I updated to IOS 9 this morning and when i try to text there's this gray bar extending through out the text box with "0:00" at the end, I cannot get rid of it and I cannot see what I type as I'm typing. Also, when I go to send a text to a new person, it does not appear. This happened after updating to ios9
iPhone 6, iOS 9
I just type in content and keep hitting return so the gray bar moves down and I can see what I've entered. It is TOTALLY ridiculous. New 9.2 is no help.
This is only a temporary fix. You need to go to settings and turn on character count. That worked for me.
Thanks! This has actually worked since I made the change yesterday. I agree with everyone else that this should not be a permanent fix, but it works.
Thanks for the tip -- I tried several others that did not work but this one did! Such an annoying problem and it was nice to be able to fix it.
Thank you sooooooooo!! Much! 🙂That worked great! **** that was driving my crazy😕gray box popping up all sorts of radom!! Have a great day, thank you again!!!...🙂
it worked thank you
It happens to me even though the "show subject field" is off.
OMG Thank you!!! I was going crazy!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Thank- you!!! I was going mental.
The just released iOS 9.1 fixes this issue.
turning the subject field on and then off in settings I found to be the quickest and simplest fix.
thank you Lucy your a star.
This really helped. Thank you.
Turning on character count worked for me
iOS 9.1 fixes the issue without need to use a work around.
Iphone 6 gray bar blocking text box after ios 9 update??
