Hi all,
I have just installed an esim from French operator SFR on my rooted pixel XL 4, they charge 10 Euros for the one time use QR code. So just in case I have to reinstall my phone software it would be good to backup the esim and then restore it on a fresh install if I ever get problems in the future.
Does anyone know where the esim data is stored on the pixel XL 4 ?
Reading through a few reddit posts some people mention that an esim can survive a factory reset, so this would point to it being stored not in the user data partition.
I've done a factory reset to fix my face unlock issue and my eSIM survived..
On the erase all data screen, there is an option at the very bottom, uncheck that.. (see attachments)
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Hi,
Someone could advise me, why the hell in the first step I updated to Android Pie, from Oreo! One of the big mistakes I could ever do, ruined my note 8, fiscally!!
After update to Android Pie, network was alright, data mobile, text, calls, video etc!
2 days ago, my 4G disappeared from top of my screen!!! I took out the sim hundreds of time, I've done factory network reset, I was in Phone app, cleared cached!
I got this big issue, called NOT REGISTERED TO NETWORK! someone could tell me how can I sort out?
Please see the pictures attached
Did you check if your imei has is still the good one? I had an issue like this after flashing a new ROM on my Galaxy S2. Maybe your upgrade failed on some part.
Hey OP,
Have your issue resolved yet? Please give an update as I have a similar issue.
tick for 10 seconds modo avion and then, untick again... maybe this resolve u problem...
irefutabil said:
I've done factory network reset,
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How did you do this? I don't see this option on my Exynos Note 8
the phone was blacklisted by network mother, and can be use only on that network! I tried everything to fix it but nothing, seems to be was impossible! I bought the phone from Facebook, was brand new, sealed, unlocked at that moment, can take any SIM! exactly after 1 year, the stopped accepting my SIM, i thought initial phone was bought via a contract and the person stopped paying his monthly payments, so they blocked to use only on that network!
How I've done an factory network reset, try to search in settings, but I am sure all option for resetting are on section factory reset!
irefutabil said:
the phone was blacklisted by network mother, and can be use only on that network! I tried everything to fix it but nothing, seems to be was impossible! I bought the phone from Facebook, was brand new, sealed, unlocked at that moment, can take any SIM! exactly after 1 year, the stopped accepting my SIM, i thought initial phone was bought via a contract and the person stopped paying his monthly payments, so they blocked to use only on that network!
How I've done an factory network reset, try to search in settings, but I am sure all option for resetting are on section factory reset!
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Turn off the device
Press Volume Up + Bixby + Power key
irefutabil said:
the phone was blacklisted by network mother, and can be use only on that network! I tried everything to fix it but nothing, seems to be was impossible! I bought the phone from Facebook, was brand new, sealed, unlocked at that moment, can take any SIM! exactly after 1 year, the stopped accepting my SIM, i thought initial phone was bought via a contract and the person stopped paying his monthly payments, so they blocked to use only on that network!
How I've done an factory network reset, try to search in settings, but I am sure all option for resetting are on section factory reset!
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So this issue have not resolved yet?
irefutabil said:
the phone was blacklisted by network mother, and can be use only on that network! I tried everything to fix it but nothing, seems to be was impossible! I bought the phone from Facebook, was brand new, sealed, unlocked at that moment, can take any SIM! exactly after 1 year, the stopped accepting my SIM, i thought initial phone was bought via a contract and the person stopped paying his monthly payments, so they blocked to use only on that network!
How I've done an factory network reset, try to search in settings, but I am sure all option for resetting are on section factory reset!
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this wipe "only" erase APN options.. not a wipe config your app for restart that.
in apps search SIM app. SIM CONFIG or similar option. delete cache and data in modo avion. then, after delete and force stop, desactive modo avion.
mi note8 haved similar problem and i resolved with that.
I finally got it fixed by following simple procedure I found at another XDA thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guide-restore-imei-fix-corrupted-efs-t3116217
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I finally got it fixed by following simple procedure I found at another XDA thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/guide-restore-imei-fix-corrupted-efs-t3116217
So I rooted my Pixel 4 XL with Magisk, and did the whole process of enabling Soli as it is not active in the country I live in. I installed Busy Box and used it to modify a prop to also activate VoLTE and VoWiFi as they are also not activated on the device here in KSA.
Everything is working perfectly for me, however, when I tried to register a new Face ID, the enrollment kept failing as it kept asking me to delete old face data first, which I don't have since the device was restored to factory settings before doing the whole root process.
I spoke to one of the agents of Google and he told me that after going through all the troubleshooting, I need to restore the phone to factory settings to solve the issue, which will take away all the above work.
Any ideas?
oneshotaz said:
So I rooted my Pixel 4 XL with Magisk, and did the whole process of enabling Soli as it is not active in the country I live in. I installed Busy Box and used it to modify a prop to also activate VoLTE and VoWiFi as they are also not activated on the device here in KSA.
Everything is working perfectly for me, however, when I tried to register a new Face ID, the enrollment kept failing as it kept asking me to delete old face data first, which I don't have since the device was restored to factory settings before doing the whole root process.
I spoke to one of the agents of Google and he told me that after going through all the troubleshooting, I need to restore the phone to factory settings to solve the issue, which will take away all the above work.
Any ideas?
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Face ID is stored in Titan chip and the only way to wipe it is to do a factory reset via settings. Wiping via fastboot will not clear the Titan chip
Hey it worked!
Thanks a lot!!
I rooted my T-Mobile Pixel 4 XL last night, went fine.
I run my phone dial SIM. I have a T-Mobile ESIM and a physical ATT SIM.
After rooting the phone defaulted to the ATT sim and installed a bunch of BS ATT apps and my T-Mobile ESIM would not activate so I removed my ATT SIM and did a factory reset.
NOW I have no working SIMS. The phone will not detect the ATT sim, doesn't even see its in the phone. I tried it in another phone and it works fine so I dropped another SIM in my P4XL, does not see it.
I've reset again, still nothing.
I've reset the network settings, still nothing.
I've gone into the *#*#4636#*#* phone options and tried different network settings, nothing.
I'm lost at what to try next!
Took some work to get T-Mobile to unlock my phone on lease and only 5 days old, I really dont want to have to replace the phone if I'm over looking something!
Got this figured out. Had to provision the ESIM again via T-Mobile T-Force Twitter chat and the PSIM kicked in. I don't think it's that I needed T-Mobile to do anything, the phone just didnt realize I wanted to use any SIMS.
Once I tried to setup the new ESIM, the phone was like, "oh, do you want to use two SIM's? Do you want to use both Slots 1 and 2"? I said yes and poof, PSIM worked.
However the ESIM said it was not activated so we had to get TMobile to enter the full EID in the ICC box on their screen and my phone immediately accepted the QR scan and activated the ESIM again.
You beat me to it, yeah, it can get a little whack there when you factory, do a wipe full image, etc. As you've seen if you just go back and tell it you want to set up an ESIM it will work. I'm on Fi so it's easy to do myself as I can just open the app and it will say I'm not provisioned and offer to set up the ESIM. Only came up once for me here when I first unlocked the bootloader and had the unconditional wipe but ran into it a few times with my 3A.
Help me out guys. I wonked up my P4 XL trying to install some custom script, I need to factory reset the thing again and I really don't want to go through all that BS of having to get T-Mobile T-Force online via Twitter and try to fix it!
I swear I picked the option to not wipe the eSim with the factory reset but then I did a full factory wipe and it killed it so is there a different between factory reset and wipe or something I need to pick for either or what? Help?
In *#*#4636 etc make sure that DS is enabled under the first menu option
I got my Pixel 5, but I don't have esim yet. And I do not want to use physical sim-card anymore. My old phone is Google Pixel 2XL.
I have been thinking how to transfer my old phone to my Pixel 5.
Here is what I thought
1. Make sure old phone is backup (via system settings, backup)
2. Turn off old phone, and take out nano sim card
3. Insert the nano sim card on the Pixel 5 (for temporary while waiting esim)
4. Turn on Pixel 5 and connect to Wifi
5. Restore from the account I use to backup on my old phone
6. Continue setup
I think that would transfer my old phone to Pixel 5.
Once I received my esim, how do I change my nano sim card to esim?
- Turn off Pixel 5, take out nano sim card
- Turn on Pixel 5, configure esim (settings, mobile network, etc.)
Would that work?
And about Google account backup restore, will that also restore all my phone call history? SMS? MMS?
Thanks.
you'll have to contact your provider to arrange them to transfer you from physical sim to esim, generally done with a QR code and pin (at least that's how we do it in Australia).
I done mine through Vodafone Account online, I selected replace sim > esim > they sent an sms to confirm it was me > they then sent a pin by sms > then I got an email with QR code.
After that I went into Settings > Network and Internet > hit the + next to Mobile Network and selected Download a SIM > scanned the QR code and entered the pin, then a few seconds later it was setup and working great. Took out my physical sim and binned it as its now useless.
gogol said:
I got my Pixel 5, but I don't have esim yet. And I do not want to use physical sim-card anymore. My old phone is Google Pixel 2XL.
I have been thinking how to transfer my old phone to my Pixel 5.
Here is what I thought
1. Make sure old phone is backup (via system settings, backup)
2. Turn off old phone, and take out nano sim card
3. Insert the nano sim card on the Pixel 5 (for temporary while waiting esim)
4. Turn on Pixel 5 and connect to Wifi
5. Restore from the account I use to backup on my old phone
6. Continue setup
I think that would transfer my old phone to Pixel 5.
Once I received my esim, how do I change my nano sim card to esim?
- Turn off Pixel 5, take out nano sim card
- Turn on Pixel 5, configure esim (settings, mobile network, etc.)
Would that work?
And about Google account backup restore, will that also restore all my phone call history? SMS? MMS?
Thanks.
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I did pretty much the same except with a work sim (o2). SAcanned the QR code and notified my work phone people that i wanted it transferring, was on the esim within an hour.
Have my personal number as the physical sim in the phone too. love having not to carry two phones around anymore
Thanks all! Yes, I called my provider and they sent me the esim package with activation code via post, not yet received. But I want to setup my phone now
I have never done this before, coming from Pixel 2XL.
Some companies may charge you for an eSIM, this varies among different countries and different companies. The QR code is for one time use, so if you change your phone, or something happens that you are forced to factory reset your phone, you will need to ask them to send you another one. The second eSIM may carry a cost to you even if the first one is free, and then there is the trouble of not having a SIM while you are waiting for the replacement. I would rather use a physical SIM for the primary carrier that I use in my own country, and use the eSIM for traveling.
(There's an option to keep the eSIM when you factory reset, but who knows what may happen)
In some advanced countries you will easily get the eSIM for free and you can get the eSIM QR from your home probably in a couple of minutes via email or some portal.
In more precarious or corrupt places you will have (like me in Spain with Movistar carrier) to pay 14.90€ to get a piece of cardboard with the disposable QR code (and you need to go to a store to get it) and spend at least 20 minutes to do the entire process until you finally activated the eSIM in the new Pixel
I just did this today. Second time i did this process.
I do this because I like to have work SIM + personal eSIM in one device.
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I'm still waiting for Three (UK) to fully roll out their eSIM program. At the moment you can only get them from select stores but they're all Northern stores that I can't physically get to.
FYI, your Pixel 5 will only work in 4G mode when using 2 SIM cards.
Is there any advantage to an esim apart from not having to have a physical card in the phone?
Tcukcufc said:
Is there any advantage to an esim apart from not having to have a physical card in the phone?
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Only if you have two providers. Some don't have eSim technology and you are stuck with a physical sim. And if your second provider is the same you are out of luck. Other than that I don't think there is much difference.
Hello,
I've been using the s21 ultra 512gb exynos for the last few months and have encountered numerous issues. Honestly one of the most unstable phones I've owned. This is my first and last Samsung phone, there support isn't much help either.
One major issue I've been having is related to my esim. Since the July security patch, mobile data would drop out after 10mins and would not automatically restore unless I either restart the phone or toggle flight mode.
I have a personal sim and work sim (one physical and one esim in the same phone).
I've reset factory settings, and now have the latest firmware version as of a few days ago. Some details of troubleshooting so far:
- Reset to factory settings
- Add the esim profile from scratch
- Reset apn settings
- sent numerous logs to Samsung whilst the issue is happening.
I've also tried a different carrier esim, no issues with them whatsoever. Tried a physical sim from my current carrier, no issues at all.
I'm not sure how to proceed and it's getting quite frustrating. Has anyone encountered this issue or know of any workarounds?
Thank you.