Remove or switch the SIM card in your iPad
Learn how to remove or transfer the SIM card in your iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models).
Some iPad models do not have a SIM tray or physical SIM card. Learn how to set up an eSIM instead.
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, toward 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 mini (6th generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (all models)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
iPad (10th generation)
iPad Air (5th generation)
iPad Air (4th generation)
Find the SIM tray on the right side, near the bottom:
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
iPad (9th generation)
iPad (8th generation)
iPad (7th generation)
iPad (6th generation)
iPad (5th generation)
iPad Air (3rd generation)
iPad Air 2
iPad Air
iPad mini (5th generation)
iPad mini 4
iPad mini 3
iPad mini 2
iPad mini
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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