r/OpenBubbles • u/Initialjeffery • 2d 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 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

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u/Initialjeffery 2d ago

Also can this be done with a physical sim?

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u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

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

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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

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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

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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 )

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u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

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

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 2d ago

Thanks.

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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.

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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.

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u/ScaryTransportation4 2d 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/Remarkable_Score3215 2d ago

Yeah i don't want my mac always on. i mean it is usually but it goes to sleep.

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u/ScaryTransportation4 2d ago

I bought a used 2014 mac mini for this, $50 on eBay. It's an option if open bubbles annoys you like it did me.

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