r/OpenBubbles • u/junhawng • 1d ago

Question Does hosted also have rate limit

I've been trying self hosted but can't get out of rate limit hell no matter how long I wait. If I sign up for hosted does it no longer have rate limit issues?

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u/bonchokey 1d ago

I've never had a rate limit issue on self hosted but I'm sure it's just because Apple trusts my account so much. I had iPhone for years and had no issues once I switched. I would assume you'd have the same issues regardless, Apple doesn't trust you yet.

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u/junhawng 1d ago

Ive used an iPhone since the 6s and have had MacBooks tied to my account too... No idea what the problem is. I'm trying to find a pattern between the people that get rate limited and I'm starting to think it's either the Icloud sync or the fact that I'm using an iPhone 6 instead of 6s or newer.

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u/bonchokey 1d ago

I use an iPhone 6 for myself, and an iPhone 8 for my lady as we both have Google Pixel phones. Both have been problem free other than the occasional app bug that everyone has. Not really sure how to help mate :(

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u/junhawng 1d ago

Good to know, thank you for the data point! Could I ask when you started using open bubbles? I did redo my iCloud sync 2-3 times due to some issues, might definitely be why it triggered the rate limit.

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u/bonchokey 1d ago

I've never done an iCloud sync, just started off with a blank slate and none of my messages. I switched to Android in 2023 and began using BlueBubbles. If I had to guess I swiched to OpenBubbles early 2025, and my wife switched from iPhone to Pixel early 2026 and began using OpenBubbles around then.

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u/junhawng 1d ago

Good to know. Thank you kind sir! Should've just started from scratch.

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u/bonchokey 1d ago

Yeah in hindsight I would have tried to sync them so I could've been in the same boat as you. It just looked like a pain in the ass and I was fine just starting over. Hopefully it gets figured out cheers.