Does changing your SIM card delete your photos?

The SIM card only contains your phone information and your contacts. Apps, pictures, and videos are stored on your phone's memory (internal or memory card) and will not be deleted if the SIM card is removed. Is this answer helpful?
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Does changing SIM card affect anything?

When you remove your SIM card from your phone and replace it with another card, you lose access to any information on the original card. This information is still stored on the old card, so any phone numbers, addresses or text messages that you lose are available if you insert the old card into the device.
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Are photos stored on SIM card or phone?

Though it may look a little like an SD card, your phone's Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card isn't really about photo storage. Think of the SIM as your personal smart phone ID card – the small amount of info it stores includes your phone number and contacts and allows you to connect to mobile networks.
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What happens when you put SIM card in another phone?

When you move your SIM to another phone, you keep the same cell phone service. SIM cards make it easy for you to have multiple phone numbers so you can switch between them whenever you like. These phones have to be either provided by your cell phone provider or they have to be unlocked phones.
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What data is stored on a SIM card?

Data that SIM cards contain include user identity, location and phone number, network authorization data, personal security keys, contact lists and stored text messages. SIM cards allow a mobile user to use this data and the features that come with them.
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Will I lose my pictures if I change my SIM card?



Will I lose my text messages if I change SIM cards?

Question: Q: Will I lose my text messages if I swop my sim

Answer: A: The iPhone does not store any data on the SIM.
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Does switching SIM cards transfer pictures?

The SIM card does not have photos in it. All you need to do is sync the old phone to cloud storage like Google Photos. You can also copy the files to an SD card or copy them to a computer using a USB cable.
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Does a SIM card carry pictures?

The SIM card has enough memory to typically store up to 250 contacts, some of your text messages and other information that the carrier who supplied the card can utilize. Photos are not stored on SIM cards, so make sure they are backed up.
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Does removing SIM card erase memory?

But people seem to forget (or not know) about wiping the phone's internal memory. That's where we found data on the five phones that still contained some. Removing the SIM card stops the phone from communicating with the network, but doesn't erase the email and contact lists already on the phone.
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How do I swap my SIM card without losing everything?

To make sure you keep all of your data before swapping SIM cards:
  1. Transfer all the contacts. Regardless of whether you have an Android device, iPhone, or a feature phone, the most important thing to do before changing SIM cards is to back up your contacts. ...
  2. Update your information. ...
  3. Make sure your phone is unlocked.
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Will I lose photos if I change SIM card iPhone?

Your sim card has nothing to do with your Cloud settings, photos, contacts or anything else on your phone. It only contains your carrier settings. Changing sim cards should not affect your iPhone in any way whatsoever. Yes, you can change your sim card and not lose pictures, etc.
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What happens when I remove a SIM card?

Removing the SIM card will disable your ability to make calls, use mobile internet, and send or receive SMS text messages. On an iPhone this isn't always a problem, as you can still connect to Wi-Fi and use it to send iMessages — but at that point, you may as well buy an iPod Touch.
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Are photos stored on SD card?

From now on all the photos that you take from your Android phone's rear and front camera will be saved to the SD card attached to your Android Phone. Note: Screenshots will still be saved to your Phone's internal storage in a folder named DCIM.
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How can I get pictures off my old phone?

Restore photos & videos
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .
  2. At the bottom, tap Library Trash .
  3. Touch and hold the photo or video you want to restore.
  4. At the bottom, tap Restore. The photo or video will be back: In your phone's gallery app. In your Google Photos library. In any albums it was in.
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How do you transfer photos from one phone to another?

How to transfer photos and videos to your new Android phone
  1. Open the Photos app on your Android device.
  2. Tap on the menu in the top left corner of the screen (the 3 lines, otherwise known as a hamburger menu).
  3. Select Settings > Back Up Sync.
  4. Make sure you toggle Backup & Sync to 'on'
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How long will photos last on an SD card?

Memory cards and USB drives are NOT designed for long term storage. You should always backup your data on to another device. The data will normally stay valid for a period of up to 10 years if stored under normal conditions. The data cells inside carry a charge which can dissipate over time.
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How do I know if my pictures are saved on my SD card?

Take a picture with your camera, then go to the Gallery to view your picture albums. If the photo was saved to the internal memory, you will see a camera icon on the thumbnail of that gallery. If it was saved to your SDcard, you will see a camera icon, as well as a SDcard icon.
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How do I move all of my pictures to my SD card?

Android - Samsung
  1. From any Home screen, tap Apps.
  2. Tap My Files.
  3. Tap Device storage.
  4. Navigate inside your device storage to the files you want to move to your external SD card.
  5. Tap MORE, then tap Edit.
  6. Place a check next to the files you wish to move.
  7. Tap MORE, then tap Move.
  8. Tap SD memory card.
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What happens if you take out your SIM card and put it in another Iphone?

Answer: A: You can move your sim and use the phone as you use your phone. But the sim does not contain the data stored on your phone, so none of your contacts, apps, accounts etc., will transfer because you put the sim in. Make sure you backup your current phone.
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What happens to your old SIM card when you get a new one?

What you will lose after the replacement; Contacts and messages stored in the previous SIM card will not be in the new SIM card – all will be lost. Any other settings saved on the old SIM card.
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How do I transfer data from SD card to new phone?

Transfer files from an SD card:
  1. 1 Launch the My Files app.
  2. 2 Select SD Card.
  3. 3 Locate and select the folder the file is stored under on your SD Card. ...
  4. 4 Long press the file to select.
  5. 5 Once the file has been selected tap on Move or Copy. ...
  6. 6 Tap on to head back to your My Files main page.
  7. 7 Select Internal Storage.
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Why are my SD card photos not showing up in gallery?

Go to Storage > Unmount SD Card to unmount the Android SD card and then turn off your Android device. Remove the SD card from your Android phone. After a few minutes, reinsert the SD card into your Android device. Remount the memory card so that it can be read.
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Can you move apps to SD card?

From your Home screen, tap the Application screen icon. Find and tap Settings → Apps. Tap the On SD card tab. Select application, then tap Move to SD card.
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Why did all my photos delete from my SD card?

Due to temp files, logs, or cache on your device, photos saved on the SD card might not be visible to read or write. Be it a camera, Android phone, or Windows computer, restarting or rebooting the device can get back your pictures disappeared from SD card.
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