I have recently changed phone carriers. I cannot download an eSIM for my new carrier while it is supposed to be compatible with the Pixel 3a. They claim this is because I still have the eSIM profile from my previous carrier. For some reason, I cannot erase this old eSIM profile manually. I get the following error message: “Can't erase SIM. This SIM can't be erased due to an error. Restart your device and try again.” Of course, I still can't erase the eSIM when I restart the phone.
I have contacted both carriers, as well as Google. They had me reset Wi-Fi, mobile & Bluetooth which didn't work. The next step they advise is a factory reset. I'd like to find another way to erase this faulty eSIM profile and I'm not completely sure that a factory reset would be “strong enough” actually.
Has anyone ever encountered a similar problem or knows a way to force the deletion of the old eSIM profile?