You have just bought an Honor Play 3e and when you turn it on, it displays the following error message: SIM card not recognized. Occasionally the Honor Play 3e does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this circumstance, it is not necessarily important to bring the Honor Play 3e directly back. Indeed, there are several techniques to fix this problem. We will for that reason discover in this tuto, what are the stuff to do and confirm so that the SIM card is recognized on your Honor Play 3e.
How to proceed when the SIM card is not recognized on my Honor Play 3e
In cases where the SIM card is not recognized on your Honor Play 3e, below is a list of stuff that can help you identify the source of the problem, discover repairing the problem.
Clean SIM card
One of the first stuff to do if the SIM card is not recognized on your Honor Play 3e is to wash it up. In fact, it might happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the mobile phone. To clean it, pass a small dab of cloth over it and check if it is not damaged.
Check the tracking of the SIM card on your Honor Play 3e
Occasionally the problem might come from the tracking of the SIM card. In fact, it often occurs that small metal plugs that most of the time have to come in contact with the SIM card are a bit relaxed. When this is the case, this prevents the Honor Play 3e from reading the SIM card. To fix this problem, you just need to thicken the SIM a little by gluing one or two pieces of tape at the back.
Test the SIM card on another telephone
To find out if the problem comes from the SIM card, you can test it on another phone and you will have your answer. When it is not recognized on other devices, you can change the SIM card.
Try another SIM card on your Honor Play 3e
In cases where the two previous steps do not give anything, it can be important to test another SIM card to find out in cases where the problem comes from the card. Indeed, in cases where other SIM card work on the Honor Play 3e, it can be because the problem comes from the card. Otherwise, it can be at the level of the telephone that we will have to look.
Verify that your Honor Play 3e is not Simlocker
In case you have tried several SIM cards on the Honor Play 3e and non-e are recognized, the telephone may be Simlocker. This means that the Honor Play 3e will recognize just the SIM card of a specific operator. In this circumstance, you have to unlock it. You will find without a hassle a lot of offer on the net that can do that.
Check that the problem doesn’t come from the ROM installed on the Honor Play 3e
This part mainly concerns the people who root the Honor Play 3e to install a ROM that is not original. In cases where this is actually what you have done, be aware that the unrecognized SIM card problem is quite common after installing fresh ROMs. We suggest that you reinstall an original ROM and re-test it.
In cases where nothing works
In cases where all the above solutions do not work, we advise you to bring your Honor Play 3e and the SIM card back to one of your operator’s shops.
