Google today announced its new plans to better support eSIMs in Android at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona. In particular, the company talked about simplifying the process of transferring digital SIM data between phones.
Currently, users who want to transfer data from an e-SIM card from an old phone to a new one must first deactivate the eSIM card on the old phone and then activate it on the new phone. to your carrier to complete this process. job. However, a big boost is expected as Google announces the portability of eSIMs to Android phones in 2023.
Support for eSIM cards has become such a staple of modern smartphones that Apple has completely ditched the standard US SIM card in its latest line of iPhones. As the technology becomes more popular among users, smartphone manufacturers need to support it better.
And Google promises an upcoming Android update that will help users download data directly from eSIM cards to new devices without manual steps. Google will work with telecom service providers to achieve this by providing an easy-to-use tool that allows users to seamlessly transfer data from one device to another.
eSIM is an alternative software to traditional SIM cards where users can download them directly to their smartphone instead of having to swap SIM cards every time they want to switch phones. Since it is a digital card, users can enjoy multiple benefits such as: a. Store and control more information and gain more experience.
On another topic related to communication technologies, at the MWC 2023 conference, Google also talked about a new partnership that aims to bring the latest Android software improvements to more users, specifically referring to the RCS protocol for instant messaging. ) to support the default service on all Android phones.
RCS is Google's recently launched alternative to SMS, an SMS and multimedia messaging technology on smartphones that provides advanced features such as sharing of high-resolution photos, videos, and geolocation information, as well as chat services, voice and video calls. With RCS technology, users can use modern instant messaging services instead of relying on traditional chat applications that require additional downloads and installations.
Software support was a focus of the Google meeting, where the company reaffirmed its commitment to partners to offer Android OS updates for an extended period.