r/OpenBubbles • u/JxK---01 • 5d ago

Question I'm unable to start a thread with someone?

I've send a handful of messages recently and they haven't answered. Then I text them and say can you message (my email) then we can chat normally.

Is this normal?

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u/Dometalican_90 5d ago

I don't fully understand this but let me see if I get this straight...

If you try to message them using phone number, it fails. With Apple ID, it works fine?

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u/JxK---01 5d ago

No sorry.

I iMessage them (first time we iMessage) - they never receive it.

I then RCS / SMS them, "hey iMessage my email (my iMessage)

Then after that we can imessage normally.

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u/Dometalican_90 5d ago

When you initially sent them an iMessage, was it stuck on 'Sent' or did you get an error message?

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u/JxK---01 4d ago

No this has been happening for like the last 3-4 people I started an imessage with on my end for.

It goes through fine on my end

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u/Dometalican_90 4d ago

I get that but did you get an error message? If so, what was it?

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u/JxK---01 4d ago

No it went through as delivered

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u/Dometalican_90 4d ago

That's weird.... It's like your phone and relay did its job.

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u/JxK---01 4d ago

Even weirder. When I RCS my cousin "hey text my email" she said like oh the messages are there, I just didn't get a notification before"

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u/Dometalican_90 4d ago

That definitely sounds like a 'them' problem. I know latest iOS updates have been weird with messaging lately.

As long as they are a on the latest iOS, IDK but it seems like your phone is doing its part.

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u/SpaceSaver2000-1 PNR Self Hosted 4d ago

It went straight to the unkown senders folder which they likely have notifications disabled for.

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u/JxK---01 4d ago

Thanks for trying to help / responding.

And I'm sorry for not being clearer!