

[rokejulianlockhart]

@yvmuell, did you activate them via that process, or via initial importation?

[Meaghan]

@rokejulianlockhart i have used three eSIMs on my FP5. In two cases I have purchased them as eSIM directly and received the installation instructions.

In one case I switched and had to communicate with a provider, can look for details if you need that cause I don’t remember whether I needed to see them in person. I think they had to deactivate my previous physical SIM card.

[rokejulianlockhart]

@Meaghan

In one case I switched and had to communicate with a provider, can look for details if you need that cause I don’t remember whether I needed to see them in person. I think they had to deactivate my previous physical SIM card.

Thanks, although I imagine it’s not applicable here, for SMARTY explicitly offers this as a switch option, wherein the old, physical SIM shall be automatically deactivated.

If you find anything useful, I’ll still be glad to hear it, though. I’ve asked elsewhere, too:

What is the "Activation Code" that the EUICC QrDownloadActivity requests?

[yvmuell]

which process? I changed my SIM to eSIM in the FP4 and needed a new eSIM when changing to FP5 recently, however the process to add it, does not differ. The travel SIM was new and directly an eSIM, I used and added that in Nov 23. Overall there are many people using dual SIM, so I assume its rather an issue with SMARTY in general or the SIM, I doubt its OS Version related.

[rokejulianlockhart]

@yvmuell

I changed my SIM to eSIM in the FP4

@yvmuell, thanks. That’s what I meant.