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install eSIM

To install eSIM is to add to a device an embedded Subscriber Identity Module (eSIM) profile for a mobile network subscription.

In plain English

This means putting the subscription profile onto the device so it can hold that network subscription information. It is the act of adding that profile to the device itself, not merely selecting or viewing a subscription.

In context

Here, "install eSIM" labels the setup step where the eSIM profile is added to the device for the mobile network subscription.

Situation
Porting numbers, activating SIM or eSIM, replacing devices, and changing account details
What it communicates
labels the setup step for adding the eSIM profile

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say whether the addition is allowed, completed, or successful.

Examples

“Buying a mobile subscription did not install the eSIM on the device.”

Core meaning

“During setup, the phone began to install the eSIM for the mobile subscription.”

In context