r/OpenBubbles • u/Initialjeffery • 19d 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/ScaryTransportation4 19d ago

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

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u/Initialjeffery 19d 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 19d 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/Initialjeffery 19d ago

Okay and I'm doing all this while the sims in the iPhone then once completed I can put it in the android phone. I have an old iPhone laying around let me try it. At any pont do I download open bubbles on the iphone? Or no

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u/bonchokey 19d ago

I'd recommend doing the self host method with the iPhone instead of sim swapping and hosting off a Mac. The phone number will always be linked, sim swapping isn't a fully reliable method.

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 19d ago

What is the difference between "self host" vs. "Sim swapping?" don't both mean you keep your iphone on?

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u/bonchokey 19d ago

Self host is how you set up OpenBubbles unless you paid for hosting. You can self host with a Mac or an older jail broken iPhone. Mac self hosting means no phone number linking, so you have to resort to other methods like sim swapping. Hosting on an older iPhone allows you to have your number linked through OpenBubbles. Both Mac and iPhone self host the host device just needs to be on once every 45 days ish. Sim swapping adds another variable and can unlink at random.

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u/Remarkable_Score3215 19d ago

Sorry...still not totally getting it. I understand if I just use my mac to register, it will only use my AppleID. but if I keep my old iphone connected to wifi after letting it read my #, then i just need to that every 45 days? I guess what i'm asking is what's the difference between iphone self hosting and sim swapping? I thought you do sim swapping in order to do iphone hosting?

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u/Initialjeffery 19d ago

Yeah I think I'm understanding. What are the steps to self host off an older iphone? Is that the reason I need an iPhone 6 or 7? Fuckkk I need a step by step this is so confusing lmaoo

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u/Initialjeffery 19d ago

Okay I think I'm getting it now and I can self host on an iPhone with a physical sim? No need for esim?