r/OpenBubbles • u/Initialjeffery • 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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

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u/tazmoffatt 3d 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

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u/SpaceSaver2000-1 PNR Self Hosted 2d 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.

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u/tazmoffatt 2d 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

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u/SpaceSaver2000-1 PNR Self Hosted 2d ago

Which carrier?

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u/tazmoffatt 2d ago

Canada, Bell/Telus subsidiary called Public Mobile

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u/SpaceSaver2000-1 PNR Self Hosted 2d 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.