How to call from different sims on android. If the phone is android with two sims. About the number of SIM cards in the phone

An Android phone with two SIM cards is usually purchased to insert two SIM cards, possibly from different mobile operators and as a result, instead of two phones, carry one with you. However, in fact, sometimes they still use one SIM card.

For example, I gave up the idea of using a second SIM card in a dual SIM phone. "In the old fashioned way" I continue to use two phones. Refused, in particular, because of the problems that may arise when switching from a regular to a mini-SIM card, which must be done for a two-SIM phone. It turns out that it is advisable to first go to the bank in order to notify about the change in the size of the SIM card (and, accordingly, about changing its serial number), although the phone number remains the same. But without the code that comes in an SMS message to the phone, it will not be possible to confirm many actions on the Internet.

In addition, it is not always possible to remember what, that is, to the account of which important, but rarely used service, a phone is attached and, accordingly, where else a problem may arise when changing the SIM card format. True, the existence of such sensitivity on the size of a SIM card depends on the specific bank and specific services. Perhaps as technology advances, this problem will go away.

Why set up sims

An Android phone is, in fact, a small computer, so many computer approaches are applicable to it. Namely, the SIM cards are configured (hardware + software).

For example, if you enable only one SIM card on your phone programmatically, that is, make it active, and leave the second SIM card inactive, but do not turn it off by hardware, then in the end you will see a crossed-out circle icon on your phone. This icon means that there are two SIM cards on the phone, but one of them is empty, or rather, it is not in the phone.

Screenshots were taken on a Samsung Android phone and the settings are described using this model as an example.

Rice. 1. Crossed circle icon and "Applications"

Where to look for SIM card management

This can be done using the SIM Card Manager. To do this, tap (open) on home page phone "Applications" (Fig. 1) and go to Android Settings:

Rice. 2. Android settings

In the Android Settings, we are looking for the SIM Card Manager:

Rice. 3. SIM card manager

How to set up two sims on an android phone

The screenshot below (Fig. 4) shows that the SIM 2 SIM card has been renamed and is called Nadezhda. It is on it that the reception of calls and the Internet is configured, namely:

voice call,
video call,
Data network.

Such settings can be made in the SIM card manager, in the "Preferred SIM card" section:

Rice. 4. Two SIM cards on an Android smartphone

If, for example, for the 2nd SIM card, you specify that it will "catch" the Internet, then everything else will be configured automatically (Fig. 4-1). And there will be no inscription "No network" on the main page of the phone.

If you click on the inscription “Data network” (Fig. 4), a window for selecting the preferred SIM card will appear (Fig. 4-1).

Rice. 4-1. We choose which SIM card of the two will “catch” the Internet.

In the same way, as shown in Fig. 4 and 4-1, you can select your preferred SIM card for voice calls and for video calls. At the same time, both SIM cards remain connected in hardware, as evidenced by two points in the SIM Card Manager (Fig. 4):

SIM 1 and Nadezhda cards are shown as active. If one of them is not active, then its name will be written in pale gray.
The "Active mode" option is configured to "Receive calls on both SIM cards even during a call."

How to disable the second SIM

If you do not need a second SIM card (I have SIM 1) and in fact it is not in the phone, then you can safely turn it off. To do this, tap on the name of SIM 1, a window will open:

Rice. 5. SIM card 1 included

To disable the SIM card, tap on the green slider (in the red frame in Fig. 5). After that, the engine will turn from active, green to gray, inactive:

Rice. 6. SIM card is off

SIM card 1 is disabled, so now there is no crossed out circle that was in fig. 1 with SIM enabled.

One SIM card with number 2 is active:

Rice. 7. Only one SIM card with number 2 works

How to turn on the second SIM card on Android

You need to insert a second SIM card into the phone,
then in Settings open the SIM card manager (Fig. 3),
tap on the name of the second SIM card (Fig. 4),
and then move the engine from the “Off” position (Fig. 6) to the “On” state (Fig. 5).

The option "Active mode" (Fig. 4) should also be enabled, which provides the function "Receive calls on both SIM cards even during a call."

If the Internet needs to be configured for a second SIM card, then in the SIM Manager, in the "Preferred SIM card" tab (Fig. 4), in the "Data network" option, select the desired SIM card from the two.

About the number of SIM cards in the phone

It seems that there are phones with four SIM cards, so a two-SIM phone is not the limit, although all this, of course, is not for everyone.

And further. The more active SIM cards in a smartphone, the faster. Energy is spent on maintaining communication with several base stations of mobile operators.

Your smartphone does not offer a choice with which of the two SIM cards to make a call? In this article you will find detailed instructions with attached pictures how to set up on Xiaomi so that when calling, you are always offered a choice from which SIM card to call from Sim-1 or Sim-2, as well as how to make sure that all calls are from only one SIM card.

Maybe, this information Suitable not only for Xiaomi smartphones, but also for other Android devices. Sometimes, after buying a phone with two SIM cards, the owner may encounter a problem when outgoing calls come from only one SIM card, although there are two SIM cards on the phone. And it happens that by chance you or someone else, for example, children in the settings, instead of the phone asking which SIM card to call from, installed one specific SIM card. Experienced user it can easily be changed in the settings to ask which SIM card the call came from or only from the desired SIM card, but a simple user may not find a solution to this problem on their own. I hope the information below will help you solve your problem. Good luck!!!

Let's see how Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite and like android devices to configure to always give a choice from which sim card the outgoing call was. Open on the smartphone "Settings". You can also get into the Xiaomi settings in another way, pull down from the top edge of the screen and call up the menu for quick access to useful functions. In the menu that appears, select the gear icon.

In the menu that opens on the screen, select the "Network and Internet" item as shown in the picture below. Next, select the item "Sim-cards" and then go to the item "Phone calls" where we select "Always ask". Look at the screenshots below and everything will become clear. If you want calls to Xiaomi to always go from only one selected SIM card, then select the one from which the outgoing call will always be made.

I hope the information on how to set up on Xiaomi so that when they call they offer a choice from the first or second SIM card turned out to be useful. Do not forget to leave a review and indicate the model of the device to which the info above came up or not so that other smartphone owners will stay away from you useful information. Thank you for your kindness and mutual help!

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06-02-2020
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I have DOOGEE Y8, thanks everything worked out.

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Thank you, everything worked out, very useful and very good - it is clearly described how to set it up, thanks for having such helpers!

06-10-2019
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And if there is no such option, always ask? There is only sim1, sim2 and not assigned...

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Sergey, +1. Redmi 6A. Settings - SIM cards and mobile networks- Calls - "not configured"

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Mi A2 Lite (pure android) made it possible to fix the call of a contact permanently with a specific sim - through the command - remember the choice. Where can I find a similar function in Redmi Note 7 (MIUI)? To this number to call from one operator, to another number from another operator? So that calls are always made within the network. Is free. And do not rack your brains, which operator has the called contact number?

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17-12-2018
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The article turned out to be very useful for me. I bought Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, but I couldn’t find how to choose a SIM card for calling and sending SMS. The article clearly explained everything, thanks Svetlana!

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Thank you!

- this is a real salvation for those who are tired of constantly choosing a SIM card before a call. The application saves you time and saves you from unexpected expenses in case of an incorrect card selection. Its interface is not overloaded with elements and is a settings panel.

The functionality is very rich. If you make a lot of calls every day different numbers, the menu item "phone masks" is provided, which describes in detail the logic for adding dialing rules from different SIM cards (up to three are supported). But the program will also appeal to those who talk only to a select group of people from contacts. Just turn on the learning mode in the "select sim cards" menu. Then, during the call, the application will ask you which card to link this number to.

Made convenient and practical. Besides Dual SIM Selector Pro works without root rights. He also knows how to change the display of maps and their names, set individual parameters for calling through a headset and phone, backup settings to a file for later restoration. The program is useful both for those who use the phone for work purposes, and for ordinary users who want to optimize their time.
Peculiarities:

support for most devices with two and three SIM cards
support for most third-party dialers
automatic SIM card selection based on rules
rules based on phone masks and associations with contacts
learning mode for replenishing the rules when making a call
name and picture setting for SIM cards
Dual SIM support

Download Dual SIM Selector Pro app for Android you can follow the link below.

Developer: Pixel Rush
Platform: Android 2.1 and above
Interface language: Russian (RUS)
Condition: FULL (Full version)
Root: Not needed