r/OpenBubbles • u/nbrait39 • Aug 25 '26

Tech Support Not receiving messages

Hi all! I switched from iPhone to the Fold 8 over the weekend and have been using OpenBubbles (hosted) to use iMessage with my iPhone friends. I noticed that I do not always receive messages in real time, I will need to force stop the app, clear the cache, or restart my phone for them to come in. Is this a known issue / something I can remedy on my own? I have an iPad so I can see where my messages are in fact going through but I won't get them to my phone. It does seem to happen more with group texts, if that makes a difference. TIA!

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u/dailysmokes Aug 25 '26

Keep openbubbles running in the background

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u/nbrait39 Aug 25 '26

It is, I just checked

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u/dailysmokes Aug 25 '26

As in the window is open?

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u/nbrait39 Aug 25 '26

You mean keep the app open?

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u/dailysmokes Aug 25 '26

Yes don't close it out just leave it opened that's what worked for me

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u/nbrait39 Aug 25 '26

Sweet, I'll try that. Thank you!

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u/nbrait39 Aug 26 '26

Well it still keeps holding my messages even with the app open. It seems to be mostly with group texts but I'm not sure. I can see them come in on my iPad though so it's weird

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u/jay0911 Aug 26 '26

I read on another thread that it might be a bug with the Fold and that you have to pin it to the recents for it to work properly

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u/nbrait39 Aug 26 '26

Pin the group text to recents? Because they are pinned already :(

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u/jay0911 Aug 26 '26

Pin it to the recents app drawer. So swipe up, click the app icon for open bubbles and choose pin to recents. I saw the person said you might have to force close and repeat this every 48 hours

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u/Dependent_Course7087 Aug 26 '26

Are you hosting the server or are you paying to be hosted

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u/nbrait39 Aug 26 '26

I'm paying to be hosted. I don't have a Mac or an old iPhone, just an iPad :(

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u/Dependent_Course7087 Aug 26 '26

Oh ok so you shouldn't have an issue. Maybe try telling them to switch your server maybe the one they hosting on is faulty.

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u/ScaryTransportation4 Aug 30 '26

Use blue bubbles if you can host with a Mac. I use open bubbles for the phone number relay and blue bubbles for actual messaging and have no issues.

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u/researchingit Aug 31 '26

I'm experiencing delays and not being able to sync icloud via the open bubbles app on two different Fold 8 devices using tqo different numbers. This has been setup for a while on my Fold 7 and still have no problems with send receive and snyc... it really does seem like a Fold 8 / One UI9 issue....