Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Whether you’ve bought a brand new Pixel or are getting an older model second-hand, it’s time to activate your device to a network. While many of us traditionally used SIM cards to accomplish this, the ...

If you’re already a Spectrum TV or internet customer, it might make sense to put your smartphone on Spectrum Mobile. This is especially true nowadays as the company recently upgraded its strategy.

When you want to activate a phone, you would either need to go to a brick-and-mortar store or have a SIM card sent to you. There’s not really a way to just activate the phone instantly from the ...

The Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro support eSIM. However, activating your eSIM is more complex than the tried-and-tested method of slotting a physical SIM card into your phone. While eSIM support for Pixel ...

An eSIM is a digital version of the physical SIM card needed to connect a device to a mobile network. It can be found in a number of recent Android smartphones, and is expected to expand rapidly in ...

Apple is forcing everyone in the US (that buys the iPhone 14) to make the switch over to eSIM. So what does that have to do with Android? Well, typically, when Apple does something like this, the ...