Grey box overlapping my texting keyboard with 0:00

I'm on a 6s and ran the update when I received the phone on Friday. I didn't have the problem until I tried speech to text yesterday and then I could not get rid of it. I tried the "Show Subject Field" but it's just annoying. I then went and turned off the "Raise to Listen" and so far so good. I have even used the speech to text since then and it has not come back.

Okay, this solution did correct the problem, but that definitely is a glitch. What is that gray bar with the 0:00 time code? Does it have a purpose? I'm glad I can get rid of it, but I don't know what it is or how I got it in the first place.

Kinda been most of the topic here...

What's the practical function of this grey bar, and how does one adjust the option, particularly for me on an old familiar iPhone 4. I'm not satisfied with a workaround of selecting "Show Subject Field" which includes accepting a subject line directly above my text bar as a Band-Aid solution. No one needs to see, or uses a "subject" line in texts from what I know of. I want to ditch the function entirely and not see all the extra content for something simple as texting.

Still drowning in the iPhone 4 river....HELP!

I too am an Iphone4 diehard. The solution from braden85 worked for me. Go to settings then go to messages, then change the "show subject field" I found that it doesn't matter if it's set to on or off you just need to change it. Then go back to your message and that gray box should be gone. You can then repeat the step of going to settings and messages and then set the "show subject field" to whatever you like.

I had a question for why this happened, but Hunter Meyers answered that one, and also had another solution. I will try that if it happens again. Thanks Hunter!

It's an annoying little glitch but at least it's fixable.

Thanks Hunter, but as I've mentioned, I have an iPhone 4 and do not have a "Audio Messages" or "Raise to Listen" selection on my "Messages" menu....even by scrolling all the way to the bottom as some suggested.

Also, by selecting "Show Subject Field", I am not satisfied having this extra line of uselessness there, that nobody would need (who puts a subject line to a text?), ONLY to still have that nasty grey bar show up several times a day....

I simply want to get rid of the function entirely.

If you are not seeing the options, it's because you have iMessage turned off. You'll need to turn it on to see the "Show Subject Field" options, etc. I had the same problem since I think iMessage stinks and only use SMS.

i did not have the raise to listen option either when i first looked ( i have iphone 5) I noticed my imessage was not activated and when i clicked to reactivate imessage the "raise to listen " option was then available . I dont know if this would be the same for the iphone 6 just wanted to share that bit of info .

I have an iPhone 6. I found the "Raise to Listen" option by turning on the iMessage option at the top of the screen. Activating iMessage, revealed several other settings including the "Raise to Listen" one. You should be able to toggle off "Raise to Listen" and then toggle iMessage back off.

I believe Apple needs to fix this. All solutions offered appear to be temporary only. The problem persists and we should not have to toggle the “Show Subject Field” setting to make the bug go away. Temporary fixes include toggling the character count On and/or Off in Settings > Messages and closing other apps such as Camera before returning to text message.

Audio Box in texting field fix

Hit settings …

Scroll down till you find Messages

In the Messages scroll down
till you see Raise to Listen

Switch this to off.

This should take care of the Audio message box in the texting field

Thank you Tide1990, but as I've stated before, I have the iPhone 4 and it does not have a "Raise to Listen" function in "Messages" menu to toggle it on or off.

My frustration continues with this grey bar.....

Wow, what an annoying update. Whoever thought this was a good feature to not only add but make the default needs to be fired. I've wasted hours trying to fix this. I guess the same rule that applies to Microsoft is my new motto for Apple too, NEVER DO THE UPDATES.

I was loving my new iPhone6 but I'm a lot less in love with it now since everything I've spent weeks getting exactly the way I wanted it is gone due to a stupid whim on Apple's part to force choices on me.

Tried the 'Raise To Listen: OFF' fix but the gray box is still overlapping the text field. iPhone 6. How can this even be happening?

My Mac Pro with Yosemite is half the machine it used to be and for that reason I won't do the update to "El Capitan" (what a silly name).

I should not have updated to anything past iOS 8.1. I know better now. Good job, Apple!

Dear Latrellgill,

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Warmest Regards to you and yours,

Rasha Ayad Mekhail

RAM

Why doesn't Apple fix this for gods sake?

its a simple bug that slipped in with a recent update, I know there are ways of clearing it but it's ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS that we should have to do it repeatedly.

As usual another Corporate giant avoids admitting a fault, these forums are theoretically a good idea but of what real use if there is no feedback from Apple as to A: admitting a fault exists and most importantly B: actually fixing it.