You have just bought an Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and when you turn it on, it displays the following error message: SIM card not recognized. Sometimes the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 does not recognize the SIM card and displays this message. In this case, it is not necessarily necessary to bring the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 directly back. Indeed, there are many tricks to fix this trouble. We will therefore observe in this content, what are the stuff to do and confirm to ensure that the SIM card is recognized on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
What to do when the SIM card is not recognized on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Whenever the SIM card is not recognized on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4, below is a list of stuff that could 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is to wash it up. Actually, it may happen that dirt partially prevents the contact between the SIM card and the phone. To wash 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Sometimes the trouble may be caused by the location of the SIM card. Actually, it often happens 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 Samsung Galaxy Note 4 from reading the SIM card. To fix this trouble, you simply 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 originates from the SIM card, you can actually test it on a different phone and you will have your answer. When it is not recognized on other devices, you can actually modify the SIM card.
Try another SIM card on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Whenever the two previous steps do not give anything, it can be necessary to test a different SIM card to find out in the event that the trouble originates from the card. Indeed, in the event that other SIM card work on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, it can be because the trouble originates from the card. Otherwise, it can be at the level of the cellphone that we will have to look.
Verify that your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is not Simlocker
If you have tried many SIM cards on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and non-e are recognized, the cellphone could be Simlocker. This implies that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will recognize only the SIM card of a certain operator. In this case, you have to unlock it. You will find without a hassle a lot of provide on the web that could do that.
Check that the problem will not be caused by the ROM installed on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4
This part mainly concerns the people who root the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to install a ROM that is not original. Whenever this is actually what you have done, be aware that the unrecognized SIM card trouble is quite common after setting up new ROMs. We highly recommend that you reinstall an original ROM and re-test it.
Whenever nothing works
Whenever all the above solutions do not work, we advise you to bring your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the SIM card back to one of your operator’s shops.
