What happens when I remove my sim card? Can I put my sim back in and it will remain the same or is my data deleted?

If I was to remove my sim from my iPhone 6 and put it into another phone to use for the night, what happens to my data on my iPhone 6?

Will everything remain the same (e.g. photos, messages) when I put my sim card back in my iPhone?

iPhone 6, iOS 8.1.1

Posted on Dec 1, 2014 12:57 AM

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Posted on Dec 1, 2014 2:08 AM

Nothing will happen if you remove your sim card from your iPhone 6. The only thing that will happen is that you will not be able to use it as a phone - you will have no service.


Nothing is stored on a sim card of an iPhone - iPhones cannot store data on a sim card - everything is stored on the phone itself, with syncing via iTunes.


You can take the sim card out and nothing will happen to your data - it is all stored on the phone.

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Dec 1, 2014 2:08 AM in response to georgeewyx

Nothing will happen if you remove your sim card from your iPhone 6. The only thing that will happen is that you will not be able to use it as a phone - you will have no service.


Nothing is stored on a sim card of an iPhone - iPhones cannot store data on a sim card - everything is stored on the phone itself, with syncing via iTunes.


You can take the sim card out and nothing will happen to your data - it is all stored on the phone.

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