Google Pixel 7 Gets Dual eSIM Support With Android 13 Beta Update: Report

Google Pixel 7 customers have seemingly began receiving twin eSIM assist with the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 replace. The Pixel smartphones have supported using a single eSIM together with a bodily SIM card for some time. This new replace is claimed to permit customers to ditch their bodily SIM playing cards and have two eSIM profiles lively concurrently. The Pixel 7 collection is predicted to get secure twin eSIM assist in a few months. So, we are able to anticipate extra beta customers to quickly obtain this characteristic.

Esper Senior Technical Editor Mishaal Rahman (Twitter: @MishaalRahman) noticed a beta tester who had acquired twin eSIM assist on their Pixel 7. This system was stated to be operating on the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 model. A few different customers additionally talked about that twin eSIM assist was activated on their Pixel 7.

Rahman believes that the Pixel 7 was already able to supporting twin eSIM profiles. Google might have launched a server-side replace for the SIM Manager app that comes with the Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2. Users had been beforehand allowed to register a number of eSIM profiles. However, solely a single one was allowed to be lively at a time.

Google Germany had reportedly beforehand talked about that it plans to deliver twin eSIM assist for the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro in March 2023. Rahman had lately claimed that Google could also be engaged on a brand new characteristic that will allow customers to simply switch an eSIM profile from an previous Android telephone to a brand new one.

A brand new system property might additionally enable customers to transform a bodily SIM card from an previous handset to an eSIM in a brand new telephone. Android at present doesn’t embody a characteristic for transferring an eSIM profile to a brand new system.