Phone System in FiveM — lb-phone

The Phone system in FiveM turns a normal server into a lively virtual world. Players can call, SMS, take photos and use social apps.

lb-phone Overview

lb-phone is the most popular phone resource. It has features:

• 📞 Telephone and voicemail
• 💬 SMS and group chats
• 📷 Camera and gallery
• 🗺️ GPS/Map
• 💰 Banking app
• 📱 Twitter-like social media (Twitchel)

Installation

# server.cfg
ensure lb-phone

-- fxmanifest.lua of the resource to integrate
dependencies { 'lb-phone' }

Integration — Send SMS from Script

-- server.lua
local function SendSMS(number, message, sender)
    exports['lb-phone']:sendMessage({
        number = number,
        message = message,
        sender = sender or 'Unknown'
    })
end

-- Example: Send an SMS when a job is delivered.
RegisterNetEvent('job:newDelivery')
AddEventHandler('job:newDelivery', function(deliveryData)
    local src = source
    local xPlayer = ESX.GetPlayerFromId(src)
    
    SendSMS(
        xPlayer.getMeta('phone_number'),
        'New task: Delivery to ' .. deliveryData.address .. ' wage $' .. deliveryData.pay,
        'Work system'
    )
end)

Custom App Integration

-- Create custom app in lb-phone
exports['lb-phone']:registerApp({
    name = 'myjob', -- app ID
    label = 'My work',
    icon = 'briefcase', -- lucid icon name
    color = '#FFD700',
    -- The app opens in the NUI of the script itself.
    ui = 'https://cfx-nui-myjobapp/html/index.html'
})

-- Open app from event
RegisterNetEvent('phone:openJobApp')
AddEventHandler('phone:openJobApp', function()
    exports['lb-phone']:openApp('myjob')
end)

Phone Number System

-- Set phone number when character create
local function GeneratePhoneNumber()
    return string.format('%d-%04d',
        math.random(100, 999),
        math.random(0, 9999)
    )
end

-- Save phone numbers
AddEventHandler('esx:playerLoaded', function(playerId, xPlayer)
    local phone = xPlayer.getMeta('phone_number')
    if not phone then
        local newNumber = GeneratePhoneNumber()
        xPlayer.setMeta('phone_number', newNumber)
        print('Assigned phone: ' .. newNumber .. ' to ' .. xPlayer.identifier)
    end
end)

Contacts Integration

-- Add contact automatically
exports['lb-phone']:addContact(source, {
    name = 'Emergency Police',
    number = '911',
    avatar = 'https://...'
})

-- Contacts for business
exports['lb-phone']:addContact(source, {
    name = 'Legion Shop',
    number = '555-0100'
})

Bank App Integration

-- Send transaction notification via phone
exports['lb-phone']:sendBankNotification(source, {
    type = 'debit',
    amount = 500,
    message = 'Buy products at the store',
    balance = newBalance
})

Summary

lb-phone is a feature that takes server immersion to a whole new level. Integrating with other scripts through exports makes every system "connected" so players feel like they're actually in the world.