r/Sunbird

Read enough about the recent sunbird release. I felt it was time to give it a shot. The other messaging apps require you to use your own host Mac at home which is quite an inconvenience.

I got some for today set it up in about five minutes and it started working immediately

I’m using a folder eight with my Apple ID from my iPhone

iMessage and photos are coming through absolutely no problem.

This app is a breakthrough. Love it so far!

Anyone else have thoughts on using the apps recently?

Is anyone able to use sunbird successfully now that it’s in open beta? How well is it working?

I’m documenting a living review of Sunbird, updating it as I test the service rather than publishing a one-day verdict.

My existing Apple Account stalled at 99% during connection. Sunbird Support later confirmed that it falls into a rare connection case the app does not yet support, and recommended trying a different Apple Account.

Creating that new account on Android became its own obstacle: Apple repeatedly stopped me at phone verification across browsers and networks. Apple Support eventually checked something “in the back” and allowed the account to be created.

The new Apple Account now works when I sign in directly with Apple, but Sunbird says the credentials are incorrect. Since it is brand new, I’m giving it a short activation window before deciding whether this is another Sunbird connection issue.

I’m especially interested in hearing from anyone who has:

• connected a newly created Apple Account to Sunbird;
• had to wait before Sunbird accepted new credentials; or
• seen the same “credentials are incorrect” result despite being able to sign in with Apple.

I’ve kept the review fair and separate Apple-side account-creation problems from Sunbird’s own behavior.

I recently decided to join Sunbird and it's left me to a point where I can no longer receive text messages. I disconnected everything from sunbird the other day and decided to just stick with Google Messenger. However I noticed that my messages would send perfectly fine but receiving messages is something that I can't do because my phone number is still registered as an Imessage number technically even though I cut everything from Sunbird. A phone restart, airplane mode for an hour, restarting Sunbird and trying again, log in to Apple to make sure my account wasn't locked, deregistration of my phone number with Apple DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO FIX IT. I contacted Sunbird support and have not received anything from them as of yet and I am at a loss trying to figure this out. I don't know what to do anymore if someone can give me advice or help on what to do next.