Gray box whilst typing in Facebook on iPhone

I’ve only seen this phenomenon in the last week and only on FB & nowhere else!!

Same issue with the FB app on iOS in March 2025 of a light grey box covering the text/typing box when making a comment.

adding: Also when I am commenting on a FB post

I also have the annoying grey box show up after I type a few words on Facebook, or comment on any post, iPhone 13 . Started the last 3 days

I have the grey box on my iPhone and my iPad. Just started today. 💁🏻‍♀️

The gray box just started on my iPhone a few days ago. When I write a new post the gray box covers the part of the draft post that is finished. I can continue writing a new sentence, but as soon as I’m finished the gray box keeps moving along.

I get it as well iphone16 pro

I am in the US, not the UK and I bought my phone from an Apple Store in the US, so I dont think it’s just a UK issue. Very annoying

I’m getting the same thing and it’s so annoying. I try to go back and take something that I wrote off in the same comment and it won’t let me do it. Facebook needs to stop this

I get the same thing as well, but only on my iPad... not on my iPhone or iMac. I found that by tapping the keyboard down, then back up, it goes away.

Getting it on my iPhone using Facebook

Same here, in the USA. iPhone 14 Pro Max. Seemed to show up with the last iOS update 18.3.1.

I think you are replying to someone else. My problem started with a text on my IPhone getting that gray box. Then my iPad. now when I comment on FB. It isn’t every time, it is sporadic. Maybe I made a mistake by replying to a thread in the wrong way…this is my first time. But my problem started with texting on my phone.

I’m in the USA and it’s happening to me too.

It’s not just the grey box issue for me.

I’m having problems editing I go back to re-read my posts I can’t seem to place the cursor without a lot of bother. And after I chose to share an article, when I open a browser to fact check I go back to the post and it reverts to the http address and I lose the text that I’ve written.

Also the bottom line of the post can’t be scrolled down to continue writing a long comment. It will stay beneath the text box.

it’s becoming increasingly difficult to poster or edit comments on Facebook and the gray box doesn’t help matters either.

On all posts or just political ones?