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9eSIM Card Tool Selection Guide

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Hey there, 9eSIM newbies! We understand you might be a little confused about how to get started with your 9eSIM removable card. Don’t worry—this article has everything you need.

Let’s take a look at how to begin within the 9eSIM ecosystem. The diagram below shows all the tools and software you can use to download an eSIM profile onto the 9eSIM removable eUICC.

Tool Selection

Here are some new terms you might be hearing for the first time. Don’t worry—I’ll explain them now. Take it easy, even if you’re not familiar with all the details.

  • OMAPI: A software component on Android (version 9 and above).
  • PC/SC: Personal Computer / Smart Card. This is a standard smart card reader.
  • eLPA: 9eSIM eUICC LPA. This is a BLE card reader with LPA, developed by 9eSIM.

Hardware Requirements

For the hardware, you’ll need one of the following:

  • An Android device with OMAPI, or
  • A PC/SC reader, or
  • A 9eSIM eLPA reader.

Operating Systems

Now let’s figure out which operating system your device uses.

  • Android: Download the EasyEUICC or NekokoLPA app to check your device’s compatibility.
  • iOS: You’ll need to purchase a Card Reader (either PC/SC or eLPA will work).
  • PC: You’ll need a PC/SC Reader.

Android app

Software Tool Download Link
EasyEUICC OMAPI or,
PC/SC reader		 https://gitea.angry.im/PeterCxy/OpenEUICC/releases
NekokoLPA OMAPI or,
PC/SC reader		 GitHub: https://github.com/iebb/NekokoLPA/releases<br/ >Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ee.nekoko.nlpa
9eSIM OMAPI or,
PC/SC reader or,
eLPA reader		 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ee.nekoko.nlpa.flavor1
WeChat Mini Program eLPA reader Search “9eSIM” in WeChat Mini Program

PC Software ( Windows Linux MacOS )

Software Tool Download Link
EasyLPAC PC/SC reader GitHub: https://github.com/creamlike1024/EasyLPAC/releases
MiniLPA PC/SC reader GitHub: https://github.com/EsimMoe/MiniLPA/releases

iOS app

Software Tool Download Link
9ESIM LPA PC/SC reader App Store: “9eSIM”
WeChat Mini Program eLPA reader Search “9eSIM” in WeChat Mini Program

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50 responses to “9eSIM Card Tool Selection Guide”

  1. Biggi avatar
    Biggi

    Thanks a lot! This is very helpful, just what I was looking for as a newbie to the removable eSim world.

    1. admin avatar
      admin

      Thank you for your praise! You’re so nice.

  2. ctgn avatar
    ctgn

    I installed both the NekokoLPA and 9esim from the Google Play Store. I do not see the check compatibility function.
    Both displayed different ARA-M values.

    Is the 9esim ARA-M works with EasyEuicc downloaded from PeterCxy?

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      You need sign the APP by our key if you use EasyEUICC from PeterCxy.

      1. ctgn avatar
        ctgn

        Can I use the 9esim app from the Google Play Store to manage 9esim card on an Android phone directly without the Bluetooth card reader?

        1. mario avatar
          mario

          Yes, you don’t need the card reader on an Android phone. The 9esim app from the PlayStore is enough

          1. ctgn avatar
            ctgn

            Thank you.

      2. ctgn avatar
        ctgn

        A person in Reddit mentioned that JMP SIM Manager (same ARA-M as EasyEuicc from PeterCxy ) is used to manage 9esim v2 card. Is it the newer 9esim v2 has a different ARA-M? Please advise.

        1. Lin avatar
          Lin

          9eSIM opened the sign key in github. So, not only the EasyEUICC can manager the 9eSIM but also others which signed by our key. In addition, we also hope that more people who like 9eSIM can use our products conveniently. Therefore, we also intend to add more ARA-M from the open source community into our cards.

          1. ctgn avatar
            ctgn

            Thank you.
            I am not a technical person and I do not know how to sign EasyEuicc with your key.
            I just have one simple question, do you have the EasyEuicc ARA-M on your 9esim card v2 or v3 in stock now for purchase?

          2. admin avatar
            admin

            YES

  3. ctgn avatar
    ctgn

    I think you have two different ARA-M in your earlier released 9esim cards but you have removed the EasyEuicc from your newer released 9esim card.

  4. Jonathan n avatar
    Jonathan n

    Pude cargar 1 perfil de e sim, eso no me deja instalar otro, me dice que es por falta de espacio, qué puedo hacer?

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Si te dice que no hay suficiente espacio es porque no hay más espacio en la tarjeta para almacenar más perfiles. Dado que cada perfil tiene un tamaño diferente, es posible que puedas almacenar el perfil A, pero cuando intentes descargar el perfil B te indicará que no tiene suficiente espacio. Debes eliminar los perfiles que ya no utilizas para liberar espacio, de lo contrario necesitarás comprar una nueva tarjeta.

      1. Jonathan avatar
        Jonathan

        Solo tengo 1 esim activado y dice que tengo 1,420,192B disponibles, pero aún así, no puedo descargar otros perfiles e sim, qué puedo hacer para agregar más perfiles y esim?

        1. Lin avatar
          Lin

          Quizás ocurrió algo inusual durante la descarga. ¿Podrías proporcionar una captura de pantalla de la interfaz de error y el código de error?

  5. Jonathan avatar
    Jonathan

    How can I put more e sim profiles? It says that memory storage is full and cannot download the new One

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Hello, dear customer! If it says that the memory storage is full that means there are no more space to storage a new profile into the card. You should deletes some others profile which do not avaliable or you do not need no longer. And then, you can get some more free spaces. If all those profiles on the card are all you need, you may need to purchase another new 9eSIM new card.

      1. Jonathan Nuñez Lugo avatar
        Jonathan Nuñez Lugo

        I already delete the only profile I could activate, but still say it has no space to activate a new profile

        1. Lin avatar
          Lin

          You may have encountered a situation that we have not encountered. Please send a screenshot of the problem to dev@9esim.com or support@9esim.com

  6. ghdao avatar
    ghdao

    请问我在PC上下载了软件连接了读卡器，并且激活了配置文件的情况下，电脑是否可以使用esim的网络？

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      您需要将它插在您PC的蜂窝无线网络适配器上才可以。因为目前大多数PC是不带这个功能的，所以不一定可以，您需要先确认一下您的PC是否具备蜂窝网络适配器。

  7. ak avatar
    ak

    It seems the V2 and V3 have both EasyEUICC’s ARA-M (hash 2A…FA) and 9esim’s ARA-M (hash D1…1F). But the V0 only has 9esim’s ARA-M (hash D1…1F). So under Android app:

    1. EasyEUICC (either app-unpriv-release.apk on the PeterCxy website, or JMP SIM Manager on Google Play) only supports EasyEUICC’s ARA-M, and works with the V2 and V3, but not the V0. The V0 needs EasyEUICC_9esim (modified with 9esim’s ARA-M) on the Ecosystem Software Download webpage (https://www.9esim.com/ecosystem-software-download/).

    2. NekokoLPA (the signers4 apk on GitHub is installed as NekokoLPA M) works with all three (the V0, V2, and V3). However, NekokoLPA on Google Play only supports ShiinaSekiu’s ARA-M and is not meant for 9eSIM.

    3. Instead, the official 9eSIM app on Google Play is the NekokoLPA variant meant for 9eSIM. 9esim-nLPA on the Ecosystem Software Download webpage is essentially an older version of the official 9eSIM app.

    EasyEUICC (including EasyEUICC_9esim) appears to work better for downloading (e.g., http://redd.it/1k0grpi, http://redd.it/1kbutx6) than NekokoLPA.

    I hope 9eSIM keeps updating EasyEUICC_9esim, and publishes EasyEUICC_9esim as the official 9eSIM app on Google Play.

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Thank you very much for your patient feedback and suggestions! We think your point of view is completely correct and very constructive for us. Later we will consider putting EasyEUICC on Google Play and adding EasyEUICC’s ARA-M and our own ARA-M to all 9eSIM cards, but this process may take some time. Thank you again for your suggestions!

      1. ak avatar
        ak

        Thank you very much for releasing 9eSIM LPA on Google Play! Not only that, 9eSIM LPA on Google Play (Version unpriv-v1.2.0-70-g81b835a-dirty) is in fact based on the latest EasyEUICC 1.3.0.

        I can tell it’s based on 1.3.0 because I can keep tapping on the App Version field, and see new features under Developer Options that 1.3.0 added.

        I have seen people on Reddit suggesting to install JMP SIM Manager from Google Play. However, JMP SIM Manager is still based on EasyEUICC 1.2.0 and does not work with the V0. By contrast, 9eSIM LPA on Google Play is based on the latest EasyEUICC and works with all V0/V2/V3!

        Also thank you for keeping 9eSIM-nLPA updated on Google Play (I see it’s now up to 1.11.361). While 9eSIM LPA/EasyEUICC may work better for downloading, 9eSIM-nLPA/NekokoLPA may work better for enabling/switching to an eSIM.

        Thank you very much again for the excellent support you have been providing the community!

  8. Andreas Herbert Bohusch avatar
    Andreas Herbert Bohusch

    Hello,

    I bought two 9simV3 cards. They were delievered after 8 days. Great

    But I am missing a manual how to install. I have a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5g. Do I have to use the program EasyEUICC_9esim or 9esim-nLPA?

    Installation?
    1. First, I need to remove the old SIM card from the phone.
    2. The new 9esim card needs to be inserted.
    3. The program EasyEUICC_9esim or 9esim-nLPA needs to be launched. Which of the two programs?
    4. What happens next?

    Thank you for your help.

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Hello, sorry for the late reply. Both apps are OK, one has a better interface and the other is more stable, you can see which one you like. After installing the software, insert the 9eSIM card into the phone, and then the card should be detected on the app. At this time, you can add the profile to the card by scanning the activation code QR code provided by the operator, and then activate it, so that you can use the eSIM function like a normal card.

  9. Andreas Herbert Bohusch avatar
    Andreas Herbert Bohusch

    I installed both installation programs EasyEUICC_9esim and 9esim-nLPA from Ecosystem Software Download
    which I got with the Esim cards. I looked in the android play store for 9esim. It shows instead installation only actualisation.

    So which program do I have to use for installation and how is the installation process?

    Thank you for your reply

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Those are all OK

  10. Bob avatar
    Bob

    I have a 9esim installed with an internet only profile package.

    1. Can I move this physically to another phone and use the profile on it?

    2. Can I transfer a profile from a normal Sim to the 9esim?

    3. Presumably I can only activate one profile at a time?

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Hi, thanks for your purchase!

      1. Whether you can move a 9eSIM to another phone depends on your carrier’s policy. Some carriers restrict users from using a single profile across multiple devices by binding the profile to the IMEI of the first device used. If you move the card to another device, the carrier may block internet access. In some cases, even returning the card to the original device may not restore connectivity.

      2. No, a traditional USIM personalized data cannot be directly transferred to an eUICC. It’s not accurate to refer to USIM personalized data as a “profile,” as there is no transferable “profile” between a USIM and a eUICC. However, carriers can convert a USIM to a 9eSIM through their services.

      3. Currently, exactly. Only one profile can be active at a time. In the future, as Multi-Enabled Profile (MEP) technology, which allows an eUICC to activate multiple profiles simultaneously, becomes widely adopted, it may be possible to activate multiple profiles on an eUICC, provided the device supports this feature.

  11. Röhre avatar
    Röhre

    Hallo,
    kann man den zum Profil gehörenden Standard-APN ändern?

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Hallo,
      Sie können es auf Ihrem Telefon einrichten, müssen aber den richtigen APN einstellen, da Sie sonst möglicherweise nicht auf das Internet zugreifen können.

    2. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Hello, you need to enable the corresponding profile and then find the corresponding card slot in “Settings” – “Cellular Network” on your phone to set the APN.

  12. Andreas Herbert Bohusch avatar
    Andreas Herbert Bohusch

    Hello,

    I bought two 9simV3 cards.

    I installed both installation programs EasyEUICC_9esim and 9esim-nLPA.

    With EasyEUICC_9esim I can not delete a Profile.

    How do I delete a profile with 9esim-nLPA?

    1. Stefan Keller avatar
      Stefan Keller

      I’m guessing you want do delete an active profile. Both EasyEUICC & NekokoLPA have a protection against deactivating and/or deleting the active profile. You can disable that protection in the settings.
      Deactivation of an active profile may sometimes cause the physical SIM card (containing the eUICC chip) to become inaccessible. To the user this looks as if the SIM slot was empty. A reboot of the phone should fix that.
      If you have another profile you can switch to that one, then delete the now inactive one you wanted to delete.

    2. andreas.bohusch avatar
      andreas.bohusch

      How can I delete a profile? Where in the settings can disable the protection to delete a profile

      in Easy EUICC App
      Settings – Deletion (Send notifications for deleting profiles) ?
      or
      Settings – Advances – Allow diabling / deleting Active P..?

      in 9esim
      Settings – Profile Disable Protection ?

      Thank you for your help
      Andreas

  13. yohanpcuba avatar
    yohanpcuba

    Hola, la esim tiene algún PIN o PUK, me gustaría añadirle seguridad a la línea

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Hola! Sí. Después de activar la configuración de perfil, puedes establecer un PIN en la aplicación Ajustes > Datos móviles > Tarjeta SIM de tu teléfono. Recuerda que debes recordar tu PIN, ya que de lo contrario no podrás recuperarlo.

  14. Shah Rukh Jamil avatar
    Shah Rukh Jamil

    I am trying to add Eskimo eSIM on 9eSIM, it is showing following error from log:

    2025-11-04 21:12:33.319 [DefaultDispatcher-worker-7] INFO LPACExecutor – lpac command input -> profile download -s ttps://sin.prod.ondemandconnectivity.com -m 172A52F3BC1CB0E4EED52A6C7C4F5B2BEA9D9A0B170AF77675E0F855372BE63D
    2025-11-04 21:12:33.513 [DefaultDispatcher-worker-7] INFO LPACExecutor – lpac stdout output -> {“type”:”progress”,”payload”:{“code”:0,”message”:”es10b_get_euicc_challenge_and_info”,”data”:”ttps://sin.prod.ondemandconnectivity.com”}}
    2025-11-04 21:12:33.531 [DefaultDispatcher-worker-7] INFO LPACExecutor – lpac stdout output -> {“type”:”progress”,”payload”:{“code”:0,”message”:”es9p_initiate_authentication”,”data”:”ttps://sin.prod.ondemandconnectivity.com”}}
    2025-11-04 21:12:36.251 [DefaultDispatcher-worker-7] INFO LPACExecutor – lpac stdout output -> {“type”:”progress”,”payload”:{“code”:0,”message”:”es10b_cancel_session”,”data”:”ttps://sin.prod.ondemandconnectivity.com”}}
    2025-11-04 21:12:36.251 [DefaultDispatcher-worker-7] INFO LPACExecutor – lpac stdout output -> {“type”:”progress”,”payload”:{“code”:0,”message”:”es9p_cancel_session”,”data”:”ttps://sin.prod.ondemandconnectivity.com”}}
    2025-11-04 21:12:36.252 [DefaultDispatcher-worker-7] INFO LPACExecutor – lpac stdout output -> {“type”:”lpa”,”payload”:{“code”:-1,”message”:”es9p_initiate_authentication”,”data”:”HTTP transport failed”}}
    2025-11-04 21:12:36.256 [DefaultDispatcher-worker-2] INFO LPACExecutor – lpac stderr output -> curl_easy_perform() failed: Couldn’t resolve host name

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Hello, sorry for reply you so late! Your error log seems that you provide a wrong activation code for the LPA. The activation code have format like that: LPA:1$xxx$yyyy, but your activation code is ttps://xxx, it was more like an https host. Please check and try again. Hope you have a nice day!

  15. fantom-yang avatar
    fantom-yang

    Hi, can I set a PIN to the 9esim eUICC? Like the original USIM card.

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      Sure. NOTICE, you should be remember it, and otherwise, no one can recovery it.

      1. fantom-yang avatar
        fantom-yang

        Do I have to use V3? Or any previous version support PIN？

      2. fantom-yang avatar
        fantom-yang

        And, does the PIN protect the whole card or provide separate protection for each profile?

        1. Lin avatar
          Lin

          The PIN provides separate by each profile.

          1. fantom-yang avatar
            fantom-yang

            Thank you very much, really helps. I’ll try it later.

  16. v_contreras avatar
    v_contreras

    Compre la 9eSIM V3, y llegó a mis manos (a México) en 10 días.

    La inserté en una de mis dos ranuras SIM de mi Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro, descargue la aplicación 9eSIM-nLPA desde la Play Store.

    Adquirí un paquete para México con solo datos (para probar su funcionamiento) en la página de Airalo, pagando 4 euros (con Paypal) para 1Gb por 3 días.

    Desactivé mi SIM actual, el WIFI y Eureka!!

    Ya estoy listo para mi viaje.

    Saludos y muchas gracias.

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

      ¡Gracias por tus comentarios! Nos alegra mucho saber que has tenido una buena experiencia de uso, ¡es el mayor aliento para nosotros! ¡Te deseamos una vida feliz!

      Thank you for your feedback! We’re so glad to hear you had a great experience using our product—it’s the biggest encouragement for us! We wish you a happy life!

      1. v_contreras avatar
        v_contreras

        Ahora he comprado un plan para Asia con Holafly y a funcionado a mi llegada.

        Quiero decirles que aunque la app de Holafly de la Play Store me dice que mi teléfono no es compatible y no permite instalarlo.

        Con la aplicación 9eSim se puede instalar y usar sin problema. Y ya de vuelta a la app de Holafly, aparece como instalado, mostrando los días de uso y vigencia de mi plan.

        Gracias.

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