Remove or switch the SIM card in your iPhone or iPad

Use only the SIM tray that came with your device. For example, a SIM tray from an iPhone 6s will not fit in an iPhone 7.

Find your model below to locate the SIM tray. To pop open the SIM tray, insert a paper clip or a SIM-eject tool into the hole beside the tray. Push in, towards the iPhone, but don’t force it. If you're having difficulty ejecting the SIM tray, take your device to your carrier or an Apple Store for help.

After you remove your SIM card from the tray, notice the notch in one corner of the new SIM card. Place the new SIM card into the tray—it will fit only one way, because of the notch. Then insert the tray into the device completely and in the same orientation that you removed it. The tray also fits only one way.

Find the SIM tray on the right side of your iPhone XR.

In China mainland, the SIM tray on iPhone XR can hold two nano-SIM cards.

Find the SIM tray on the right side of your iPhone X or later.

In China mainland, the SIM tray on iPhone XS Max can hold two nano-SIM cards.

Find the SIM tray on the right side:

Find the SIM tray on the top:

• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• Original iPhone

Find your model below to locate the SIM tray. To pop open the SIM tray, insert a paper clip or a SIM-eject tool into the hole beside the tray. Push in, towards the iPad, but don’t force it. If you're having difficulty ejecting the SIM tray, take your device to your carrier or an Apple Store for assistance.

After you remove your SIM card from the tray, notice the notch in one corner of the new SIM card. Place the new SIM card into the tray—it will fit only one way, because of the notch. Then insert the tray into the device completely and in the same orientation that you removed it. The tray also fits only one way.

Find the SIM tray on the right side, near the bottom:

• iPad Pro 11-inch
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)

Find the SIM tray on the right side, near the bottom:

Find the SIM tray on the left side, near the top:

• iPad (4th generation)^*
• iPad (3rd generation)^*
• iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM model)^*

^*When you insert your paper clip or included SIM-eject tool, use a 45° angle

On iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, you can find the SIM tray on the left side, near the bottom.

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