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 worryโ€”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 worryโ€”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
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
NekokoLPA PC/SC reader App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nekokolpa/id6738007885?platform=iphone
WeChat Mini Program eLPA reader Search “9eSIM” in WeChat Mini Program

28 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?

  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, quรฉ puedo hacer?

    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

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

      1. Jonathan avatar
        Jonathan

        Solo tengo 1 esim activado y dice que tengo 1,420,192B disponibles, pero aรบn asรญ, no puedo descargar otros perfiles e sim, quรฉ puedo hacer para agregar mรกs perfiles y esim?

        1. Lin avatar
          Lin

          Quizรกs ocurriรณ algo inusual durante la descarga. ยฟPodrรญas proporcionar una captura de pantalla de la interfaz de error y el cรณdigo 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 Nuรฑez Lugo avatar
        Jonathan Nuรฑez 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

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    1. Lin avatar
      Lin

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  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!

  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

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