How to install a travel eSIM on Samsung, Pixel and Xiaomi

Check that your Android phone supports eSIM

Dial *#06#: if the screen shows an EID, the phone supports eSIM. Support depends on the exact model and region: Samsung Galaxy S20 and newer and Z Fold/Flip usually do; many A-series (A54, A55, A35) do in some regions only; Pixel 3 and newer do, except some Pixel 3a units sold in Japan and Southeast Asia; on Xiaomi, mostly the 12/13/14/15 flagship lines and some Redmi Note 13/14 Pro versions.

Samsung Galaxy

• Settings → Connections → SIM manager → Add eSIM → Scan QR code from service provider.
• Scan the QR from your goAFK profile and confirm.
• In SIM manager, set the eSIM for Mobile data; keep your main SIM for Calls and Text messages.
• At the destination: Settings → Connections → Mobile networks → Data roaming on.

Google Pixel

• Settings → Network & internet → SIMs → Add SIM → "Download a SIM instead?" → Next → scan the QR.
• Open the new SIM: turn on "Use SIM" and set it for Mobile data.
• Turn on Roaming for this SIM when you arrive.

Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO

• Settings → Mobile networks (or SIM cards & mobile networks) → eSIM → Add eSIM → scan the QR.
• Set the eSIM as the default for mobile data and turn on Data roaming at the destination.
• If you do not see an eSIM menu, the model or its regional version has no eSIM.

Before you install

• Install at home on a stable Wi-Fi connection and stay online until it finishes.
• A QR code can be installed only once. Do not remove the eSIM afterwards: it cannot be reinstalled.
• The plan starts on first connection at the destination, not at installation.