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Samsung · 2020 eSIM supported

How to install an eSIM on Galaxy S20.

First Galaxy S series with eSIM. Update One UI before activating.

Get an eSIM for Galaxy S20 Read the steps first
Install guide

6 steps. About 60 seconds.

  1. 01

    Open Settings on your phone

    Tap the Settings app from your home screen or app drawer.

  2. 02

    Tap Network & internet

    On Pixel and most Android phones it's called Network & internet. Samsung Galaxy phones may label it Connections.

  3. 03

    Open SIMs (or SIM card manager)

    Tap SIMs on Pixel, or SIM card manager on Samsung. You'll see your current SIM lines listed.

  4. 04

    Tap the + button or Add SIM

    Look for a + icon or an Add SIM / Add eSIM action.

  5. 05

    Choose Download a SIM instead?

    When the phone asks if you have a physical SIM, choose Download a SIM instead — that's the eSIM path.

  6. 06

    Scan the QR code from your email

    Open the eSIM email from travel.to on another device and point your phone's camera at the QR code.

That's it. Your travel.to eSIM is installed but not yet active — it activates automatically when Galaxy S20 reaches a partner carrier's network in your destination country.

Things specific to Galaxy S20

Notes worth knowing.

  • The S20 was the first Galaxy S line with eSIM, but only on select regional models — many 2020 units (incl. some US carrier variants) shipped eSIM-disabled.

  • Where supported, it's one physical + one eSIM (DSDS), not two eSIMs.

  • Update One UI to the latest before activating to avoid the original firmware's eSIM bug.

Galaxy S20 questions

Quick answers.

Yes. First Galaxy S series with eSIM. Update One UI before activating.
Under two minutes from scanning the QR to a working data connection. The line activates when you reach your destination country and connect to a partner carrier's network.
Yes. The travel.to eSIM runs as a second line. Your home number stays on its physical SIM (or primary eSIM) and keeps receiving calls and SMS — including 2FA codes from banks.
The eSIM hardware works fine, but a carrier-locked phone may reject foreign eSIM profiles. Most carriers unlock automatically after 60–90 days of paid bills. Ask your carrier for an unlock if you're not sure.

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