For years, I shrugged at Apple forcing users to buy the eSIM-only iPhones. It felt like one of those changes that didn’t make sense, almost as if Apple was doing something simply because it could.

Apple is finally adding eSIM transfer between iPhone and Android with the release of iOS 26. The much-anticipated feature is meant to make the frequently annoying process of transferring your mobile ...

In the US, all versions of the Apple iPhone 16 series support eSIM. They also all support dual-SIM, using two eSIM profiles at a time. However, there is no support for physical SIM cards in the US.

Apple’s Tuesday announcement that the new iPhone 17 Air will only be available around the world without physical SIM cards. Apple CEO Tim Cook holds new iPhones ...

Can eliminating a slot smaller than a fingernail reshape the architecture of the contemporary smartphone? Apple seems to be all set to do that. With the iPhone 17 series scheduled to be unveiled on ...

Here’s a list of all countries where the iPhone 17 series is eSIM-only. There are over a dozen of them. The iPhone Air is eSIM-only everywhere, a physical SIM version of that phone does not exist.

Apple is preparing to roll out at least one SIM-free iPhone 17 model to more countries, with retail staff in the EU now being trained on how eSIM works. According to a source of MacRumors on Sunday, ...

Apple has postponed the release of its new iPhone Air in China while it works with mainland authorities to resolve regulatory issues related to the device's eSIM requirement, according to the South ...

GigSky expands its $0 eSIM trial to cruises, offering 100MB of free data at sea and in port across 290+ ships, with no ...