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Battery icon flickering

Put my SIM card into new iPhone XR and it’s saying sim not supported and battery icon is flickering

iPhone XR, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 22, 2023 5:31 AM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2023 5:37 AM

It sound like that iPhone is locked to a previous carrier. Only that carrier can unlock it, if you're eligible.

See this support article about that:--> How to unlock your iPhone for use with a different carrier

Regards

Giulio

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