How to deactivate eSIM on iPhone

Before we get down to this guide, it is important to sound this as a warning: “don’t deactivate eSIM on iPhone as a troubleshooting step unless instructed to do so by your carrier or network provider.” With the eSIM, you can add a cellular plan to your iPhone or iPad without having to insert a physical SIM card, as we are used to nowadays.

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This ends up bringing a number of benefits, such as security and ease of use, for example.

But, if you have more than one active eSIM on your iPhone (you can store several on the device) and, for some reason, want to deactivate one or all the eSIMs on your iPhone, this is a very simple thing to do if you read this article to the end.

Before we show you the step-by-step guide, it is worth making it clear that deactivating the eSIM on iPhone will not cancel your account with the operator. Therefore, it is important that you cancel your plan by contacting your operator or network provider.

That said, let’s get to the tutorial itself! 😊

Open your iPhone Settings.
Click on Cellular or Mobile Data.
Select the plan you want to deactivate from your iPhone or iPad.
Finally, tap on “Delete eSIM” to deactivate eSIM on iPhone.

If you choose to erase all content and settings from your iPhone or iPad (by going to Settings » General » Transfer or Reset iPhone [or iPad] » Erase Content and Settings ), you can also choose whether to keep or deactivate the eSIM on your iPhone.

That’s it! From there, your iPhone or iPad will no longer have eSIM installed. As mentioned above, remember to contact the operator to cancel your plan as well.