iPhone 17 Air is basically guaranteed to make a US feature expand to more countries

When Apple reveals the iPhone 17 lineup in just 10 days, there’s one U.S. feature that is basically guaranteed to go international after three years.

Since the iPhone 14, Apple has only supported eSIM for cellular connectivity in the United States. In most other countries, Apple has continued to include physical SIM trays in iPhones. In China, Apple has even supported two physical SIM cards on one iPhone.

Apple is widely expected to adopt the eSIM-only feature in some or all…