Google is reportedly adding a new feature to Android 13 that would allow an eSIM chip to support active connections to two carriers at the same time.
), Google is working on a way to allow users to have dual-SIM capabilities on handsets running on Android 13 with a single eSIM chip. For those unfamiliar with eSIM or embedded SIM, this is a digital replacement for the SIM card that you are probably familiar with and the chip is usually mounted on the phone's motherboard inside the handset.One issue with eSIM is that only one subscriber line can be active at a time.
Android 13 isn't the only operating system that could support MEP. In its patent application, Google mentions iOS, macOS, and Windows. Reportedly, Google has been testing MEP support on some of its Pixel devices but could still decide to license required the intellectual property so that the technology could be used with the aforementioned operating systems.
There are signs that Google plans on integrating this patent with Android 13 which is suggested by the Android Developers website. Android 13 DP2 included some MEP APIs and with the release of beta versions of Android 13 starting this month, we should be able to find whether MEP will indeed debut in the next Android build.
If the use of MEP spreads and more carriers start support eSIM, we could see the eventual disappearance of physical SIM cards and the SIM tray. But that doesn't seem to be something that we would expect to see in the near future.Get the most important news, reviews and deals in mobile tech delivered straight to your inbox
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