iPhone X: Remove sim lock - how to do it

A sim lock prevents you from using your smartphone with a SIM card other than the one from your original mobile provider. A SIM lock ends after a certain contract period. SIM locks were a common practice on older iPhone models. New models, on the other hand, no longer use SIM locks.

Does the iPhone X come with a SIM lock?

In the past, iPhones were often sold with SIM locks. Vodafone and Telekom already used this feature with the first iPhone that came on the market. With the SIM lock, the cell phone can only be used with a SIM card from the contract partner. Only when the SIM lock ended after a contractually agreed minimum term could users insert another SIM card and conclude a new mobile communications contract. A SIM lock was intended to ensure that the user remained with the same mobile communications provider for a sufficient period of time. Nowadays, other payment models are preferred and the SIM lock has not been used for iPhones for several generations. Therefore, iPhone X is also sold exclusively without SIM lock, and you can change SIM cards at any time.

How to change SIM card on iPhone X

1. Press the SIM card change key into the opening on the right side of the iPhone X.
2. Wenn Sie ein Klicken hören, ziehen Sie den Schlüssel heraus und entnehmen Sie den SIM-Karten-Schlitten.
3. Tauschen Sie die SIM-Karten.
4. Drücken Sie den Schlitten wieder in die Öffnung.