So it will remember it was disabled and you will not be able to access that CardID, eSIM Profile. Unfortunately, Android is then unable to set the status back to 'enabled' again.

When you (think to) disable a SIM Slot, what actually Android does is to set the status of that CardID to 'disabled'. So each eSIM profile gets its CardID, including its status. As eSIM Profiles are 'digital' version of a SIM Card, they also get an CardID assigned. If for any reason you must disable the SIM Slot that holds the Card,įirst disable the active eSIM Profile in the APP and only then disable the SIM Slot.įrom Android 11 and newer, Android assigns a CardID to every SIM card inserted in the phone and “remembers” what the setting of that SIM card was, including its status (Enabled/Disabled).Īndroid OS 13 can handle eSIM profiles. Will render the currently active eSIM profile unavailable! On Android 13, disabling the SIM Slot that holds the Card,