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How do I install the eSIM on an Android phone?

By the VoyaSIM team · Updated October 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Quick answer

On Android, connect to Wi-Fi, open Settings → Network & Internet → SIMs (Samsung: Connections → SIM manager), tap "Add eSIM" or "Download a SIM instead", and scan the QR code from your VoyaSIM email. Set the new line as the mobile data SIM and switch on data roaming for it when you land.

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  1. 01 Step by step
  2. 02 If the menu names differ
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Step by step

  1. Connect to Wi-Fi.
  2. Pixel and most Android: Settings → Network & Internet → SIMs → Add eSIM (or the + button) → Download a SIM instead → scan the code.
  3. Samsung: Settings → Connections → SIM manager → Add eSIM → Scan QR code.
  4. Choose the lines: keep your home SIM for calls and SMS, and set the VoyaSIM line as the SIM for mobile data.
  5. Before you land: open the VoyaSIM line's settings and switch on Roaming (data roaming). Switch it off on the home SIM.
02

If the menu names differ

Manufacturers rename these screens. Searching the Settings app for "eSIM" or "SIM manager" finds the right place on any Android 10 or newer phone. The email also has the activation code for manual entry if the camera cannot read the code.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

My Android phone has no "Add eSIM" option

Then the model, or that regional version of it, does not support eSIM. Check the device list on the home page before buying.

Do I need an APN?

Normally no; the eSIM configures itself. If data stays off after landing, see "No signal after landing" in the help center.

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Written by the VoyaSIM team — we run a travel eSIM store covering 200+ countries, and guides like this one are how we answer the questions our support inbox sees every day. Last fact-check: October 20, 2026.

Keep reading

HELPWhat is an eSIM, and how does a travel eSIM work?

An eSIM is a SIM built into the phone, installed by scanning a QR code. How a VoyaSIM travel eSIM adds prepaid data next to your own SIM.

HELPIs my phone eSIM compatible?

iPhone XS, XR and newer, Pixel 3 and newer, Galaxy S20 and newer, plus the carrier-lock check that catches most problems before you buy.

HELPHow do I install and activate an eSIM on iPhone?

Settings → Cellular → Add eSIM, scan the QR code, label the line and set data roaming for the trip. Two minutes, over Wi-Fi.

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