You have just purchased an Honor 7 and when you turn it on, it displays the following error message: SIM card not recognized. From time to time the Honor 7 does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this circumstance, it is not necessarily required to bring the Honor 7 directly back. In truth, there are a lot of tricks to solve this trouble. We will for that reason find out in this article, what are the things to do and confirm in order that the SIM card is recognized on your Honor 7.
What to do when the SIM card is not recognized on my Honor 7
Whenever the SIM card is not recognized on your Honor 7, below is a list of things that may help you identify the source of the trouble, find out repairing the trouble.
Clean SIM card
One of the first things to do if the SIM card is not recognized on your Honor 7 is to wash it up. Actually, it may possibly happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the phone. To clean it, pass a small dab of cloth over it and check if it is not damaged.
Check the location of the SIM card on your Honor 7
From time to time the trouble may possibly be caused by the location of the SIM card. Actually, it often occurs that tiny metal plugs that most of the time have to come in contact with the SIM card are a little relaxed. When this is the case, this prevents the Honor 7 from reading the SIM card. To solve this trouble, you just have to thicken the SIM a little by gluing one or two pieces of tape at the back.
Test the SIM card on a different cellphone
To find out if the trouble comes from the SIM card, you can test it on a different phone and you will have your answer. In case it is not recognized on other devices, you can change the SIM card.
Try another SIM card on your Honor 7
Whenever the two previous steps do not give anything, it is actually required to test a different SIM card to find out in the event that the trouble comes from the card. In truth, in the event that other SIM card work on the Honor 7, it is actually because the trouble comes from the card. Otherwise, it is actually at the level of the cellphone that we will have to look.
Check that your Honor 7 is not Simlocker
When you have tried a lot of SIM cards on the Honor 7 and non-e are recognized, the cellphone could possibly be Simlocker. This means that the Honor 7 will recognize only the SIM card of a specific operator. In this circumstance, you have to unlock it. You will find without a hassle a lot of provide on the web that may do that.
Check that the problem does not be caused by the ROM installed on the Honor 7
This part mainly concerns the people who root the Honor 7 to install a ROM that is not initial. Whenever this is actually what you have carried out, be aware that the unrecognized SIM card trouble is quite common after installing fresh ROMs. We highly recommend that you reinstall an initial ROM and re-test it.
Whenever nothing works
Whenever all the above solutions do not work, we recommend you to bring your Honor 7 and the SIM card back to one of your operator’s shops.
