New findings suggest that Android devices may soon be able to include your SIM in the device backup, it is probably very easy to swap the phone.
The device backup currently saves things like your app list, contact, SMS/MMS/RCS message, call history and some device settings. Photo/Video for backup combined with Google photos, making it easier to swap the phone, especially in the case that your previous device is lost, stolen, or broken.
Google is clearly looking to expand on this, suggesting that your SIM can be backup to your Google account for use on future Android devices with new findings in play services. Code viewed and then enabled Android authorityShowing that Google’s services can “contact, call history, device settings, apps and app data, SMS and MMS messages, and Sims …”.
This is very likely to mention ESIM instead of a physical SIM card, but the utility here is clear. Google is already working to make it easier to move an ESIM between the devices, and the ability to return that sim up will simply make them more painless when you do not have the use by restoring them when you do not have use.
there are still Very The question about how SIM backup will work on Android is how the carriers will include, but this is a good idea. When it can be implemented, it is not clear from distance.
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