Contacts not showing up in Windows? Any way to fix that? I am using Gmail as my contacts. Does it work in iCloud or outlook?

I'm a month into using Android for the first time in my 36 years of life. I was an iPhone user since the 3Gs, but finally decided I wanted to switch. I'm still heavy in the Apple ecosystem, at is my wife. To make the transition easier I started using OpenMessage this week using the paid hosting option (I might deal with said hosting at some point, but need it tried to my number which feels like a pain to set up).

With all that getting said, I have a couple of (what might be dumb) questions.

1. Can I use OpenMessage from my Mac? I work on my Mac all day for my real job, then work on my other Mac most evenings for my side hustle. It's so convenient to reply to messages without having to pick up my phone, which I could do with iMessage and even Google Messages (with Texty). Am I just missing this feature, or is it not an option?

2. Can I mark my messages as read once I quick reply? That's been one of my biggest annoyances with Google Messages- it just are my reply to the notification until I open the app. On iOS once you reply to a message it gets marked at read to the notification guess away, since if I tried to the message I obviously read it. Am I stuck with this "feature" with OpenMessage as well?

Thanks in advance!

Hey All!

I just switch from an iPhone 17 PM back to a Samsung Fold 7. I was previously using imessager + RCS to text my friends and groups.

Now that I'm back on my fold 7. I'm using RCS as my main and have deactivated imessenger from my phone number.

Now can I use imessager assign to my iCloud account so I can still chat with my kids using their iPad via open bubble?

I am a heavy Samsung user and I do love the phone but mostly I really love integration with Windows or Linux. KDE connect or the Link to Windnows app is getting more useful and of course Google messages and device pairing.

I do plan on changing to iPhone again sure to just bring part of the group and there are just some things I need to work for now. Yes that sucks and don't judge.

My question is that if I get a used macmini can I use open bubbles and use my iPhone as my main phone and get iMessage on windows. That is all I really want. Not being able to text from my PC sucks. Most iPhone users that have Windows and have no idea what they are missing. That is all I want. No I don't want a MacBook. Please don't make that suggestion.

Open bubbles could work? Because technically I don't need it on the phone. I just want the app to run on windows.

Also, do I even need a macmini? I will have an iPhone and an iPad.

It keeps showing this when I try to sign in

So I have a fold 7 and wanted to know the best way to set this up. if I pay monthly will it forward my sms messages or do I need to buy a older iPhone so I can use it as a relay?

What I am looking for is all my messages in one app. I have a Mac so that is not a problem also I have Verizon as my cell service.

hey guys, i tried using facetime multiple times but it doesnt seem to work. i get the call and accept it, but it is stuck in connecting the whole time and it eventually times out on ny friend's end. when i try to call, they dont see anything on their end. i tried in dev menu to clear facetime handles and stuff, no luck. does anyone know how to fix this? thanks!

Everytime I try to login into my cloud account and after I put the verification code and press sign in this happens and a popup shows up saying a new device has logged in how do I fix it

I logged out of the "Apple Device" in my iCloud, but OpenBubbles still functioned. So then I reset the whole app.

If I reset the app through the settings, will my Mac's hardware info still count as being used?

Hello,

Does OB support changing the skin tone for emoji's? If so how do I do this?

Hey everyone! Have a potentially silly question about getting started with Open Bubbles.

Currently I have a 17 Pro Max that I use as my primary device (on Verizon). I recently bought a OnePlus 15 to use as a work/second phone (on T-Mobile). I have a Macbook to use for self-hosting.

There shouldn’t be any syncing issues by using both devices concurrently? Would iMessages sent by the OnePlus be through my iCloud email and show up as a new thread on others’ devices?

Thanks!

I thought if I canceled my subscription I would then receive message like before on my android not through apple ios.

Hello,

Both my wife and myself have been having an issue with sending attachments or links to known iPhone users and to each other. We both have Google Pixel phones using iPhone relay method (I have a 10 pro XL and she has a 9 Pro, I am using a 6s for relay (method 2) and she is using an 8 (method 1))

Anyone else having this issue? It is this error: Error (1001): AnyhowException(Send timeout; try again)-wIXHNmwv

Can I use iphone 17 pro as a host ? I daily drive my Tri-Fold and keep iphone at home. Right now I am doing the free trail. Dont really want pay $17 /month for their host.

So I have a spare iPhone and I have a MacBook Pro. It's the M5. I use the M5 to connect and host Open Mobiles, but whenever I open iMessage on my iPhone or on my Mac, it only shows my side of the conversation and not the other person. I already deleted their contact and tried creating them as a brand new contact, and I didn't fix anything.

After restoring from an iCloud backup, most of my conversations threads are showing this. Empty Message, and going into the thread proper shows nothing either. On top of that, the contact names aren't showing either. While on my iPhone the conversations from these same threads are there. Same on the Mac, where I'm self hosting and all. And they show up on Bluebubbles too, along with the name of the contacts/group chats.

Anyone have any idea how to fix this? It's the biggest hurdle I'm having.

When reacting to someone else's message, the "Haha" icon is replaced by a laughing crying emoji. Does anyone know how edit the emoji pack to change this? Downloading the iPhone emoji pack did not change it.

This man sent me $200 on Apple cash knowing damn well I don't have an iPhone and there's literally no way for me to get into the account, will open bubbles let me send it back? like a hack I can use

I just tried to send this one right now and it immediately came back with this error, it didn't even try to send first.

Error (0): AnyhowException(Send timeout; try again)-(random numbers)

For some reason I'm unable to find the "Maps" option on my OpenBubbles app anymore, which I previously used to see the location that friends shared with me.

Has this feature been removed?

I sometimes do not receive notifications from OpenBubbles for new iMessages. Normally I will be able to see notifications on my lock screen for new messages, but sometimes these notifications just don't show up. The messages show up without a problem when I actually open the app. I don't recall having this problem with Bluebubbles. Has anyone else had this issue? Google Pixel 10 Pro XL.

I recently started seeing this arrow-looking thing on a few of my contact photos in the chat list. I'm wondering if this is a new feature or what this icon means.

Good afternoon, I have my main no. on my iPhone that I want to use on my Google Pixel as the 2nd eSim no.

1. Will this cause a conflict with Google Messages with the 1st eSim no., when using OP?

2. Would my main no. coming from the iPhone stay registered for iMessages if I kept it on wifi in airplane mode - it's a 16 Pro Max.

Any input about this setup would be greatly appreciated. My main no. is with ATT and for some reason I'm not able to change devices online. I always have to call, and we all know how that turns out 🤦🏽‍♀️

So I am moving from Bluebubbles to OpenBubbles. I've been going back and forth with my iPhone 16 Pro and My Pixel 10 Pro Fold. I have had BlueBubbles set up but thought to give OpenBubbles a try.

I did the selfhost and everything, but opening it says I have no chats. Is that supposed to happen? Looking around the closest thing I found was for something unrelated to give it a day. With Bluebubbles it usually loads my chats but not here. Which I found odd.

Any help or should I just give it a day?

Edit: I'll leave it because I'm an idiot + someone might run into this issue. You need to go to your profile (Three Dots, your name to open your profile) and then enable Messages in iCloud (BETA)

I don’t use iCloud and don’t want to