How to add an eSIM or second SIM on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Network and Internet › SIMs › Add SIM

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open SIMs

   Go to Settings, Network and Internet, SIMs.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Add SIM

   Your SIM is at the top. Tap Add SIM below it.

   Done

3. 

   Choose how to add it

   Connect to mobile network opens. To use a different SIM card, it says to first remove the one in the phone. Tap Set up an eSIM for a new eSIM from your carrier.

   Done

4. 

   Or transfer a SIM

   Tap Transfer a SIM from another device to move a SIM from your old phone.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No default SIM choices? With one SIM, ours showed no choice of default SIM for calls or data. Those appear once a second SIM is added.
• Swapping physical SIMs? The screen says to remove the current SIM card first.

If this does not work

• eSIM setup fails? Google's eSIM help covers the QR code and carrier app routes. Source: Set up a new eSIM
• No data after adding? Check Mobile data on the SIMs page: Pixel mobile data not working.

About this guide

A Pixel can add an eSIM next to a physical SIM. We stopped at the choice screen; we did not add a SIM.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17, in Dark mode, with a SIM inserted. We only looked at these screens and changed nothing.

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In short: Settings, Network and Internet, SIMs, Add SIM, Set up an eSIM or Transfer a SIM.