Question How to get rid of locked eSIM - Samsung Galaxy S22

Hi, is there any way to remove eSIM without knowing its PUK code (Sim Lock setting enabled)?
New to eSIMs. Tried to remove Airalo eSIM after it was no longer needed. During removal the device asked to provided eSIM's PIN (I suppose due to Sim Lock setting). Could not find PIN anywhere (iirc Airalo never provided one) and was in a hurry, therefore tried a couple of default options (1111, 1234 etc). Locked the eSIM and cant get past "Please enter PUK code" screen. Airalo which is supposed to be able to provide PUK code is not responsive.
Would really love to be able to use my phone. Are there any options to get rid of the eSIM? Or get past the Sim Lock screen and disable Sim Lock setting (e.g., using external managing software).
Also, any ideas what happens if eSIM is locked completely, i. e., after 10 failed attempts to enter PUK? Will S22 load to home screen as eSIM is no longer usable?

Doesn't factory reset remove eSIM?

k3lcior said:
Doesn't factory reset remove eSIM?
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No, it doesn't on Samsung devices with a locked eSIM.
A full hard flash using Odin might have the option, but I can't confirm.

Have not tried factory reset option yet. From what I read, factory reset is supposed to offer option to remove esim. It is both sad and weird if this option does not help to remove locked esims. After all SIM pin is supposed to limit access to sim related features, like calls, contacts etc. It should not prevent access to phone itself. There should be a way to remove or at least disable esim, like with physical SIM - one can remove physical card and continue using a phone despite not knowing card's PIN.

OK, the issue is solved.
It turns out that Galaxy was asking to provide PIN/PUK codes for physical SIM which was left in Tray 2 while incorrectly asking to provide code for "ESIM 1".
I have SM-S901B/DS, that is dual sim model which supports either two physical cards, o single physical card in Tray 1 and eSIM (physical card from Tray 2 is disabled during installation of eSIM).
What most likely happened: after eSIM was removed, Galaxy automatically switched physical card from Tray 2 back (it was left in place while I used esim). However instead of refering to the card as "SIM2", the screen displayed "ESIM 1" instead. Took a picture to make sure that my eyes are still good.
I realised this only after Airalo finally contacted me and told that their esims come without PIN/PUK codes and suggested to remove all physical sims. After emptying sim tray the lock screen disappeared. And after reinserting the cards and providing PUK code for SIM2, I was able to get past the lock screen. It was still asking codes for "ESIM 1" at that time.
Thus this looks like very confusing bug from Samsung. Will try to report.

krizas said:
OK, the issue is solved.
It turns out that Galaxy was asking to provide PIN/PUK codes for physical SIM which was left in Tray 2 while incorrectly asking to provide code for "ESIM 1".
I have SM-S901B/DS, that is dual sim model which supports either two physical cards, o single physical card in Tray 1 and eSIM (physical card from Tray 2 is disabled during installation of eSIM).
What most likely happened: after eSIM was removed, Galaxy automatically switched physical card from Tray 2 back (it was left in place while I used esim). However instead of refering to the card as "SIM2", the screen displayed "ESIM 1" instead. Took a picture to make sure that my eyes are still good.
I realised this only after Airalo finally contacted me and told that their esims come without PIN/PUK codes and suggested to remove all physical sims. After emptying sim tray the lock screen disappeared. And after reinserting the cards and providing PUK code for SIM2, I was able to get past the lock screen. It was still asking codes for "ESIM 1" at that time.
Thus this looks like very confusing bug from Samsung. Will try to report.
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The eSIM is always installed as an alternative to SIM2, unless a phone has 2 eSIMs. So eSIM1 = SIM 2.

TheMystic said:
The eSIM is always installed as an alternative to SIM2, unless a phone has 2 eSIMs. So eSIM1 = SIM 2.
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Yes, but the issue was that Galaxy was incorrectly refering to physical sim card as "ESIM 1" (instead of "SIM2") when requesting to provide PIN/PUK code even though the eSIM was already deleted from the system. This is clearly a bug.

krizas said:
Yes, but the issue was that Galaxy was incorrectly refering to physical sim card as "ESIM 1" (instead of "SIM2") when requesting to provide PIN/PUK code even though the eSIM was already deleted from the system. This is clearly a bug.
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Agree. That's true.

Related

dual sim for uni?

hi guys
i'm loking for a dual sim that works with the usim "3" ,i have just try to find some thing in ebay ,but nothing ,can any one help me please?
www.multimobile.nl
regards,..
A.
adonker said:
www.multimobile.nl
regards,..
A.
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thank for your replay but your link is maby wrong (404 no found)
oh,...excuse me:
http://www.multi-mobile.eu/
this one should work...
a have just sent a mail asking them if that works fine for jasjar ,but any replay untile now
Got any reply?
re:
babak said:
a have just sent a mail asking them if that works fine for jasjar ,but any replay untile now
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As per my knowledge, ther is two types of "multi sim"
1- the one that holds both of your sims into some smal circut, and there is a third sim connected to the circut, which you insert into the back of your phone, and keep the rest of the circut into the cover back.
2- there is another type, that you cut a small peice of your two sims , and re-attach it to a new SIM, and insert it into the sim hole into the phone.
the difference is if have a place in the back of your phone for the first type, use it, cause it keeps your sims in a good condition and can be used in any other phone, if you don't have a space for the circut, so you have to use the second type, but you can't use any of the sims separte, because you have already cut it.
now, the important part of that all, that you can't use both SIMs at the same time, none of the above solutions can make you online on both SIMs, because your phone of course dosn't support it, the phone is disigned to deal with one network only at the time, the above solutions only makes you to switch your phone off, then re-switch it on, to find your self on the other SIM, and you can do re-switching your phone to back to the first SIM.
hope that I was clear, and hope there is a program some day that can deal with both SIMs at the same time
mehegazy said:
As per my knowledge, ther is two types of "multi sim"
1- the one that holds both of your sims into some smal circut, and there is a third sim connected to the circut, which you insert into the back of your phone, and keep the rest of the circut into the cover back.
2- there is another type, that you cut a small peice of your two sims , and re-attach it to a new SIM, and insert it into the sim hole into the phone.
the difference is if have a place in the back of your phone for the first type, use it, cause it keeps your sims in a good condition and can be used in any other phone, if you don't have a space for the circut, so you have to use the second type, but you can't use any of the sims separte, because you have already cut it.
now, the important part of that all, that you can't use both SIMs at the same time, none of the above solutions can make you online on both SIMs, because your phone of course dosn't support it, the phone is disigned to deal with one network only at the time, the above solutions only makes you to switch your phone off, then re-switch it on, to find your self on the other SIM, and you can do re-switching your phone to back to the first SIM.
hope that I was clear, and hope there is a program some day that can deal with both SIMs at the same time
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thank for your generous replay ,but not all of the second tipe are compatible with our device and just for this reason, i send mail to them but i don't think that their dual sim works for jasjar ,this is the reason because they dosen't replay me nothing .
Did you find a solution to your problem? i have the same problem & can't find any solution
carger1115 said:
Did you find a solution to your problem? i have the same problem & can't find any solution
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no,unfortunately and it seems so strang than nobody is interested in it
I did sent an email and I did get a reply (in dutch )
Apparently the dual sim sollution should be usable in our universal, u cut your sim card to pieces (cut the chip out) and put it in a specialy made simcard, that fits exactly in the universal like a normal simcard would.
In a special sim menu u can choose which one of the sim cards is used, BUT they cant be used at the same time if u wanted that u have to buy a dual dim phone, which probably has two radio circuits....
Bonusbartus said:
I did sent an email and I did get a reply (in dutch )
Apparently the dual sim sollution should be usable in our universal, u cut your sim card to pieces (cut the chip out) and put it in a specialy made simcard, that fits exactly in the universal like a normal simcard would.
In a special sim menu u can choose which one of the sim cards is used, BUT they cant be used at the same time if u wanted that u have to buy a dual dim phone, which probably has two radio circuits....
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thank for your replay, but unfortunatly if it has a menu ,it's certainly not compatible for jasjar ,just tested this kind of dualsim.
Hi,
there is a third type of multi sim, it is the SuperSIM 16 in 1.
Phisically it is just like a normal SIM, but it can contain up to 16 virtual SIMs.
see: http://www.duosim.com
You need a special SIM and a hardware reader/writer (to be connected to a usb port), then you read your original SIMs and copy them to the SuperSIM with the progam delivered in the kit.
I bought one, I can read my SIMs, but when I try to write to the SuperSIM I receive an error (write failed!)
I wrote many times to the seller via web, e-mail and normal mail, but I had no reply, so I wasted my money and I still need a dual SIM.
I don't like to cut my SIMs, I previously bought a "type 1" (as described by mehegazy) but I cannot close the SIM holder on my Qtek9000.
Bye.
Ermanno
ik1aor said:
Hi,
there is a third type of multi sim, it is the SuperSIM 16 in 1.
Phisically it is just like a normal SIM, but it can contain up to 16 virtual SIMs.
see: http://www.duosim.com
You need a special SIM and a hardware reader/writer (to be connected to a usb port), then you read your original SIMs and copy them to the SuperSIM with the progam delivered in the kit.
I bought one, I can read my SIMs, but when I try to write to the SuperSIM I receive an error (write failed!)
I wrote many times to the seller via web, e-mail and normal mail, but I had no reply, so I wasted my money and I still need a dual SIM.
I don't like to cut my SIMs, I previously bought a "type 1" (as described by mehegazy) but I cannot close the SIM holder on my Qtek9000.
Bye.
Ermanno
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Hi,
I had exactly the same problem like you, and I started searching about.
I figured out with a lot of testing, that using the program "SuperSIM LY-600" from the link "http://www.duosim.com/download.html", totaly solved my problem, so now I have the supersim 16in1 loaded in my qtek9000 using up to 5 different numbers.
I hope that helps you.
Beware using the 16 in one sim cloning system.
Cloning your sim is in contradiction of you terms with the service provider, and can be illegal in some countries. IN brief: If yer caught yer busted!
Oh dont bother if you have a Vodafone UK sim as they use a Triple DES encryption on the card that simply will take you a year to break before you can brute force the IMSI and KA. Oh and yes I have played with this in the past.
Psi
jolas said:
Hi,
I had exactly the same problem like you, and I started searching about.
I figured out with a lot of testing, that using the program "SuperSIM LY-600" from the link "http://www.duosim.com/download.html", totaly solved my problem, so now I have the supersim 16in1 loaded in my qtek9000 using up to 5 different numbers.
I hope that helps you.
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Hi Jolas,
I used LY-600 as you suggested and now I can write to the supersim - GREAT!
Thank you very much.
But how can I switch between my two numbers on my Qtek900?
Is there a new menu? Where?
Switching the phone on and off doesn't switch the numbers.
Thank you again.
Ermanno
ik1aor said:
Hi Jolas,
I used LY-600 as you suggested and now I can write to the supersim - GREAT!
Thank you very much.
But how can I switch between my two numbers on my Qtek900?
Is there a new menu? Where?
Switching the phone on and off doesn't switch the numbers.
Thank you again.
Ermanno
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I'm happy this hepled you.
In the programs menu, you will find a shortcut names "STK". Just use it and you will find the menu 'switch number'.
In case you don't have the STK service, then probably you'll need a new ROM which is suppotring this service.
jolas said:
I'm happy this hepled you.
In the programs menu, you will find a shortcut names "STK". Just use it and you will find the menu 'switch number'.
In case you don't have the STK service, then probably you'll need a new ROM which is suppotring this service.
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Hi Jolas,
you are very kind.
I cannot find an icon STK under Programs folder, maybe my ROM does not support this service, as you said.
I tested the supersim on other cellphone and it works, so the SIM seems to be OK.
I'll will further investigate.
Anyway thanks a lot !
Best wishes.
Ermanno
Does the original sim card still works after the cloning?
weenween said:
Does the original sim card still works after the cloning?
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Yes, it does, but be aware you can't use the same time the same number through two different sims because your phone provider is going to lock your sim .

T-Mobile UK

whenever i get a message from t-mobile it says its sent from one of my facebook contacts. not even someone i have in my phone contacts, just someone i have on facebook.
any ideas how to rectify this?
I get this on Orange too lol
Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
me too on t mobile, its bizarre! heard a lot of reports of this. haven't tried to find a fix is there one?
Me too. On Generic rom too.
See my post, started yesterday morning
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=659385
btw. anybody know whats the default PIN code for tmob sims? or do i have to ring them up to get it ?
cez10 said:
btw. anybody know whats the default PIN code for tmob sims? or do i have to ring them up to get it ?
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Google is your friend! Search for T-mobile SIM PIN.... if you had done you would have found this in the first post.. probably quicker than posting here & waiting for my reply too
The PIN code for your T-Mobile SIM card is printed on the delivery slip that comes with the SIM card.
If in doubt, try T-Mobile's default PIN code for SIM cards, which is 1210.
Note that you get three tries to enter the PIN, and your phone will be locked if you fail after these tries. You'll then need to contact T-Mobile to get a PUK code.
1210 or 1212 i think ... dunno should be on the SIM pack on the letter.
zippyioa said:
Google is your friend! Search for T-mobile SIM PIN.... if you had done you would have found this in the first post.. probably quicker than posting here & waiting for my reply too
The PIN code for your T-Mobile SIM card is printed on the delivery slip that comes with the SIM card.
If in doubt, try T-Mobile's default PIN code for SIM cards, which is 1210.
Note that you get three tries to enter the PIN, and your phone will be locked if you fail after these tries. You'll then need to contact T-Mobile to get a PUK code.
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hehe thanks lol, i actually thought about googling it after ive written a post, suppose it was just a silly mans reaction to write here instead of googlin and yeah 1210 worked thanks anyway guys
thanks guys, i needed the pin too.

[Q] Phone does not work in the UK

Hi All,
I have bought an unlocked HTC about 3 years ago, and basically, this works with any SIM. I have used it all over Europe, with no problems. However I am having trouble using it here in the UK.
Any ideas as to why this is happening?
How about some more information, eg what sim, what troubles, etc.
cronus101 said:
How about some more information, eg what sim, what troubles, etc.
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The SIM is Vodafone, and I cannot connect to the network, ie no calls or sms. I tried the SIM in another phone and it works. So it is the HTC that is giving problems. And I am sure that the HTC is unlocked, since I have tried other SIM cards when in Europe and all of them worked.
I have another SIM from Vodafone from another country in Europe, and it does not work either inside the HTC.
Possible cure?
If you don't have a SIM PIN, try setting one. If you already have one, skip that step. Then, try changing your screen security, for example from Slider to a PIN and then back to Slider.
I put a known good SIM in my phone in the UK and had no wireless connectivity until I forced the phone to ask me for my SIM pin while it was running (i.e., not on boot - rebooting didn't help). For some reason, changing the screen security triggered a request to enter the SIM pin, and then suddenly wireless was back.
I can't repeat the cause of the lost connectivity, but I have repeated this cure on subesquent occasions when I've lost wireless.
Take your HTC to Vodafone. There might be some settings missing.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk 2
PatC11 said:
If you don't have a SIM PIN, try setting one. If you already have one, skip that step. Then, try changing your screen security, for example from Slider to a PIN and then back to Slider.
I put a known good SIM in my phone in the UK and had no wireless connectivity until I forced the phone to ask me for my SIM pin while it was running (i.e., not on boot - rebooting didn't help). For some reason, changing the screen security triggered a request to enter the SIM pin, and then suddenly wireless was back.
I can't repeat the cause of the lost connectivity, but I have repeated this cure on subesquent occasions when I've lost wireless.
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I tried doing what you said but it never asked me for a SIM PIN. I tried to change the SIM PIN but there is already one and I do not remember it
jmonfu said:
I tried doing what you said but it never asked me for a SIM PIN. I tried to change the SIM PIN but there is already one and I do not remember it
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Hope you've got your PUK code handy. You're going to need it next time you have to turn your phone on!
PatC11 said:
Hope you've got your PUK code handy. You're going to need it next time you have to turn your phone on!
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Actually I did not need it!
And an update, I took the phone to the store and they fixed the problem. They guy at the counter entered something on the phone and it started working. Guess I had some missing setting.
jmonfu said:
Actually I did not need it!
And an update, I took the phone to the store and they fixed the problem. They guy at the counter entered something on the phone and it started working. Guess I had some missing setting.
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Good news. But you're still gonna need that PUK code one day if there's a SIM pin and you don't know it!
PatC11 said:
Good news. But you're still gonna need that PUK code one day if there's a SIM pin and you don't know it!
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I will only worry when that happens

Should I upgrade my Sim Card?

I have been reading some really scary things regarding Sim Cards and viruses or malware or whatever and am wondering if I should change my sim card. A part of me thinks that the idea of a Sim card being infected is silly, but at the same time, I really would not know, lol.
If I were to upgrade my sim card...
Would it put my unlimited data at risk? (Verizon)
How would I go about changing my Sim? Could I use the sim that came with my note 4?
Also, should anyone even worry about their sim cards? o .0
SIM cards are free at corporate stores and you will not lose your unlimited.
Just take your phone in and ask for a new SIM. If they ask why tell them you've been getting errors or something. It takes like 5 minutes if there's no wait.
I don't think you can do a SIM swap online but you probably can by calling customer service from a different phone
Edit: If you call CS for a SIM swap make sure you have your other SIM on hand for the ICCID
Ah.. I see!
I actually tried to do a sim swap at home because google made it seem simple; however, it never worked to my knowledge. At first, I popped in the sim and it said that it was setting up, but never finished. While my phone was trying to activate with the new sim card, I went to the verizon wireless website and tried to activate my phone there, but could not find my phone listed in the section with previously activated phones. I did not try the option to activate a phone that wasn't registered already and just backed out. I did not - to my knowledge - see any screen indicating plan changes so I'm assuming that I did not do anything that could compromise my plan(?). When I dialed the number for activating sim cards, it went to the visual *611 screen and claimed that it did not recognize my number and asked me to log in to my verizon account. After doing so, nothing seemed to happen and it just sent me back to my home screen.
In hindsight, I probably should have stopped after it asked me to log in to my verizon account, but I suppose now all I can do is wait and ask questions to ease my anxiety x_x
JippleStar said:
Ah.. I see!
I actually tried to do a sim swap at home because google made it seem simple; however, it never worked to my knowledge. At first, I popped in the sim and it said that it was setting up, but never finished. While my phone was trying to activate with the new sim card, I went to the verizon wireless website and tried to activate my phone there, but could not find my phone listed in the section with previously activated phones. I did not try the option to activate a phone that wasn't registered already and just backed out. I did not - to my knowledge - see any screen indicating plan changes so I'm assuming that I did not do anything that could compromise my plan(?). When I dialed the number for activating sim cards, it went to the visual *611 screen and claimed that it did not recognize my number and asked me to log in to my verizon account. After doing so, nothing seemed to happen and it just sent me back to my home screen.
In hindsight, I probably should have stopped after it asked me to log in to my verizon account, but I suppose now all I can do is wait and ask questions to ease my anxiety x_x
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You have to call that number from a different phone. Your phone doesn't hold your phone number so just popping a new SIM won't do anything.
You could try to do the "activate device" thing online but I don't know if there's an option to use a different SIM.
PizzaSauce said:
You have to call that number from a different phone. Your phone doesn't hold your phone number so just popping a new SIM won't do anything.
You could try to do the "activate device" thing online but I don't know if there's an option to use a different SIM.
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Cool! Now I know
Thanks for your incredible fast help!

No DSDS, but a simple automated way to swap SIMs

I thought I'd share this Tasker routine to easily and quickly swap between eSIM and physical SIM on the Pixel 3 XL running Android 10. Subject to the usual 'I'm not being blamed for killing your phone' caviats, this should also work on other Android 10 devices (regardless of language). Routine is here: https://taskernet.com/shares/?user=...1gNPa0H1P6JuqwklZxdYH5H7VOY3&id=Task:Swap+SIM
Credit to @itskapil for pointing me in the direction of this article: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-10-switch-from-esim-issue/
It simply launches phone app, opens the dialler, dials *#*#794824746#*#* and then goes back to the home screen. Simples!
I tried to register an eSim on my P3XL but the carrier asked for a "IMEI 2", which the P3XL does not have. How did you manage to install an eSim?
quera said:
I tried to register an eSim on my P3XL but the carrier asked for a "IMEI 2", which the P3XL does not have. How did you manage to install an eSim?
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iirc, it doesn't show up in your about device section when there isn't a registered eSIM already; however, it is printed on the retail box of your device.
edit // didn't notice that was sent that long ago earlier, didn't mean to bump..

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