• Code in a leaked One UI 8.5 build shows Samsung is working on a utility to transfer eSIMs from iOS to Galaxy phones. • Moving an eSIM from an iPhone to a Samsung one currently requires contacting your carrier. • A One UI 8.5 beta is expected to kick off in November.
Using eSIM to move your phone number between two Android phones or two iPhones has been a pretty simple procedure for some time now, but moving from iOS to Android or vice versa is a little more involved. Apple and Google have worked together to streamline the process in iOS 26 and Android 16, but getting your phone number to jump from an iPhone to a Samsung device using eSIM still requires contacting your carrier. It seems like that could change soon, though.
We’ve found evidence that Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 upda