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Samsung Galaxy S22

Waited so long for that One UI 6 update and I ended up not even doing it when it came out. Kept saying I needed to take my time, clean install, reinstall everything etc.

Now I've got the S24 and won't be doing the update on the S22 at all.
 
Anyone that bought a Vodacom S22 and uses another network besides Vodacom such as Telkom had luck with e-sims I can’t find the option to do so on my dads S22

He did the trade in at cellucity which gave him a Vodacom branded S22 which has the ability to add a second physical sim but not an eSIM

Is there anyway I can add an Afrihost eSIM to his phone ? Under SIM card manager shows no option to add a sim

Oddly there is a Samsung network unlock in the settings which does nothing when pressed
 
William1102 said:
Anyone that bought a Vodacom S22 and uses another network besides Vodacom such as Telkom had luck with e-sims I can’t find the option to do so on my dads S22

He did the trade in at cellucity which gave him a Vodacom branded S22 which has the ability to add a second physical sim but not an eSIM

Is there anyway I can add an Afrihost eSIM to his phone ? Under SIM card manager shows no option to add a sim

Oddly there is a Samsung network unlock in the settings which does nothing when pressed
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S22+ non vodacom

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If it doesn't offer esim what's the problem with just getting a physical one & doing it that way
 
I took my MTN S22 Ultra to the UK, successfully used other SIMs and eSIMs here.
My primary SIM is an eSIM.
 
William1102 said:
Anyone that bought a Vodacom S22 and uses another network besides Vodacom such as Telkom had luck with e-sims I can’t find the option to do so on my dads S22

He did the trade in at cellucity which gave him a Vodacom branded S22 which has the ability to add a second physical sim but not an eSIM

Is there anyway I can add an Afrihost eSIM to his phone ? Under SIM card manager shows no option to add a sim

Oddly there is a Samsung network unlock in the settings which does nothing when pressed
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I have an S22U from Vodacom, initially eSIM was disabled and it had to have a physical Vodacom SIM to function.

There was an update soon after I got it that enabled eSIM and removed network locking.

There's a thread about Vodacom disabling eSIMs on Samsung devices:

Unlock eSIM capabilities locked by Vodacom

Quick question. so Vodacom supplied a phone, that shows main SIM and IMEI, and because it is network locked by Vodacom, the second “eSIM” with its own IMEI number, shows greyed out. If u root the phone, will you be able to activate the eSIM? How else can one go about unlocking what should be...
mybroadband.co.za
 
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Ϲhristopher said:
I have an S22U from Vodacom, initially eSIM was disabled and it had to have a physical Vodacom SIM to function.

There was an update soon after I got it that enabled eSIM and removed network locking.

There's a thread about Vodacom disabling eSIMs on Samsung devices:

Unlock eSIM capabilities locked by Vodacom

Quick question. so Vodacom supplied a phone, that shows main SIM and IMEI, and because it is network locked by Vodacom, the second “eSIM” with its own IMEI number, shows greyed out. If u root the phone, will you be able to activate the eSIM? How else can one go about unlocking what should be...
mybroadband.co.za
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Oh great ! Yea my dad doesn’t update his phone so I’ll update it later although I ordered a physical sim from Afrihost I’m sure I can use a Telkom and MTN sim together

Messed up that Vodacom does this when the customer doesn’t use a Vodacom sim
 
Ϲhristopher said:
I have an S22U from Vodacom, initially eSIM was disabled and it had to have a physical Vodacom SIM to function.

There was an update soon after I got it that enabled eSIM and removed network locking.

There's a thread about Vodacom disabling eSIMs on Samsung devices:

Unlock eSIM capabilities locked by Vodacom

Quick question. so Vodacom supplied a phone, that shows main SIM and IMEI, and because it is network locked by Vodacom, the second “eSIM” with its own IMEI number, shows greyed out. If u root the phone, will you be able to activate the eSIM? How else can one go about unlocking what should be...
mybroadband.co.za
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I’m assuming this means a normal software update
 
William1102 said:
Anyone that bought a Vodacom S22 and uses another network besides Vodacom such as Telkom had luck with e-sims I can’t find the option to do so on my dads S22

He did the trade in at cellucity which gave him a Vodacom branded S22 which has the ability to add a second physical sim but not an eSIM

Is there anyway I can add an Afrihost eSIM to his phone ? Under SIM card manager shows no option to add a sim

Oddly there is a Samsung network unlock in the settings which does nothing when pressed
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I was able to add an esim as my secondary sim with my Vodacom physical sim in the phone. Will test to see what happens if I remove my Vodacom sim
 
Piesang said:
I thought only S23 and newer.
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Nah, we still have 2 more Major Android OS upgrades before they call it quits and switch to security updates.
So we'll be good up until one ui 8 or so (if they still keep the same naming convention).
 
tm458 said:
Nah, we still have 2 more Major Android OS upgrades before they call it quits and switch to security updates.
So we'll be good up until one ui 8 or so (if they still keep the same naming convention).
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this is what made me buy the S22 Ultra... the longer support.
I suspect I will be buying the S25 Ultra for myself. I am buying the S24+ for the lady for her birthday in May.
 
The S22 Ultra has been so good for me... its the first time I havent wanted to upgrade yearly. It's really such a good device. I reckon I will go for the S25 too
 
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