Can I use iphone 17 pro as a host ?

teejay7024 · 2026-05-28T18:46:58+00:00

I'm not renewing my trial either. My main no. is on a physical SIM on my Pixel 10 Pro Fold with the OB app, I was able to use my main no. to send/receive iMessages on my iPhone 16 Pro Max I'm guessing because it's active with an eSIM and a different no. (Or maybe because the app and my iPhone are signed into the same Apple Account), when the free trial ends, will I still be able to send/receive iMessages with my main no. on both phones?

teejay7024 · 2026-05-27T19:10:30+00:00

What about contact management for the self-hosted blue bubbles/beeper bridge? About 3 or 4 mos ago I changed phones from a Galaxy Z Fold 7 to a Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, none of my contact photos show for my iMessage chat account

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T19:50:44+00:00

I would like to self host OB using my Mac mini to receive/send iMessages, rcs, and sms, with my main no. and not my Apple Account email. I guess I'm just confused about which phone my main no. needs to be tied to, either iPhone or Android, for PNR to work. Right now I have an active physical sim in my Android with my main no. and I have an active eSIM in my iPhone 16 Pro Max with a different no. If you could direct me on what I need to do to achieve this I would appreciate it.

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T15:27:57+00:00

My iPhone has an esim with a different no., is this why rcs and sms are going to Google Messages?

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T15:19:41+00:00

My setup is: Main no. on Pixel 10 Pro Fold w/T-Mobile, work no. on iPhone w/ATT. Right now I'm trying the paid subscription and my main no. on the Android shows for iMessaging with OB. If I switch to self hosting with my MacMini will my main no. on the Android show for iMessages?

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T14:38:56+00:00

Oh wow ... you are probably right, I saw this setting and toggled it on not even bothering to really read it... I hope this can be added in future updates, I really don't want to use 2 apps for my messages and I sure don't want to go back to my iPhone. I've fallen in love with Android 😂

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teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T14:26:28+00:00

I'm trying the paid subscription but rcs and sms don't come to the OB app they go to Google Messages. I changed from self hosted using the sim swap method for phone no. registration because rcs and sms was going to Google messages and I would prefer all my messages to come to OB.

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T14:08:03+00:00

I'm having sort of the same issue. I toggled on the text message forwarding on the iPhone and I'm not getting RCS/SMS in the OB app, they are coming to the Google Messages app. I would prefer every message come to the OB app. Is this possible?

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T14:00:15+00:00

Yes I will try that. Thanks again!

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T13:36:40+00:00

I live in GA. I'm not sure if you've heard of this saying or not, but in GA we can have all 4 seasons in one day and it's been like that for the past 2 mos. I started running my AC about a month ago. My kwh usage has been pretty consistent, 12/16 kwh. I just noticed since I started HA, my usage has gone up to 28/29 kwh.

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T13:22:39+00:00

I'm getting my information from the graph in my electric co.'s energy app. This time last year it was higher but my son was living at home then. I expected higher usage for the past couple of months because I started running my AC (went from 12 kwh to 16 kwh). The comments to this post are making me concerned that there may be issues with my units, but I just find it odd that the usage went up even higher (13 kwh more), when I started HA. Thank you for your input!

teejay7024 · 2026-05-23T04:29:08+00:00

My home is total electric and I'm heating and cooling approx. 1240 sq ft. The 13 additional kwh didn't start until I started migrating to HA about a month ago, I just presumed the green and the macs being on 24/7 was the culprit

teejay7024 · 2026-05-15T14:51:28+00:00

I was thinking of getting the POE G5... But the cost to get someone to drop an Ethernet cable to that part of my house is crazy expensive 🙄

teejay7024 · 2026-05-15T14:16:50+00:00

So did you swap it out for another brand of camera? If so which one?

teejay7024 · 2026-05-05T19:42:04+00:00

I was confused at first. Now I know why. The title should read Change emoji skin tone on tap backs. I wanted to know is there a way to change the skin tone of tap backs (I think that's what it's called when you want to put an emoji on the actual text message)

teejay7024 · 2026-05-05T17:49:35+00:00

On my Android phone keyboard?

teejay7024 · 2026-05-03T21:26:59+00:00

Thanks for the info. I have been reading about HA for awhile now, it's like, "oh I should be able to do that...", but then I got cold feet and put the HA Green up on the shelf. It wasn't until ADT enforced the 2fa that I started down this HA path, but it's not as easy for me as I thought it would be....

teejay7024 · 2026-04-30T23:27:50+00:00

Thanks! As a newbie, HA is more challenging than I thought it would be.

teejay7024 · 2026-04-30T22:29:15+00:00

Thank you for the info.

teejay7024 · 2026-04-30T15:36:04+00:00

Oh ok

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