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Before you can use your phone, you need to insert your SIM.
Step 1 of 5
1. Remove SIM holder
Find the opener for the SIM holder.
Step 2 of 5
1. Remove SIM holder
Insert the opener into the small hole in the SIM holder.
Step 3 of 5
1. Remove SIM holder
Remove the SIM holder from your phone.
Step 4 of 5
2. Insert SIM
Turn your SIM so the angled corner of the SIM matches the angled corner of the SIM holder.
Please note that your phone only supports nano SIMs.
Step 5 of 5
2. Insert SIM
Place your SIM in the SIM holder and insert the SIM holder into your phone.
Please note that your phone only supports nano SIMs.
1. Remove SIM holder
Find the opener for the SIM holder.
Insert the opener into the small hole in the SIM holder.
Remove the SIM holder from your phone.
2. Insert SIM
Turn your SIM so the angled corner of the SIM matches the angled corner of the SIM holder.
Please note that your phone only supports nano SIMs.
Place your SIM in the SIM holder and insert the SIM holder into your phone.
Please note that your phone only supports nano SIMs.
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Note: Don't touch the gold contacts on your nano SIM card. That could damage the card. If you’re using a new SIM card, you can activate it by contacting your carrier.
Locate the nano SIM card tray on the right side of your device.
Note: You must have a nano SIM card inserted in iPhone to place calls, access the internet, download apps, and share pictures over your carrier's network.
Press the card insertion/removal tool into the nano SIM card tray pinhole and push until the tray releases.
Note: The card insertion/removal tool is included in iPhone's box.
Slide the nano SIM card tray out of its slot.
Note: A nano SIM card may already be inserted in iPhone.
Insert or remove the nano SIM card into or from the tray with the gold contacts facing the back of iPhone.
Push the nano SIM card tray back into iPhone.
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In this tutorial you, will learn how to:
• Locate the SIM tray
• Insert or remove SIM card
If a SIM is not in the device, "No SIM" will display in the Control Center. The SIM tool can be found in the documentation folder inside the iPhone packaging.
Locate the SIM tray
The SIM tray is located on the right side of the device. To insert a SIM card, insert a SIM tool into the small hole to eject the SIM tray.
Insert or remove SIM card
Insert or remove the Nano-SIM card into the SIM tray with the gold contacts facing down and the notched edge on the upper right. Push the SIM tray back in until it clicks into place and is flush with the side of the device.