eSim with minimum Google contact

graphy442556

As I understand, I need to do the following things in order to activate a new eSIM card:

Install Google Services Framework
Install Google Play Services
Give network access permission to both Google Services Framework and Google Play Services
Activate "Privileged eSIM management" in the settings

Questions:
1) After the eSIM is activated, can I then remove the internet permission of both Google Services Framework and Google Play Services?
2) Can I even uninstall both of them?
3) Would the eSIM then still work? Or would I need to do this whole process again (e.g. after a device reboot)?

Thanks!

lberrymage

graphy442556

After the eSIM is activated, can I then remove the internet permission of both Google Services Framework and Google Play Services?

Yes.

Can I even uninstall both of them?

Yes.

Would the eSIM then still work? Or would I need to do this whole process again (e.g. after a device reboot)?

Yes and no respectively.

The privileged eSIM app will also be disabled automatically after a device reboot.

BalooRJ

One question regarding the privileged esim app: Is this only to manage esim cards? If I uninstall GSF and Google Play, will my esim card that is previously activated still work?

MetropleX

BalooRJ Yes it will 👍

Snowmonk

Talking specifically about Google Fi (with respect to esim), I think the Fi app is required, and for that you would need to keep play services installed.

Is this correct?

MetropleX

Snowmonk yes that is correct, otherwise SMS will have some weird text at the end of it and voice mail wont work.