# Add an eSIM as a second line and keep your number

Add the eSIM, keep the home line on for calls and texts, and choose the eSIM for data. It takes a few settings.

Published 2026-11-04, updated 2026-11-04. Page: https://inboxesim.com/guides/add-esim-second-line

## iPhone

- Connect to Wi-Fi, then install the plan with the link or QR code. Scan a QR with the Camera app and tap Cellular Plan Detected, or use Settings > Cellular > Add Cellular Plan.
- Choose the line for data: Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data, then the travel line.
- If the iPhone offers Travel eSIM Only or Travel eSIM and Current eSIM when you arrive, the second choice can still bring roaming fees on your home line.

## Pixel

- Settings > Network & internet > SIMs > Add SIM > Set up an eSIM.
- Most Pixel phones run one physical SIM plus one eSIM; Pixel 7 and later can run two eSIMs if the carrier allows it. Pixels bought in Japan cannot have two SIMs.

## On the trip

- Keep data roaming off for the home line, so only the travel eSIM uses data abroad.
- Turn data roaming on for the travel eSIM when you land.
- Back home, turn the travel line off and choose your home line for data again.

> Not connecting after you land? [Fixes in order](/guides/esim-not-working-abroad).

## Sources

- Apple: set up an eSIM on iPhone: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118669 (read 2026-11-04)
- Apple: use eSIM while travelling: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118227 (read 2026-11-04)
- Google Pixel: use an eSIM: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/9449293?hl=en (read 2026-11-04)