Google will let you transfer an eSIM between Android phones with a QR code

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Google will let you transfer an eSIM between Android phones with a QR code
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We have our first look at what transferring eSIM across Android phones will be like and it's all about the QR code.

Earlier this year, the company announced that it was working on an eSIM transfer tool for Android. The feature, which allows users to transfer their phone number and carrier plan between phones, has been missing from Android so far. While some phones allow you to register a new number through eSIM, transferring it between phones has been on the carriers, which has made the experience clunky due to, well, carriers.

Hidden within Play Services, Google has started to lay the foundation for eSIM transfer on Android, which is based on QR codes. The process, pictured below, prompts users to scan a QR code to start the transfer process. Seeing as most of this functionality is not yet live, we were only able to access this beginning portion, with Image source: 9to5Google

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