Pixel 5Setting up an eSIM on your phone

Learn how to set up an embedded SIM (eSIM), so you can access your mobile network without needing a physical SIM card installed in your phone.

Learn how to set up an embedded SIM (eSIM), so you can access your mobile network without needing a physical SIM card installed in your phone.

Steps List - Interactive list of steps. Select a step to read its corresponding text, and to see its Product Image and the Indicators necessary to complete the step.

Current Step: 1 - From within the Settings app, tap Network and Internet.
This tutorial steps through how to activate your eSIM through a QR code.
  1. 1 - From within the Settings app, tap Network and Internet.
  2. 2 - Tap the Plus icon.
  3. 3 - Tap Download a SIM instead?.
  4. 4 - Tap Next.
  5. 5 - Follow the on-screen prompts.
  6. 6 - You've completed the steps!

Product Image and Indicators - Image of the current step and indicators demonstrating the interactions necessary to complete the step.

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