SIM enabling/disabling by app

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Created Mar ’21

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I would like to enable (switch on) or disable (switch off) a SIM by app.
In case of a dual SIM phone, I'd like to specify the SIM to switch on or off.
Is it possible ?

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Mar ’21

At a user level? Or programmatically using some system API?

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Answer 2

perthunsward OP

Apr ’21

I have the same question; is it possible to activate/deactivate a data plan/SIM card programmatically, e.g. by using some system API?

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Answer 3

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Apr ’21

is it possible to activate/deactivate a data plan/SIM card
programmatically … ?

No.

Are you working on behalf of a carrier?

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Ambujpandey_26 OP

Apr ’21

Hi Eskimo,

I am on behalf of a carrier. Our requirement is to detect if the sim is swapped. Is there any public API available?

Or how can we get some private API to get MSISDN or SIM-ID of the SIM?

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Answer 5

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Apr ’21

I am [working] on behalf of a carrier.

I’ll respond over on your specific thread.

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Answer 6

julienmunar OP

Oct ’22

Hello, any update on IOS 16 regarding the API to disable one of both SIM during a while, like weekend ? thx !

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Answer 7

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Oct ’22

any update on iOS 16 regarding the API to disable one of both SIM

Nothing has changed since my previous post.

You should feel free to file a enhancement request for such an API but, honestly, I think the chances are rather slim.

I think it’d be reasonable for us to expose this functionality via Shortcuts. If you think that’d help your situation, then, yeah, you should definitely file an ER for that.

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