Mobile technology has advanced a lot and very fast in recent years, now Smartphones have very sensitive and useful mechanisms, one of these is the new way of inserting a SIM card, through a spring system in which, for By means of a key, (which comes with the phone when you buy it), we can make the SIM card come out of the phone, by means of a spring.
This system in its origins had some flaws, typical of when an innovation arrives on the market, which was quickly solved until it was almost the standard to date, however sometimes our SIM card may have imperfections that cause it to jam and the mechanism not work well, causing the phone to not recognize it, when this happens, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.
How to unclog the SIM Card mechanism?
First you have to go for the simple, perhaps the problem is not as serious as it seems, try to use something a little more forceful like a needle or an earring, insert it into the small hole that your phone has without exerting too much force, perhaps you will achieve make the spring jump and you can remove your SIM without much problem.
If, on the other hand, you do not see a possible way to remove it and you dare to uncover the phone yourself, you should have a flat screwdriver and a plastic card at hand.
You have to remove the screws at the bottom of the Smartphone and with the card press around the edge of the screen to loosen the glue it brings, do this very carefully, you can help yourself with a suction cup to remove the screen faster.
Once this is done, the phone’s motherboard will be visible, you have to be very careful when handling these components and not damage any connection, locate where the SIM card is with your eyes and carefully remove the plate, check if there is a screw or flex connected before removing it, do not pull it sharply either.
With the help of tweezers, slowly and carefully take out the SIM card, and once you get it out, you will have to do the reverse process, put everything back in its place and close your device again, you can help yourself by taking photos of the process you followed To uncover it, check to connect all the flexes and that’s it.
Reasons why your SIM card can get stuck
When we buy a new phone we have to know that it probably uses the spring system, and you have to keep in mind that your SIM must be clipped correctly, sometimes it happens that we buy a new phone and it brings the smallest SIM space, and we look for internet how to cut it to fit.
If we do this process wrong and we have an irregular or imperfect cut, when we put it in our device it can get stuck, for this reason it is advisable to have it cut in a specialized place, it is not something complicated so it will not be expensive.
Another common thing is that our phone falls, unfortunately these are very susceptible to bumps and falls and this can cause the opening mechanism to be damaged or the card to move from place and when trying to remove it we cannot.
This can happen even if we have a protective case, so it is important to be careful when using our Smartphone.
Some factors to consider
The procedures shown here cancel the guarantee of our terminal, for this reason you may not want to do it yourself, if you do not have the basic knowledge when it comes to uncovering a phone, it is better to leave it to professionals in the field.
It is important that you take great care when disassembling your device, there are many individual pieces in it that are very susceptible to damage due to handling, do it with care and great attention to detail.
The MicroSim and the NanoSIM are the cards most likely to get stuck, due to their small size a light blow can knock them out of their position and their extraction must be even more careful.