--- title: "How to install an eSIM on Android | DualLine" description: "Set up a DualLine travel eSIM on Android. Follow Samsung or Pixel settings, choose QR or manual installation and select the right data line." canonical: "https://dualline.co/esim/guides/install-esim-android" --- # How to install an eSIM on Android On Android, add the delivered eSIM through your phone's SIM settings using the method supplied in DualLine. Samsung and Pixel use different menu paths. After installation, enable the profile, select it for mobile data and apply the package's roaming and activation instructions. ## The Android setup sequence 1. Prepare your delivery Open the correct order, connect to the internet and read its activation policy. 2. Use your phone's path Samsung uses SIM manager; Pixel uses Network & internet and SIMs. 3. Choose mobile data Enable the travel profile and review data, call, text and roaming preferences. Device support, network access and package validity are separate checks. ## Check the phone you have Confirm eSIM support for the exact model and sales region. A model-family name or an EID does not remove a carrier lock or establish every network's compatibility. Open the delivered eSIM in DualLine and keep its installation information available. Use a reliable internet connection while the phone downloads the profile. - [Buy a travel eSIM](https://dualline.co/buy-esim) ## Choose Samsung or Pixel instructions Samsung Galaxy phones commonly place eSIM setup under Connections and SIM manager. Pixel phones use Network & internet, SIMs, Add SIM and the eSIM setup option. Menu wording changes with software, language and model. Use the branch for your device rather than matching another manufacturer's screen. - [Samsung Galaxy installation guide](https://dualline.co/esim/guides/install-esim-samsung) - [Google Pixel installation guide](https://dualline.co/esim/guides/install-esim-pixel) ## Use the QR or manual method Scan the private QR from the delivered order when it can be displayed on another screen. If you are using only this phone, choose the manual method supplied with the order when your phone offers it. Copy the provided activation information exactly into the fields requested by the phone. Do not combine details from different orders or use a general QR found online. Installation choices | Situation | Useful method | Check | | --- | --- | --- | | QR visible on another screen | Scan the delivered QR | Correct order and clear image | | QR only on this phone | Provided manual method or supported image/link option | Phone and delivery support that option | | Profile already listed | Enable and configure the existing line | Avoid installing a duplicate profile | ## Set your line preferences Enable the new profile and choose the travel line for mobile data when you want to use the package. Calls and texts can remain on the home line or use a package that includes the required capability. Apply the travel package's roaming instructions, then check home-line roaming and automatic data switching separately. A data-only eSIM does not acquire carrier SMS or voice by becoming the data line. 1. Give the profile a recognizable label. 2. Turn on the travel line when appropriate for the package. 3. Choose it as the mobile data SIM. 4. Review the default calls and texts line. 5. Check roaming and automatic data switching. ## Connect at a covered destination A successfully downloaded profile can remain without a network until it reaches a covered destination. Compare the location, package start policy, validity and remaining allowance before troubleshooting. If the line has no service or data, identify whether the failure is installation, network registration or mobile internet. Keep the installed profile while checking the relevant stage. - [eSIM connection troubleshooting](https://dualline.co/esim/guides/not-connecting) ## Your take-away checklist - Confirm exact model, region and carrier lock. - Open the correct delivered eSIM. - Connect to the internet for installation. - Use Samsung or Pixel's own settings path. - Install with the supplied method. - Choose the intended data line. - Apply roaming per line. - Check validity and coverage before testing data. ## Common questions Are Android settings the same on every phone? No. Samsung, Pixel and other manufacturers use different paths, and software or language can change menu wording. Can I install without Wi-Fi? Installation needs a reliable internet connection. Existing mobile data can be an option when supported; being completely offline is different from not using Wi-Fi. What if the QR is on the same phone? Use the supplied manual details or a supported link/image method. Otherwise display the private QR on another screen you control. Does the data line also receive SMS? Only when that eSIM package includes the required SMS capability. A data-only package supplies internet. Can I keep my primary SIM? Yes when the phone supports your intended active-SIM combination. Review call, text and data preferences separately. Why is the profile installed but not connected? Check the covered destination, activation timing, line enabled state, data selection and package instructions. ## Sources and support Use the manufacturer’s current instructions for your device and the selected package’s details for its terms. - [Samsung — Galaxy eSIM setup](https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-to-use-an-esim-with-your-galaxy-phone/) - [Google — Set up a new eSIM](https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/16115470?hl=en) - [Google — Pixel dual SIM settings](https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9449293?hl=en) [Contact DualLine support](https://dualline.co/support) · [Refund and cancellation terms](https://dualline.co/refund-cancellation) ## Your next step [### Set up your eSIM on Samsung Galaxy Add a delivered eSIM in Samsung SIM manager, use QR or activation details, and set mobile data and roaming for your travel package. Read guide](https://dualline.co/esim/guides/install-esim-samsung) [### Set up your eSIM on Google Pixel Add a delivered travel eSIM through Pixel SIM settings. Follow the supplied installation method and choose data, calls and text preferences. Read guide](https://dualline.co/esim/guides/install-esim-pixel) [### Two lines. One deliberate data choice. Understand travel eSIM data roaming, your home line and automatic data switching. Review settings before departure and after returning home. Read guide](https://dualline.co/esim/guides/data-roaming) [### Your eSIM is not connecting. What next? Distinguish eSIM delivery, installation, network and data-usage problems. Follow a focused troubleshooting checklist and prepare useful support details. Read guide](https://dualline.co/esim/guides/not-connecting)