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[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
I finally receive my correct AT&T eSIM card with the QR code on it. However the Vodafone SIM card that I purchased from Amazon says "Invalid SIM card. Network locked SIM card inserted." I got the same one from Amazon.com that was listed on the forum. Is there a code that is needed to unlock it, or do I need to purchase a different Vodafone SIM card?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrman:
The Phone I used to set my watch up on is network unlocked. Is you phone network unlock? Means you can use different carrier sims.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
Since my phone is not unlocked, I used a different phone that is unlocked. The Vodafone SIM card worked, and I received text messages from Vodafone saying that it was working. However, The Communication Setting option never appeared in the Wear OS app or the Mobvoi app. I force stopped them and re-launched them multiple times, but I never see the Communication Settings option to scan my QR code.

Does it matter that the phone says that it's mobile network in T-Mobile?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrman:
When you forced stop did you also clear the cache and memory? And watch is paired to that phone?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khalilhayek:
You have to disable or remove other sim card, after that it will show. If you have dual sim phone, This is happen to me.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenner05:
Is the vodafone sim the only sim in that phone? It should...
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
Yes, The Vodafone SIM is the only one in that phone. Also, which app is the QR code setup supposed to appear in, the Wear OS app, or the Mobvoi app?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrman:
Wear OS I didn't install the Mobvoi app
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
This is a little bit confusing. The pictures in the first post of this forum that are showing the Communication Settings; aren't they from the Mobvoi app?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrman:
For me to get this to work on AT&T I never used the first post. Go back and read which 2 posts I referenced in my initial reply. Only followed those 2.

Post is #28

https://xdaforums.com/t/ticwatch-pro-3-lte-and-esim.4206407/page-2#post-84544707
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
I uninstalled the Mobvoi app. I force stopped, deleted cache, deleted data, & even uninstalled then reinstalled Wear OS, but I still never see the Communication Settings to scan the QR code.

Did you have to add funds to the Vodafone account? Could the problem be that there are no minutes or data on the SIM card?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khalilhayek:
Can you make sure your watch has LTE 4G, maybe the seller sent you Wi-Fi version by mistake.

i didn't put any credit on my Vodafone sim and it worked, i purchased the sim from eBay:

VODAFONE PAY AS YOU GO SIM CARD OFFICIAL SEALED 4G NANO MICRO SIM 3 in 1 DATA | eBay

One SIM card fits all phones, just pop out the size your phone uses. Nano, Micro and Standard in One!

www.ebay.com
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenner05:
The network settings should be in the wear os app, under 'advanced settings'. Maybe you overlooked it? Add soon as I enter my vodafone sim and set is as the only active sim, I just force close and reopen wear os app and its right there....
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
The box says TicWatch Pro 3 Cellular/LTE. The watch settings from the About section show the model number as WH11013.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
On the Advanced settings screen, I only see Always-on screen, Tilt to wake screen, Autolaunch media controls, Accounts, Privacy & personal data, Watch battery, Watch storage, Watch app data usage, & Unpair Watch.

Out of desperation, I added credit to the SIM. I can even see 4G running when I turn off the WiFi. However, I still don't see the option to scan the QR code.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrman:
On your watch, in settings, under connectivity do you have mobile? and if so what is mobile set too if you tap it?

if the above says automatic or on then;

Wear OS on your phone is not right.

1) switch sim to vodaphone

2) Force close wear os app on phone (Clear cache/data -optional)

3) open wear OS

4) I got the screen below - the notification alert is a result of clearing cache and data.

View attachment 5256261

5) hit setup and it steps thru esim profile download and setup.

6) i get a notification on the watch that the esim profile was installed/setup...

7) Reboot watch and under advance settings in wear os after the watch reconnectes to the phone . I have the below screen in wear os advance settings

View attachment 5256301
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
My watch was set to Mobile automatic. I tried switching it to on, however I still do not see the "Connect to Vodafone" option. I'm going to try to unlock my original phone and try again on that.

I used the CanadaUnlocking.com service to unlock my original phone; after that. I was finally able to see the option to scan the QR code. Everything seems to have worked correctly. However, I cannot seem to make or receive calls from the watch yet. Does it take some time for it to start working? When I try to make a call from the watch, it says "Moblie network not available." The eSIM profile Nickname is AT&T.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bball:
Thank you all. As I am am thinking about going back to Android (on iOS/Apple Watch right now) and buying a WearOS watch this is extremely helpful.

Does anyone know if this will also work for the Oppo Watch 46?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
When you get LTE working and your phone is turned off, does the watch answer the same number that calls your phone, or does the watch have its own phone number?

AT&T has given up on me. They say that everything is setup and activated on their end. They said to check with the manufacturer of the watch because it is not compatible. I scanned the QR code in the Wear OS app, The ICCID is listed on the watch in the eSIM section. The Profile Nickname is AT&T, the Status is Disabled, the Carrier is blank.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
What is the name of the app that you are using to forward the phone number to the watch number?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khalilhayek:
Hey,

I'm using "Automate",

if your esim it's not the same profile in your phone, you might face an issue that the esim got deactivated by itself because the profile is mismatched. if you are facing this please do the same step what glenner05 did to fix this issue.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
After scanning the QR code, while connecting to Carrier, Wear OS always stops with an error saying it was disconnected. The ICCID number shows up in the watch, and Wear OS shows as Activated if I dismiss the carrier mismatch. However, the Status of the eSIM on the watch always stays as Disabled.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tobias77:
Thanks to this thread I was able to register my Pro 3 with carrier congstar, which belongs to Deutsche Telekom. Thank you everybody!!

eSIM Status is OK, there is a 4G sign, so it seems like I'm online..

But one problem left: I can't make calls. When I try to call a number the watch tries, but gives up after about 30 seconds. And if I want to call the watch, I get a notice "not reachable".

But mobile Internet works perfectly!

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Tobias
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hyawatta:
I feel like I'm the only one on this thread who can't activate their TicWatch :(
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vrman:
My watch is nerfed also now on AT&T. After several hours troubleshooting it was discovered that AT&T recently starting nerfing devices that aren't native compatible to their 4G network(Bands 2,4,5,13 & 17...). When I originally connected, the connection was defaulting to the 3G band/Freq for calls since the watch is currently set for the European 4G Bands (Bands 3, 7 & 20).

I also had a phone suffer the same fate the day before the watch was nerfed. They actually suspended the phone line and only activated back after I switched the sim to a valid AT&T network supported 4G phone.

I was told this is part of their shutdown of 3G to be completed in 2022.

So it looks like in Europe and probably on other US carriers this sim hack is still workable.

Hopefully Mobvoi will update the watch and open up some 4G bands for the US.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenner05:
I had this problem too. Some calls worked, others not. It depended on where I was. Outside it mostly worked, while in the house it barely worked. I had this problem with the previous pro 4g as well.

I called my provider and asked them to activate volte on my number, since it didn't seem to be active. They activated volte and luckily my ticwatch pro 3 has support for volte in Belgium. Since then, all calls work flawless. When the watch is calling it keeps its lte connection now and the call quality is better as well.

So maybe you can try to activate volte?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarTakko:
Hi

I'm from Mexico and I bought this sim https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sim-Only-Vodafone-UK/223734484756

I inserted it in my verizon samsung s9+ and I am connected in roaming but the option does not appear in Wearos or Mobvoi, I already reinstalled the app, clean the cache, reset the smartwatch to factory clock and nothing ...

Any ideas?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gleidsonfersanp:
Hello,

Does Anyone from Brazil have a successful configuration?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garv3:
So... I am in Germany but not using a Vodafone plan. So what I would like to know is if I could use a prepaid Sim from Vodafone (CallYa) to enable the setup option to scan the QR code of another carrier's eSIM.

Thanks in advance!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garv3:
So I tried it and it worked!

To everybody in Germany: Simply use a Vodafone CallYa SIM in your phne when setting up the watch and you will be able to use an eSIM of another provider.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garv3:
Additional note:

It seems that the data connection cannot be established using this method. So this enables phone calls only.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trainfire:
Is gpay workaround still not working when using esim? I live in Norway and gpay on wearos is not supported here and the LTE version of the watch is not available for purchase either. However, I have a possibility to get my hands on one, but gpay and possibility for esim is kinda the main features I want..
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khalilhayek:
Hi All,

Anyone know how to change APN in Wear OS, or Ticwatach Settings
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreeze007:
Can i connect the ticwatch pro 3lte to us tmobile network? I really need to get this watch but want to make sure it will work.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreeze007:
Can i connect the ticwatch pro 3lte to us tmobile network? I really need to get this watch but want to make sure it will work
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyh0905:
I'm ordering the ticwatch pro 3 lte tomorrow, and I want to know if I understand this correctly. My current provider is Virgin Mobile in the UK using the EE network, and want to connect to this on the watch.

If I buy a Vodafone PAYG sim and set it up in my phone (P20pro), I'll see the scan QR code option in WearOS. This is where I'm unsure, I presume I scan the code that comes with the Vodafone sim, as I don't have one for my current sim. Once the phone and watch are set up on the Vodafone sim, I factory reset the watch, uninstall WearOS from the phone and switch back to my Virgin sim.

When I reinstall WearOS on the phone and the watch, the watch should connect to Virgin.... Or am I completely wrong🤣??
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenner05:
Almost...except that you need to scan a qr esim code from your local provider. The vodaphone sim you order is just to trick wear os on your phone to show the qr scan option. If it shows you need to scan your local esim. All other steps are correct. Working like a charm for weeks now on my ticwatch. And since today g pay started working as well! So couldn't be more happy now with my ticwatch
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyh0905:
Ahh, I see. My ticwatch arrived yesterday, and I'm loving it. It's much faster than my gen 4 Fossil. The Vodafone sim is due to arrive tomorrow so I'll have a go at setting it up. I think I may have a problem because it looks like Virgin Mobile do not support eSIMs yet, so I can't get the QR code😭. Does anyone know what info is held in the QR code?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreeze007:
I need help. Bought this watch to use in the us but i don't know how to get an eSim from u mobile. Plzzzzz help out
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sutt359:
I got my ticwatch pro 3 LTE this week for my bday, I'm in the UK and my mobile is EE didn't wanna switch to Vodafone.

EE are completely useless when trying to explain anything and just waiting a esim, but finally got there after 2 contract attempts and multiple calls.

But good news is I now have a active EE esim on my watch.

So get yourself a Vodafone UK payngo SIM and pop it in your phone, this will activate the option in wear OS app under Advanced setting to scan QR code. Make sure you have your phone WiFi on and BT with watch connected. (If you have a dual SIM phone, Vodafone but be the default SIM)

Scan the EE QR code and it will ask you to download the EE settings to the watch. Reboot the watch.

I found it wasn't working and was getting profile miss match... There was a option in the wear os app to say this isn't linked to the phone sim. After that it all sprang to life on the watch.

But if anyone is interested or helps. The SIM I got was 250mb unlimited calls txt on £13 but then they discounted £8 plus 10% additional line discount making it £3.70pm for 12months. Also as it was another line I got an additional 1gb data to share to it.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sutt359:
Yes it holds info about the network and SIM details to download the plan. But only voda, O2 and EE support esim and only pay monthly... No pay as you go.

Have a look on eBay you can get a Vodafone pay as you go esim. I don't know how they are doing it as I did try. Even contacted CS and told no. It's £10 that's the only issue. But then you can top-up £5 and get 500mb of data for the month which is more than enough for the watch.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyh0905:
I contacted Virgin and they confirmed that they do not support esim, so I have switched to Vodafone! Thanks for the info👍
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alana2:
Just a caveat to all the celebration here. I've got the Tiwatch Pro3. I bought a Vodfone SIM and yes, I then got the extra menu option in WearOS to "Set up your mobile service".

But there is one difference between that, and having an Apple Watch or a Galaxy Watch 3 - these allow you to use OneNumber or something like that, which marries your phone's mobile number with the watch, so that if you lose/forget your phone, you will still get calls thru on your watch.

The solutions given here mean that you have a 2nd phone number on your watch, so if you've left your phone behind (say on a run) you will not receive any calls sent to your mobile phone's number.

The reason for this difference being forced on us is that the marrying of the two devices together is done by 'provisioning' at the suppliers end, and when the e-sim is provided in that way YOU DO NOT GET A QR CODE, hence you can't transfer that 2nd device e-sim to your watch.

Hope that makes sense.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarTakko:
Hi guys!

I have a vodafone uk sim with balance and working

I am roaming with AT&T (Mexico)

I'm using an s9 + and I can't get the option to appear in wearos, I already restarted the app, rebooted the watch to factory and nothing ...
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thefa:
I have the same problem but coming from a different starting point. I'm with Orange France, was able to get everything activated and working (e-sim and LTE on the watch).

For some reasons, I had to reinit the watch and chose to remove the e-sim from the watch (possibly not my best idea if the day...) and now I don't get anymore the option in Wear OS app on the phone to install the e-sim on the watch, so I'm stuck... Any one with a recommendation as to how to get that menu to appear again?

Thanks in advance....
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbokuda:
Hi, I also need advices.

let me introduce myself first I joined this forum in the pre smartphone era that was too long ago I forgot my user name anyway I'm not a techie person I only understand basics .

this forum is great many people think outside the box.

I am in a process to buy the watch but I need more clarifications.

We know the top 2 watches they are too expansive for what I need it for.

Basically it will be a second mini smartphone on the wrist the most important thing for me is to be able to make and receive phone calls also must support nfc and must be waterproof the watch tick all the boxes.

I browsed through the thread it seems there are 2 approaches to I should say unlock it from Vodafone stranglehold one with a physical sim and the other one without also once I understood the right approach I need to understand if any network in UK that support esim can offer pay as you go plan, for me there is not point to join a monthly contract I wont be using it that much.

that's all guys I hope you'll be patient with me.

Thanks in advance
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrbokuda:
Hi can you please explain all the steps to get the watch working with the pay as you go esim?

also are there other phone network that support esim pay as you go plans?

I'm planning to order the same esim from ebay but I'm quite confuse to how to set it up
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoritaZX:
Hi to everyone. I am from Romania, fresh owner of a Tic Watch pro 3 LTE. My daily sim card carrier is actually Vodafone but still there is no option in Wear OS anywhere to activate esim capabilities. Has anyone encountered in Romania this issue? I saw other posts with similar issues from other countries, but no resolution to them. Any idea would be appreciated. Thank you all.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marius B:
I have the same situation .
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryan79:
Hello, what about Italy. How can I do ? Does the "Vodafone" trick works ?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dracuuus:
Mine is working (with the Vodafone trick) in Portugal !! Not perfect. With some issues but it works !!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryan79:
Did you use a "normal" Vodafone SIM in you cellular, or is required a "special" one ?

(not José :D )
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dracuuus:
Hi, I made the trick with a UK Vodafone SIM but I´m using a SIM from a Portuguese carrier !
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryan79:
OK, but it seems that the UK Vodafone SIM in mandatory. I cannot use an Italian Vodafone SIM in my phone, right ?

(just to enable the QR code reading, then you can use the carrier you want)
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dracuuus:
Yes, to enable the QR code reading you will need a UK Vodafone or Spanish (I guess) then you can use the carrier you want !!

You need to follow the tutorial that is in the beginning of this thread !!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alberto234_4:
You can add esim without buying any sim with a mod developed on telegram channel @wearstoreinternational
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarTakko:
I can't find something related on the channel, I sent you private by telegram
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lastman21:
I followed this discussion for a while and also followed some tips in this forum (e.g. the instructions of vrman, page 5), unfortunately without great success. The steps to set up the eSim on my TicWatch 3 Pro LTE were done with Vodafone CallYa Talk&SMS, provider of the eSim is the Austrian provider Spusu, who offers the eSim in addition to the normal sim on mobile.

After the initial setup, I have now made several more attempts to get the eSim working. The procedure was always the same. First I deleted the mobile provider of the eSim on my TicWatch and then set up the eSim again via Vodafone CallYa with OSWear and the QR code from Spusu. Here is the results:

- Telephony works (has worked from the beginning).

- Internet does not work (has never worked)

- Google Pay doesn't work since setting up the eSim (I was able to trick out geoblocking for Austria until I installed the eSim).

Hope for more tips from you, the whole situation is unsatisfactory after all. The most important thing for me would be that the Internet works with the eSim.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirenoid:
Worked like a charm,

Did exactly what was suggested using a UK Vodafone sim card in DK network to set up esim on TicWatch Pro 3 LTE.

Unfortunately I have to use two separate phone numbers (equal added expense), so now I have to have 3 to reroute traffic, not a tirival thing, **004*---# does not work with 3 :-(

any suggestion ?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davijenko:
I can second that. The mod developed on the telegram channel @wearstoreinternational did the trick for my TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrashCrash123:
Does Data on the watch work also or only calls? Does the ticwatch show APN? I bought a Vodafone and could insert my austrian provide but only for the calls. Data does not work.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davijenko:
Data works well on mine (With Orange France) Yes, APN, Orange World shows. Hope you get yours working!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanasis12.:
Hi, do you know, how working in Greece?

The link on telegram?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanasis12.:
Please, I can not find the channel. A guide if you want.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davijenko:
Join the @wearstoreinternational group on Telegram and then search for wear store mod. All the information you need is there.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanasis12.:
I think the method, are unofficial, unlock the sim, ( may be hack???)
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xljr2:
It worked for me in Serbia with Telenor esim, calls and internet all worked fine until I started Wear OS app on my phone with local sim inserted. To get it to work again, I had to insert the Vodafone sim again in my phone, restart it and open the Wear OS app, close the app and return my local sim to my phone.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisaw:
Glad you got it sorted and that this helped!

I don't use the watch anymore at this point but it's great to hear others are getting some benefit out of this post! :)
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanasis12.:
Today the amazon . de, send the device LTE.

In telegram a method, must pay, l don't want to hack.

I leave in Greece. I need sim from vodafone.uk?
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xljr2:
I have a UK Vodafone sim and it worked, don't know if it will work with other local Vodafone sims.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanasis12.:
I think, it is locked to vodafone.uk!
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n8mahr:
actually, the unlocking workaround should work with any vodafone sim from UK, Spain, Germany , since these are the three countries officially supported atm.
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1p4zi4:
Hello everyone,

I have also a Ticwatch Pro 3 LTE and I'm trying to configure my esim following your suggestions.

I purchased a Very Mobile (an Italian MVNO carrier) esim and a Vodafone UK sim.

I inserted the Vodafone sim in my smatphone, killed and restarted Wear OS app and the esim configuration option appeared.

Unfortunately I can't get the QR code recognised. Both scanning the QR code and inserting the text code I get the message "Tentativo contatto operatore" (meaning "contacting carrier"), but the procedure never ends.

What could the problem be?

Thank you