- Turn off airplane mode and turn it off and connect your iPhone to wifi internet connection.
- Update your iPhone to the latest iOS 16 or later version and remove sim card and delete sim card if it is activated on another mobile and contact apple support if it doesn’t resolve your issues.
- Unable to Activate eSIM on iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11
- Enable and Disable Airplane Mode
- Update iPhone 14 to Latest version
- Remove Sim
- Remove eSIM Card from Other iPhone
- Reset Network Settings
- Call Customer Care Support
- Why eSIM is not Activating on iPhone
- Why is my eSIM showing no service?
- Why does my iPhone say waiting for activation?
When you are trying to activate an eSIM card on your iPhone 14, Plus or iPhone 14 Pro or Max or any other iPhone supported eSIM models then you can simply follow these steps and activate your eSIM easily.
Most of the time if you cant activate your eSIM on your iPhone mobiles first thing you need to check is whether you are connected to WIFI internet or not and update your iPhone to latest iOS 16 or later version.
Unable to Activate eSIM on iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11
Below iPhone troubleshooting methods will help you fix the issue of cant activate eSIM on your iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11 and other models of iPhone.
Enable and Disable Airplane Mode
- Launch settings on your iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11
- Tap on Airplane mode and turn it ON.
- Wait for few seconds and then turn off airplane mode.
You can turn off airplane mode from your iPhone control center or by just going to settings and turn off airplane mode.
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3) How to Use Dual Sim on iPhone 14, Plus or iPhone 14 Pro Max eSim with Sim Tray
4) How to Turn On And OFF iPhone 14 Pro Without Using Power Button
5) How to Enable or Disable SIM PIN on iPhone 12, 13
Update iPhone 14 to Latest version
- Go to settings -> Tap on General
- Tap on Software update and check for latest iOS update is available
- Tap on Download and install and wait for your iPhone to update it to latest iOS version.
Once you update your iOS to latest version then try to activate your eSIM card and your eSIM card will activate successfully.
Remove Sim
You need to make sure and check whether your eSIM is not already activated or not setup on other iPhone Device and if you have already setup eSIM on you other model of iPhone and trying to activate eSIM on new iPhone 14, Plus or iPhone 14 Pro then you can experience this issue.
Remove eSIM Card from Other iPhone
- Open Settings
- Tap on Mobile Network
- Scroll down to bottom and tap on Delete eSIM and confirm Delete eSIM in popup.
- Now, Grab your new iPhone 14, Plus or iPhone Pro Max and activate eSIM
That’s it, once you Remove eSIM from old device that you have added and delete it then you will not have any issue activating eSIM card on your new iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11 etc.
Reset Network Settings
If removing eSIM card doesnt work and still having issue activating eSIM on your iPhone 14 then you need to reset network settings.
- Open setting on iPhone 14
- Tap on General -> Tap on Transfer or Reset iPhone
- Tap on Reset and Tap on Reset Network Settings
- Enter your passcode and confirm reset network settings and wait for your iPhone to complete reset network settings.
Once you reset network settings then go ahead and try to scan the qr code and try to activate your eSIM card on your iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11 and your eSIM card will activate without any issues.
Call Customer Care Support
If you still experiencing issues with activating eSIM card on your iPhone 14, Plus or iPhone 14 pro or any other iphone model then you need to contact apple support customer care and they will be able to resolve your issue with eSIM not activating or cant activate eSIm on your iPhone issue.
Why eSIM is not Activating on iPhone
If you are running an older version of iOS or if your eSIM is already activated on another device or you are not connected to wifi internet connection or any other issues your eSIM will not activate and you need to contact support to resolve this issue easily.
Why is my eSIM showing no service?
If you eSIM is showing no service then make sure that you are in coverage area or any service outage issue and your cellular plans are setup correctly.
Why does my iPhone say waiting for activation?
If your iPhone sayings waiting for activation then go ahead and restart your iPhone and try to reset apple id and update your iPhone to latest iOS version.
FAQ
Connect to wifi internet and update your iPhone to Latest iOS version and contact appel support to get your eSIM work easily.
Check with your cellular plan and reset eSim card and contact customer care.