OPPO A54: Unrecognized SIM card

You have just purchased an OPPO A54 and when you turn it on, it displays the following error message: SIM card not recognized. From time to time the OPPO A54 does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this circumstance, it is not necessarily necessary to bring the OPPO A54 directly back. In truth, there are several methods to fix this trouble. We will for that reason observe in this article, what are the stuff to do and verify so that the SIM card is recognized on your OPPO A54.unrecognized-sim-card-oppo-a54

What to do when ever the SIM card is not recognized on my OPPO A54

In cases where the SIM card is not recognized on your OPPO A54, below is a list of stuff that can help you determine the source of the trouble, observe repairing the trouble.

Clean SIM card

One of the first stuff to do if the SIM card is not recognized on your OPPO A54 is to wash it up. In fact, it might happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the smartphone. 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 OPPO A54

From time to time the trouble might originate from the tracking of the SIM card. In fact, it often occurs that little 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 OPPO A54 from reading the SIM card. To fix this trouble, you just simply need to thicken the SIM a little by gluing 1 or two pieces of tape at the back.

Test the SIM card on a different phone

To find out if the trouble originates from the SIM card, you can actually test it on a different phone and you will have your answer. In case it is not recognized on other devices, you can actually change the SIM card.

Try another SIM card on your OPPO A54

In cases where the two previous steps do not give anything, it is actually necessary to test a different SIM card to find out whenever the trouble originates from the card. In truth, whenever other SIM card work on the OPPO A54, it is actually because the trouble originates from the card. Otherwise, it is actually at the level of the phone that we will have to look.

Check that your OPPO A54 is not Simlocker

When you have tried several SIM cards on the OPPO A54 and none are recognized, the phone may be Simlocker. This means that the OPPO A54 will recognize only the SIM card of a certain operator. In this circumstance, you have to unlock it. You will find without a hassle a lot of provide on the internet that can do that.

Check that the problem does not originate from the ROM installed on the OPPO A54

This part mainly concerns the people who root the OPPO A54 to install a ROM that is not initial. 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 highly recommend that you reinstall an initial 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 OPPO A54 and the SIM card back to 1 of your operator’s shops.