How do I install Orbislo on Android?
- Open the Orbislo app and tap Install
- Confirm the eSIM download prompt
- Settings, Network and internet, SIMs, select Orbislo
- Turn on Roaming and set Orbislo as the SIM for mobile data
A few manufacturers hide the eSIM menu somewhere unexpected. If you cannot find it, ask Ori and tell it your exact model. We keep a per device map built from real installs rather than spec sheets.
Why Android instructions never quite match your phone
Because there is no Android. There is Samsung's One UI, Google's build, Xiaomi's HyperOS, OnePlus, Motorola and Huawei, and each one puts the eSIM entry somewhere different and moves it between versions. A generic walkthrough is wrong for most readers on the day they read it, so ours is per model and built from installs that happened rather than from documentation.
The fastest way to find the menu on any Android
Open Settings and use the search box at the top. Type eSIM. On every build we have notes for, that lands you on the right screen in one step, which is faster than any menu path we could publish and immune to the manufacturer moving it next quarter.
- Samsung: Settings, Connections, SIM manager, Add eSIM
- Google Pixel: Settings, Network and internet, SIMs, Download a SIM instead
- Xiaomi, OnePlus and Motorola: search Settings for eSIM
- Huawei: often absent. Most models sold after 2020 removed eSIM entirely
When the download prompt does not appear
Same four causes as iPhone, with one Android specific addition: a few operator branded units shipped with eSIM disabled in firmware even though the model supports it. Google's Pixel 4 is the known case.
- A carrier lock, which blocks every profile and not only ours
- An operator firmware build with eSIM switched off
- No free profile slot. Delete an unused one and retry
- A dropped download. Retry on a stable connection, at no cost, since the failed attempt is already refunded
Where each brand hides the eSIM menu
| Brand | Path | Known catch |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Settings, Connections, SIM manager | The add entry is at the bottom of the SIM list, below the physical SIM |
| Settings, Network and internet, SIMs | Some carrier branded Pixel 4 units shipped with eSIM disabled | |
| Xiaomi | Settings, then search for eSIM | Moved between HyperOS versions. Search rather than navigate |
| OnePlus and Motorola | Settings, then search for eSIM | Wording differs by region on the same build |
| Huawei | Settings, Mobile network, SIM management | Most models sold after 2020 have no eSIM at all |
If your build does not match a row, search the settings app. That works on every build we have notes for.
What we do automatically and what needs you
We read the model and Android version and tell you before you pay whether the install will work on that build. We refund a failed provisioning attempt inside 60 seconds. You have to do two things afterwards: turn on Roaming for the Orbislo line, and set Orbislo as the SIM for mobile data. Android buries the second one under SIM manager or Mobile network depending on the build.
The numbers, and where they came from
Install notes cover 67 models across 7 brands: Apple, Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Motorola and Huawei. They come from real installs, because a spec sheet has never told us where a manufacturer moved the menu. Most Android installs finish in under a minute on a stable connection.
Three things to check before you tap install
Android installs fail for environmental reasons far more often than for software ones, and all three are checkable in a minute.
- Battery above twenty percent. Some builds cancel a profile download in battery saver mode without saying why.
- A stable connection you are not about to walk away from. The download cannot resume.
- At least one free eSIM slot, checked in SIM manager rather than assumed. Old trips leave profiles behind.
Common questions
My Android has no eSIM menu anywhere. Is it broken?
Do I need to remove my physical SIM?
Where is the roaming switch on Android?
The download stalled at ninety percent. What now?
Can I install on a second Android and share the balance?
Does a factory reset delete my eSIM?
Where to go next
Who wrote this
Priya Raman, Support Lead
Answers the queue these pages fail to answer, and rewrites the article whenever the same question arrives twice.
Responsible for
- The help centre
- Install and activation guides
- What travellers actually get stuck on
Reviewed by Jonah Reyes
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