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SIM enabled devices
- This feature is available only under Device Cloud Pro, Device Cloud Pro + Visual Cloud, and Enterprise Pro plans. For more details check out our pricing page.
- Currently, eSIMs are supported on iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 devices only.
To use this feature on dedicated devices, refer to the Private Devices documentation.
BrowserStack App Automate provides access to SIM-equipped devices and enables you to test SIM-related use cases such as:
- Receiving SMS on the allocated device during your test session.
- Composing and sending SMS from the allocated device during your test session.
In this guide, you will learn about:
- Supported OS and devices
- How to obtain a SIM enabled device
- How to retrieve SIM properties of the allocated device
Supported OS and devices
| OS Version | Supported Devices |
|---|---|
| Android 15 | Samsung Galaxy S25 Google Pixel 9 Pro Google Pixel 9 |
| Android 14 | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S24 Google Pixel 8 Pro Google Pixel 8 |
| Android 13 | Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S23 Google Pixel 7 Google Pixel 6 Pro |
| Android 12 | Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S22+ Samsung Galaxy S22 Samsung Galaxy S21 Google Pixel 6 |
| OS Version | Supported Devices |
|---|---|
| iOS 26 | iPhone 17 |
| iOS 18 | iPhone 16 Pro |
| iOS 17 | iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 |
| iOS 16 | iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 iPhone 13 |
| iOS 15 | iPhone 13 Pro Max iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Mini iPhone 13 |
| iOS 14 | iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 |
| iOS 13 | iPhone 11 |
Obtain a SIM enabled device
Use the following capability in your test scripts to obtain a device with SIM.
To enable sim options for Android devices use the following code examples:
If you are using BrowserStack SDK, you can set the following capability within the browserstack.yml file:
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
enableSim |
Set this capability to "true" to obtain a device with SIM. |
simOptions |
Set the configuration “region” to one of the following country names to obtain a SIM device for that country: Australia, India, USA. |
Example:
BrowserStack SDK is a plug-n-play solution that takes care of all the integration steps for you. Using the BrowserStack SDK is the recommended integration method for your project. To know more, visit the SDK core concepts page.
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
enableSim |
Set this capability to "true" to obtain a device with SIM. |
simOptions |
Set the configuration “region” to one of the following country names to obtain a SIM device for that country: Australia, India, USA. |
Example:
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
HashMap<String, Object> browserstackOptions = new HashMap<String, Object>();
browserstackOptions.put("enableSim", "true");
HashMap<String, String> simOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
simOptions.put("region","USA");
browserstackOptions.put("simOptions", simOptions);
capabilities.setCapability("bstack:options", browserstackOptions);
capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "android");
capabilities.setCapability("platformVersion", "12.0");
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "Google Pixel 6");
var capabilities = {
"platformName" : "android",
"appium:platformVersion" : "12.0",
"appium:deviceName" : "Google Pixel 6",
'bstack:options' : {
"enableSim" : "true",
"simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA",
}
}
}
AppiumOptions capabilities = new AppiumOptions();
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("osVersion", "12.0");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("deviceName", "Google Pixel 6");
Dictionary<string, object> browserstackOptions = new Dictionary<string, object>();
browserstackOptions.Add("enableSim","true");
Dictionary<string, string> simOptions = new Dictionary<string, string>();
simOptions.Add("region","USA");
browserstackOptions.Add("simOptions",simOptions);
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("bstack:options", browserstackOptions);
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("platformName", "android");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("platformVersion", "12.0");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("appium:deviceName", "Google Pixel 6");
desired_cap = {
"platformName" : "android",
"platformVersion" : "12.0",
"deviceName" : "Google Pixel 6",
"bstack:options" : {
"enableSim" : "true",
"simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA",
}
}
}
capabilities = {
"platformName"=> "android",
"platformVersion" => "12.0",
"deviceName" => "Google Pixel 6",
"bstack:options" => {
"enableSim" => "true",
"simOptions" => {
"region" => "USA",
}
}
}
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
browserstack.enableSim |
Set this capability to "true" to obtain a device with SIM. |
browserstack.simOptions |
Set the configuration “region” to one of the following country names to obtain a SIM device for that country: Australia, India, USA. |
Example:
DesiredCapabilities desiredcapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("os_version", "12.0");
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("device", "Google Pixel 6");
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("browserstack.enableSim","true");
HashMap<String, String> simOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
simOptions.put("region","USA");
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("browserstack.simOptions", simOptions);
var capabilities = {
"os_version" : "12.0",
"device" : "Google Pixel 6",
"browserstack.enableSim" : "true",
"browserstack.simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA"
}
}
AppiumOptions capabilities = new AppiumOptions();
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("os_version", "12.0");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("device", "Google Pixel 6");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("browserstack.enableSim", "true");
Dictionary<string, string> simOptions = new Dictionary<string, string>();
simOptions.Add("region", "USA");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("browserstack.simOptions", simOptions);
desired_cap = {
"os_version" : "12.0",
"device" : "Google Pixel 6",
"browserstack.enableSim" : "true"
"browserstack.simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA"
}
}
caps = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.new
caps["os_version"] = "12.0"
caps["device"] = "Google Pixel 6"
caps["browserstack.enableSim"] = "true"
caps["browserstack.simOptions"] = {"region" => "USA"}
To enable sim options for iOS devices use the following code examples:
If you are using BrowserStack SDK, you can set the following capability within the browserstack.yml file:
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
enableSim |
Set this capability to "true" to obtain a device with SIM. |
simOptions |
Set the configuration “region” to the below mentioned country name to obtain a SIM device for that country. Android: Australia, India, USA iOS: Australia, India, Ireland, USA Set the configuration esim to true to enable esim option for the device. |
Example:
BrowserStack SDK is a plug-n-play solution that takes care of all the integration steps for you. Using the BrowserStack SDK is the recommended integration method for your project. To know more, visit the SDK core concepts page.
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
enableSim |
Set this capability to "true" to obtain a device with SIM. |
simOptions |
Set the configuration “region” to the below mentioned country name to obtain a SIM device for that country. Android: Australia, India, USA iOS: Australia, India, Ireland, USA Set the configuration esim to true to enable esim option for the device. |
Example:
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
HashMap<String, Object> browserstackOptions = new HashMap<String, Object>();
browserstackOptions.put("enableSim", "true");
HashMap<String, String> simOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
simOptions.put("region","USA");
simOptions.put("esim","true");
browserstackOptions.put("simOptions", simOptions);
capabilities.setCapability("bstack:options", browserstackOptions);
capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "ios");
capabilities.setCapability("platformVersion", "16.0");
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "iPhone 14");
var capabilities = {
"platformName" : "ios",
"appium:platformVersion" : "16.0",
"appium:deviceName" : "iPhone 14",
'bstack:options' : {
"enableSim" : "true",
"simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA",
"esim" : "true"
}
}
}
AppiumOptions capabilities = new AppiumOptions();
Dictionary<string, object> browserstackOptions = new Dictionary<string, object>();
browserstackOptions.Add("enableSim","true");
Dictionary<string, string> simOptions = new Dictionary<string, string>();
simOptions.Add("region","USA");
simOptions.Add("esim","true");
browserstackOptions.Add("simOptions",simOptions);
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("bstack:options", browserstackOptions);
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("platformName", "ios");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("platformVersion", "16.0");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("appium:deviceName", "iPhone 14");
desired_cap = {
"platformName" : "ios",
"platformVersion" : "16.0",
"deviceName" : "iPhone 14",
'bstack:options' : {
"enableSim" : "true",
"simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA",
"esim" : "true"
}
}
}
capabilities = {
"platformName"=> "ios",
"platformVersion"=> "16.0",
"deviceName"=> "iPhone 14",
'bstack:options' => {
"enableSim" => "true",
"simOptions" => {
"region" => "USA",
"esim" => "true"
}
}
}
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
browserstack.enableSim |
Set this capability to "true" to obtain a device with SIM. |
browserstack.simOptions |
Set the configuration “region” to the below mentioned country name to obtain a SIM device for that country. Android: Australia, India, USA iOS: Australia, India, Ireland, USA Set the configuration esim to true to enable esim option for the device. |
Example:
DesiredCapabilities desiredcapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("os_version", "16.0");
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("device", "iPhone 14");
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("browserstack.enableSim","true");
HashMap<String, String> simOptions = new HashMap<String, String>();
simOptions.put("region","USA");
simOptions.put("esim","true");
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("browserstack.simOptions", simOptions);
var capabilities = {
"os_version" : "16.0",
"device" : "iPhone 14",
"browserstack.enableSim" : "true",
"browserstack.simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA",
"esim" : "true"
}
}
AppiumOptions capabilities = new AppiumOptions();
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("os_version", "16.0");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("device", "iPhone 14");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("browserstack.enableSim", "true");
Dictionary<string, string> simOptions = new Dictionary<string, string>();
simOptions.Add("region", "USA");
simOptions.Add("esim", "true");
capabilities.AddAdditionalCapability("browserstack.simOptions", simOptions);
desired_cap = {
"os_version" : "16.0",
"device" : "iPhone 14",
"browserstack.enableSim" : "true"
"browserstack.simOptions" : {
"region" : "USA",
"esim" : "true"
}
}
caps = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.new
caps["os_version"] = "16.0"
caps["device"] = "iPhone 14"
caps["browserstack.enableSim"] = "true"
caps["browserstack.simOptions"] = {"region" => "USA", "esim" => "true"}
Retrieve SIM properties of the allocated device
Use the following executor command in your test scripts to retrieve SIM properties of the allocated device such as the phone number and region during session run time:
JavascriptExecutor jse = (JavascriptExecutor)driver;
jse.executeScript("browserstack_executor:{\"action\": \"deviceInfo\", \"arguments\" : {\"deviceProperties\" : [\"simOptions\"]}}");
await driver.execute("browserstack_executor: {\"action\": \"deviceInfo\", \"arguments\" : {\"deviceProperties\" : [\"simOptions\"]}}");
((IJavaScriptExecutor)driver).ExecuteScript("browserstack_executor: {\"action\": \"deviceInfo\", \"arguments\" : { \"deviceProperties\" : [\"simOptions\"]}}");
driver.execute_script("browserstack_executor: {\"action\":\"deviceInfo\", \"arguments\": {\"deviceProperties\" : [\"simOptions\"]}}")
driver.execute_script("browserstack_executor: {\"action\":\"deviceInfo\", \"arguments\": {\"deviceProperties\" : [\"simOptions\"]}}")
Sample response:
{
“simOptions“ : { “Phone Number“:“XXXXX”, “Region“:”USA”, "esim":true }
}
Related topics
Check this page for a list of various JavaScript Executors that BrowserStack offers.
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