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Updating your Smart SIM IMSI (Android)

A guide for updating your Smart SIM IMSI

Written by George

🚨 As of November 2024, updating the IMSI on your Smart SIM is no longer required.

Only change your IMSI settings if specifically instructed by the Support Team.

Got yourself a Smart SIM? Here’s how to update its IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) settings and make sure everything on your phone is set up correctly.

Step-by-step guide 🔢

  1. Look for an app called SIM Toolkit or Telnyx and tap on this

  2. Click on the Telnyx option on the new page

  3. Tap on IMSI Selection Menu

  4. *Tap on the option 22201 - Sparkle

  5. You can confirm this has updated by seeing the asterisk (*) alongside it.

  6. Please check if Data Roaming is enabled on your device

  7. You should now be able to connect to the other networks 🎉

    *If you are in, or travelling to Italy, please select BICS

The Telnyx app/SIM toolkit will be automatically installed as an app, so please check in your app drawer or search for this

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