ios 26: Messages: Clicking just to the right of the letter "L" opens the "drawing" window. Makes Messages difficult to use.

  1. Update to iOS 26.0.
  2. Open Messages app
  3. Ensure phone is in portrait mode, so that the "drawing window" key is not displayed.
  4. Click in the grey area just to the right of the letter "L"


Result: User is taken to the drawing window and must dismiss it, a very annoying bug. This happens every time and greatly slows typing.


Anyone else seeing this?


Thanks!

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 24, 2025 8:07 PM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2025 9:55 AM

TheChimp wrote:

Seems like a good candidate for a fix IMHO.

Cheers.

-A

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ios 26: Messages: Clicking just to the right of the letter "L" opens the "drawing" window. Makes Messages difficult to use.

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