eSIM profile disabling issues on Android since API level 33

Question

We are developing an application that downloads and manage eSIM profiles. Since Android 13, we have an issue when compiling the app to API level 33. Reproduced on Pixel 7 and Samsung S20.

From Android 13, the switchToSubscription method has a portIndex parameter. EuiccManager API reference.

Getting the port index and verifying that we have the entitlement to manage the eSIM works fine. The profile was downloaded using the same app, so it has carrier privileges.

It works from the system obviously. It works also fine when targeting API level 32 and using the previous switchToSubscription interface.

With:

public void switchToSubscription (int subscriptionId, int portIndex, PendingIntent callbackIntent)

The error we are getting from API level 33 on Android 13:

FATAL EXCEPTION: main
[...], PID: 22231
java.lang.SecurityException: Must have carrier privileges to use switchToSubscription with portIndex
at android.telephony.evicc.EviccManager.switchToSubscription(EuiccManager.java:1297)

Strange fact:

• The SubscriptionManager.canManageSubscription(subscriptionInfo) answers true.
• The TelephonyManager.hasCarrierPrivileges() answers false although from the Telephony manager doc:

hasCarrierPrivileges is a superset of the checks done in SubscriptionManager#canManageSubscription

Would anyone knows a way to make this work?

Thanks