You have just bought an OnePlus Nord 2 and when you turn it on, it displays the following error text message: SIM card not recognized. Sometimes the OnePlus Nord 2 does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this case, it is not necessarily required to bring the OnePlus Nord 2 directly back. In fact, there are a lot of tricks to fix this trouble. We will for that reason see in this tuto, what are the stuff to do and verify so that the SIM card is recognized on your OnePlus Nord 2.
How to proceed when the SIM card is not recognized on my OnePlus Nord 2
In cases where the SIM card is not recognized on your OnePlus Nord 2, below is a list of stuff that may help you determine the source of the trouble, see repairing the trouble.
Clean SIM card
One of the first stuff to do if the SIM card is not recognized on your OnePlus Nord 2 is to wash it up. In fact, it may happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the cellphone. To wash 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 OnePlus Nord 2
Sometimes the trouble may sourced from the tracking of the SIM card. In fact, it often occurs that little metal plugs that normally have to come in contact with the SIM card are a little bit relaxed. When this is the case, this prevents the OnePlus Nord 2 from reading the SIM card. To fix this trouble, 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 a different telephone
To find out if the trouble originates from the SIM card, you may test it on a different phone and you will have your answer. When it is not recognized on other devices, you may modify the SIM card.
Try another SIM card on your OnePlus Nord 2
In cases where the two previous steps do not give anything, it is actually required to test a different SIM card to find out in cases where the trouble originates from the card. In fact, in cases where other SIM card work on the OnePlus Nord 2, it is actually because the trouble originates from the card. Otherwise, it is actually at the level of the telephone that we will have to look.
Verify that your OnePlus Nord 2 is not Simlocker
If you have tried a lot of SIM cards on the OnePlus Nord 2 and non-e are recognized, the telephone might be Simlocker. This implies that the OnePlus Nord 2 will recognize simply the SIM card of a specific operator. In this case, you have to unlock it. You will find without a hassle a lot of provide on the net that may do that.
Check that the problem does not sourced from the ROM installed on the OnePlus Nord 2
This part mainly concerns the people who root the OnePlus Nord 2 to install a ROM that is not original. In cases where this is actually what you have completed, be aware that the unrecognized SIM card trouble is quite common after setting up new ROMs. We advise that you reinstall an original ROM and re-test it.
In cases where nothing functions
In cases where all the above solutions do not work, we advise you to bring your OnePlus Nord 2 and the SIM card back to one of your operator’s shops.
