sim card stuck in 4s iphone without sim tray how to remove?

With the iPhone 6 the slot is even smaller and narrower making this even more fun.

The best thing to do is to take it to an Apple Genius Bar.

Do NOT try this next part. You will likely damage your iPhone. It's stupid. Don't do it. You're compounding an already stupid mistake to try this.

But here's what I did:

I could see the edge of the SIM card.

I took a pin (a pin, not a needle, the are harder and tend to break) and bent the end into a right-angle. So there was about 4mm of it at an angle.

I took a drop of Superglue (Stop reading. Go to the Genius Bar, now). and placed it on some paper (away from the precious phone!).

I dipped the end part of the needle into it. And waited. I waited about 30 seconds. I dipped it again until it was getting tacky (reduced chance of dripping into the iPhone, and also a reasonable coating of glue).

I carefully put the pin into the SIM slot and guessed that the pin was along the edge of the stuck SIM.

I pressed a little.

I stayed very, very still.

I waited.

I waited for two minutes.

I let go of the pin and then very, very slowly dragged it directly (not at any kind of angle) out of the iPhone, with the SIM attached.

Really. Go to the Genius Bar. Don't listen to crazy Internet people talking about putting Superglue coated things into your iPhone.

If the SIM Card is still in the SIM bay area, very thin (needle nose tweezers), or carefully manipulated with a thin pin. If not careful permanent damage to the SIM bay or the Logic Board can occur. If the SIM Card has slipped deeper into the iPhone, the iPhone will have to be take apart to remove it. Make Genius reservation and take to Apple Store for help.

THAT was exactly the answer i was looking for! My girlfriend had the same issue, and after visiting the apple store where they said there was nothing to do, I went home and tried with a piece of sticky paper (from one of the things they put on your Checked luggage at the airport).

Initially it worked as intended, but the card got stuck on the edge of the sim-card slot. A clothes pin did the job for that last part.

Thanks a million for the idea!

I was getting really desperate and found this thread, so I decided to give the super glue thing a shot... AND IT WORKED!!! Instead of using a pin, I used kind of a thick plastic that was thin enough to fit through the slot. I applied pressure to the stuck sim card for about 2 minutes, then pulled it out, and voila!! Thank you so much!

RedYetiDave,

You saved my life, after searching online and trying to pull the sim out with tweezers, needles etc. but with no luck.

Made an appointment @ the Apple Genius bar, and after they tried opening the phone up, they informed me that they were unsuccessful in getting the sim out 😠

I had lost all of my hope, but did some more research online and arrived at this post. I went and bought superglue, and tried your method. Couldn't believe when the sim started coming out.

You are a life-saver !!

1. use a very thin paper clip (Not thick, as you may risk damaging the parts) to wiggle the sim

2. Try to pull it out a bit by sticking the paperclip under the sim. If you can't wiggle it more.

3. You will need another papercilp. Stick it on top of the sim be careful not to damage the lcd. Push it a little but lower, don't push too hard, keep the papercip inside (That's why using a vacuum cleaner won't work)

4. Repeat step 2 to pull the sim out. If you can't repeat step 3

5. Use your finger to pull the sim out.

This worked like a dream, thanks for the advice 🙂

da/mn Dave! U are a genius!!! and not a genius bar one! an awesome genius.

thank you so so soooooo much 🙂

Since they posted in 2013, I doubt they waited this long to get it out.