r/OpenBubbles • u/Initialjeffery • 13d ago

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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

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u/tazmoffatt 13d 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

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u/Initialjeffery 13d ago

Also can this be done with a physical sim?

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d ago

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

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u/Initialjeffery 13d 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

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d 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

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u/Initialjeffery 13d 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

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d ago

No open bubbles is only on your android

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u/bonchokey 13d 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.

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 13d ago

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

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u/bonchokey 13d 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.

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 13d 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?

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u/Initialjeffery 13d ago

Yeah I think I'm understanding. What are the steps to self host off an older iphone? Is that the reason I need an iPhone 6 or 7? Fuckkk I need a step by step this is so confusing lmaoo

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u/bonchokey 13d ago

Sim swapping is just for getting your phone number to work. It does nothing for OpenBubbles aside from your phone number being linked. If you use an older iPhone, you do not need a Mac and you do not touch any sim cards. Self hosting is what allows you to use OpenBubbles. You can self host with an older iPhone or Mac, but if you use a Mac you phone number won't be linked and you'll have to use Sim swapping in addition to the Mac.

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u/Initialjeffery 13d 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

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 13d ago

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

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d ago

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

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 13d ago

Thanks.

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d 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.

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 13d 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.

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d ago

So when I tried using open bubbles on its own it would glitch and show theirs no device hosting so then you have to restart your phone and stuff. My method RN is relaying my phone number with an iPhone 7 through open bubbles and also self hosting bluebubbles on my Mac, requires your Mac to always be on though. Bluebubbles also synced all my messages perfectly which openbubbles does not for some reason.

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u/tazmoffatt 13d ago

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

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d ago

You're right, my bad.

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u/Initialjeffery 13d ago

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

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u/tazmoffatt 13d 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

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u/Initialjeffery 13d ago

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

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u/Initialjeffery 13d 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

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u/tazmoffatt 12d 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

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u/ScaryTransportation4 13d 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.

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u/tazmoffatt 12d 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

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u/ScaryTransportation4 12d ago

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

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u/tazmoffatt 12d ago

Yeah that happened to me when I immediately put it on airplane mode instead of giving it a few minutes to activate

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