Half an answer — some OnePlus 12 variants have eSIM, some do not. Check your unit's EID before buying — the one-minute test is written below. If an EID shows up, eJugaar will work, and PTA registration is still not needed.
What is particular about the OnePlus 12
Not every OnePlus 12 has eSIM: units sold with a particular carrier, or in a particular country, were built without it. The maker says so themselves, so the EID on your own unit is what settles it.
What this means for a non-PTA OnePlus 12
PTA registration is required for local SIMs. eJugaar is a roaming eSIM — there is no Pakistani local SIM in it at all, so the internet works normally even on a phone that was never registered. No back door: PTA's own DIRBS documentation keeps roaming devices out of blocking.
It is data only. Calls, SMS and a Pakistani number are not included — your bank's OTP will keep arriving on your old number. WhatsApp calls, IMO and Messenger run on data, so those work fine.
Why does a local SIM work for only 60 days on this phone? The full answer, and what PTA stopping Onic changed: that story.
Check your phone in one minute
Dial *#06# on your OnePlus 12. If an EID appears alongside the IMEI, the phone has an eSIM. No EID, no eSIM — there is no surer test.
One more thing: the phone must not be carrier-locked (JV). Do check this on a second-hand or imported set — no eSIM installs on a carrier-locked phone, and it is not refundable. How to tell a JV phone from a non-PTA one.
How to install an eSIM on a OnePlus phone
OnePlus (OxygenOS) — 4 steps, under ten minutes.
- Connect to WiFi
- Settings → Wi-Fi & network → SIM & network
- Scan the QR
- Turn Data Roaming ON
The QR arrives on your WhatsApp within two minutes of the payment being confirmed. If you only have one phone, it cannot scan its own QR — so with every QR we also send the SM-DP+ address and activation code, which can be typed in by hand. See the full install guide.
Plans
Plans start at Rs 380 and are all data-only. Validity starts the first time you go online, not on the day you buy — so buying ahead of a trip or a need costs you nothing.
Other OnePlus models
- OnePlus 15 — depends on the variant
- OnePlus 13 — depends on the variant
- OnePlus 11 — depends on the variant
- OnePlus Nord series — no eSIM
