Hello,
I am investigating a roaming network selection use case on iPhone and would like to know whether Apple provides any supported API, entitlement, carrier capability, or carrier-specific integration that allows an application or a mobile network operator to access or control PLMN selection while roaming.
My specific use case is:
Device: iPhone 17
iOS: 26.6.1
Home operator: Orange France
Roaming country: Switzerland
Automatically selected roaming network: Salt
Preferred roaming network: Swisscom
At this location, Salt has very poor cellular coverage while Swisscom has excellent coverage. The user can manually select Swisscom through:
Settings → Cellular → Network Selection → Swisscom
I would like to determine whether there is any supported mechanism for a carrier or a carrier-authorized application to:
Read the currently selected roaming PLMN.
Obtain the available roaming PLMNs.
Programmatically select a specific PLMN.
Configure a preferred roaming PLMN.
Ask the modem to prefer one roaming partner over another.
Access any carrier-only/private entitlement that provides such functionality.
For example, could an authorized Orange carrier application or carrier integration request that Swisscom (MCC 228 / MNC 01) be preferred over Salt (MCC 228 / MNC 03) while roaming in Switzerland?
I understand that Core Telephony provides access to some carrier information and that certain capabilities require Apple-granted entitlements.
If this functionality is not available to third-party applications, is there a carrier integration, carrier configuration, SIM/eSIM profile mechanism, or other Apple-supported mechanism that can influence the preferred roaming PLMN?
I am specifically looking for a supported solution and not a jailbreak or other unsupported/private API.
Thank you.
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