Can I move an eSIM to another phone?

For a travel eSIM: no. Here is why, and what to do if you already installed it on the wrong one.

A travel eSIM is downloaded onto one specific phone, and the QR code is used up by that download. It cannot be scanned again or moved across. The transfer features you may have read about — eSIM Quick Transfer on iPhone and eSIM transfer on Android 14 — only work for lines issued by a carrier that supports them, which prepaid travel providers do not. Install it on the phone you are actually taking.

The practical rules

Common questions

Can I transfer a travel eSIM to a new phone?

Generally no. A prepaid travel profile is downloaded onto one specific device and the QR code is consumed by that download, so it cannot be re-scanned elsewhere. Install it on the phone you will actually be carrying.

What about eSIM Quick Transfer on iPhone, or eSIM transfer on Android 14?

Those exist, but they move a line issued by a carrier that supports the feature — typically your home operator. Prepaid travel providers almost never enable it, so treat a travel eSIM as fixed to its phone.

I installed it on the wrong phone. What now?

Email support@landedesim.com. If the plan has not been used we refund it in full, and where the supplier allows it we reissue a new code. Do not delete the profile before contacting us — a deleted profile is unrecoverable.

My phone broke mid-trip. Can I move the plan?

Not the plan itself, but that is what our replacement policy is for. Contact support with your order email and we will sort out getting you back online.

Can two people share one eSIM?

Not as two installs — one code, one phone. But the hotspot is included at no extra cost and not speed-capped, so one phone with a bigger plan can share with everyone else on the trip. That is usually cheaper than buying two plans.

Can I install it now and use it on a later trip?

Yes, within the plan's validity window. The plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at the destination, so an installed but unused profile sits dormant. Check the validity period on your plan before relying on this for a trip months away.

Buying for someone else?

Buy it, then let them install the code on their own phone — the first device to scan it is the one that keeps it.

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