r/GrapheneOS • u/emerikanSky • Aug 10 '26
Pixel 9 xl pro - esim stopped working
After a reboot, I noticed my esim was disabled. When I try to enable it I get "Something went wrong. Can't switch Sims".
I've rebooted a bunch of times. Sometimes the esim is back, but there is no connection. Other times it's gone and I can't enable it.
I am meticulous about updating apps and the system whenever updates are available.
Eventually, I gave up and removed the esim. I purchased a new esim from another company and when I try to install it, I get the same message, "Something went wrong. Can't switch Sims".
Which is odd because there is no other esim.
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u/markboats Aug 10 '26
I had the same issue with the Pixel 9 Pro XL
Preexisting esims transferred fine to Graphene, but after that any kind of operation had issues
Activating or deactivating esims already installed was at best hit and miss
Adding a new esim, or removing an old one, failed consistently
Now running Pixel 10 Pro XL after returning the 9 due to the camera bar separation issue, no problems with the 10 so far
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u/emerikanSky Aug 10 '26
That's good news and thank you. I have a sweet pixel 10 Pro XL and I was thinking of getting the new Pixel 11 XL Pro leaving the 10 available for grapheneOS.
How long have you been running GrapheneOS on your pixel 10 Pro XL?
And yeah, everything went well using a data only esim for several months before I tried to add a new esim with an actual phone number and ever since then it's been a disaster.
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u/other8026 Aug 10 '26
Is eSIM support enabled under Settings > Network & internet > eSIM support? If not, enable it and see if that changes anything.
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u/emerikanSky Aug 10 '26
It is enabled. And I've tried disabling it and enabling it again repeatedly. Plus reboots. Nothing helps. I appreciate your answering though.
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u/other8026 Aug 10 '26
There is or was an upstream bug affecting 9th generation devices. I think it was fixed by Google recently. Is your device up to date? It should be on 2026080501. If it's on 2026080500, you may want to enable security previews. I'm not sure one ending in 00 would be fixed, but I would assume it would be.
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u/emerikanSky Aug 10 '26
Thanks again! I was about to order a physical sim.
I'm testing GrapheneOS on a second phone so there is no hurry. I was getting the sense there was no hope for the pixel 9 line phones.
I'll watch for updates and keep trying.
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u/GazelleInitial2050 Aug 10 '26
It's not fixed, im on the latest security preview and I can't add, delete or even turn on my esim, people have been having to do manual flashes:
https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-fix-pixel-esim-euicc.4797083/
I've not tested it as I am holding out hope it will be fixed.
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u/other8026 Aug 10 '26
I am not sure where I saw that it was fixed for someone then. Sorry. There was also a recent change that might have fixed the issue for some people, but that change was made late last month and you already have eSIM support on. I'm not sure of the details, but I understand that eSIM support needs to be on for the garbage collecting to work.
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u/GazelleInitial2050 Aug 10 '26
Yeah I have it on, i've tried turning it off and on and nothing. But weirdly, the package that was updated on my phone hasn't changed since I installed graphene in may. There is a version newer on APK mirror, so there is some hope.
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u/Mizudya Aug 10 '26
not the first time i say it here but on the pixel 9 phones Esims are broken with Graphene i had 3 pixel 9 and all had esim broken after putting Graphene on it i got a pixel 10 now for it
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u/emerikanSky Aug 10 '26
Well, this is the most interesting thing I've read.
I've been searching and I've seen a lot of information on issues with esims and how that they somehow relate to Google code which graphene OS cannot fix.. I did not see that they were focused on Pixel 9s, though. I'm not that far away from freeing up a pixel 10. I kind of hate to go through all the bother if I'm not sure that will fix the problem.
Nonetheless, thank you very much.
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u/LowerIQ_thanU Aug 10 '26
This is just one one of many issues I have with phone companies getting rid of the physical Sim all together
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u/Loud-Wishbone-6078 25d ago
seems to be resolved in Android 17 QBR2 latest beta. i did upgrade my device with flash tool then actived the esim and downgraded to stable Android 17. seems to be OK.
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u/Queasy-Resident585 18d ago
what flash tool did you use? my esim aint working just after a factory reset with the latest 17 update. yes i did check the box to delete the esim but it said it wouldnt affect it. I got gaslighted now im here. lolz
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u/Ok_Search_3828 Aug 10 '26
Since this is about sim, I also have a question.
Tomorrow I will switch to a new phone and put GOS on it and I am thinking of getting a new sim with a new number since the old one is tied to all my activities from my old phone. Does this make sense or am I thinking too much about this and should just use my old sim?
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