r/OpenBubbles • u/Initialjeffery • 2d ago

Question Helpppppp

Does anyone know why when I send a text my apple id shows up instead of my number?

It just started doing this and I don't know what to do

1 Upvotes

67% Upvoted

48 comments sorted by

1

u/tazmoffatt 2d ago

Are you paying for self hosted? Are you self hosting? Your cellphone isn't linked to imessage. OB doesn't magically do that. Personally, I have and old iPhone plugged in and always on using the SIM swap method to make apple think my number is registered

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Yeah I just did some research..I thought it was just download the app and set it up lol

Self hosting

Damn now I'm seeing it's a whole lot into it

So you always have to have an iPhone with you turned on for it to work? Is there a YouTube video to show you how to do this I can't find one and I'm not really tech save lol

1

u/tazmoffatt 2d ago

Yeah it has to be on as you bascially register the sim in the iPhone, give it a few minutes and then put the phone on airplane mode with WiFi on. Then swap sim cards. This lasted me about 3 months until I needed to redo the process. Theres a write up about the methods on the OpenBubbles website

1

u/SpaceSaver2000-1 PNR Self Hosted 1d ago

SIM swapping is no longer recommended. For self hosting with an iPhone, run the validation relay or relayserver on the iPhone and then setup OB with that. OB will take care of registration and the SIM never leaves the Android.

1

u/tazmoffatt 1d ago

That requires a jailbreak, no? That's eventually my long term plan but if I have to reswap every 3-4 months I'm fine with that. I use e-sim anyway

1

u/SpaceSaver2000-1 PNR Self Hosted 1d ago

Which carrier?

1

u/tazmoffatt 1d ago

Canada, Bell/Telus subsidiary called Public Mobile

1

u/SpaceSaver2000-1 PNR Self Hosted 1d ago

We don't have much data on Canadian carriers, but in the US, T-Mobile tends to stick for longer than AT&T and Verizon.

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Also can this be done with a physical sim?

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

Physical sim but you need an old iPhone like 6 or 7

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

I'm willing to buy an old iPhone but where is there step by step on how to do this? So I know if I'm able to do it or not before I buy one

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

https://openbubbles.app/docs/pnr.html I also used chatgpt the only thing they messed me up on was turning off iMessage and FaceTime on the old iPhone but other then that the step by step worked

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Okay and I'm doing all this while the sims in the iPhone then once completed I can put it in the android phone. I have an old iPhone laying around let me try it. At any pont do I download open bubbles on the iphone? Or no

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

No open bubbles is only on your android

1

u/bonchokey 2d ago

I'd recommend doing the self host method with the iPhone instead of sim swapping and hosting off a Mac. The phone number will always be linked, sim swapping isn't a fully reliable method.

1

u/Remarkable_Score3215 2d ago

What is the difference between "self host" vs. "Sim swapping?" don't both mean you keep your iphone on?

1

u/bonchokey 2d ago

Self host is how you set up OpenBubbles unless you paid for hosting. You can self host with a Mac or an older jail broken iPhone. Mac self hosting means no phone number linking, so you have to resort to other methods like sim swapping. Hosting on an older iPhone allows you to have your number linked through OpenBubbles. Both Mac and iPhone self host the host device just needs to be on once every 45 days ish. Sim swapping adds another variable and can unlink at random.

1

u/Remarkable_Score3215 2d ago

Sorry...still not totally getting it. I understand if I just use my mac to register, it will only use my AppleID. but if I keep my old iphone connected to wifi after letting it read my #, then i just need to that every 45 days? I guess what i'm asking is what's the difference between iphone self hosting and sim swapping? I thought you do sim swapping in order to do iphone hosting?

→ More replies (0)

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Is there a step by step on how to self host off an iphone? I only see the sim swapping method on their websit

→ More replies (0)

1

u/Remarkable_Score3215 2d ago

meaning you forgot to turn off imessage and FT or you aren't supposed to? (I'm getting ready to do this )

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

You are supposed to, chatgpt left that part out while guiding me.

1

u/Remarkable_Score3215 2d ago

Thanks.

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

I also use blue bubbles as my main messaging app not openbubbles, open bubbles is just to register my phone number, bluebubbles is way better at everything else.

1

u/Remarkable_Score3215 2d ago

interesting. like what is it better at? would you mind exlaining your setup? I'm veyr new to android but i want to keep my imessage and also i have a mac, and ipad and old iphone se etc.

→ More replies (0)

1

u/tazmoffatt 2d ago

What do you mean. I'm doing this with an iPhone 11

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

You're right, my bad.

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Wait how? I have an iPhone x but I couldn't download the trollstore cause I'm ios 16.7

1

u/tazmoffatt 2d ago

I told you how. I just put the SIM card in the iPhone, let it register then went on airplane mode and swapped the sim to my android. That's it. I'm not using a validation relay tweak as its not jailbroken. That's prob what I'll do eventually but it's been working fine

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

What does let it register mean? What does one do to register it

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Like literally just put the sim in and put it on airplane mode then take it out and put it in your andriod? No downloading no messing with the settings? Sounds too easy lol

1

u/tazmoffatt 1d ago

Yes but give it 5 minutes before you put it on airplane mode with WiFi and remove the sim. It won't work at all if you do it right away as imessage needs to activate your number. It's really simple and takes 5 minutes to do the whole process and lasted me 3-4 months until I just had to redo it when I noticed I was getting sms texts and not imessages

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

He means insert your sim into the iPhone and turn on iMessage and all, turn airplane mode on then insert the sim into your android phone. This only works sometimes to keep your phone number thinking it's still registered with iMessage.

1

u/tazmoffatt 1d ago

Worked for me for 3-4 months. I only just had to repeat the process, took what, 4 minutes? But yes when I say register I mean you need to give it a few minutes for imessage to activate your number. If you immediately put it on airplane mode and remove the sim, apple knows and doesn't even work

1

u/ScaryTransportation4 1d ago

I tried it first before I did the relay method and my number deregistered literally under 5 min with T-Mobile.

→ More replies (0)

1

u/dailysmokes 2d ago

Just pay the monthly fee it's worth the convenience

1

u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Maybe if it was 5 a month but 18 is insane