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Bugsington Author

Level 1

1 points

Grey box overlapping my texting keyboard with 0:00

grey box with 0:00 ovetlapping where my texting should be, cant see what im typing happened after ioS9 update

iPhone 6, iOS 9

Posted on Sep 22, 2015 1:43 PM

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braden85

Community Specialist

Posted on Sep 23, 2015 1:57 PM

Hi Bugsington,

I see that you are experiencing an issue where your text entry field in the Messages app is being obscured by a gray bar. I would like to suggest that you first update to iOS 9.0.1, which was released today, and see if the issue is resolved by this update. If the issue is still present, you should go to your Messages settings and toggle the “Show Subject Field” setting. Simply turning this on, returning to your Messages app, then returning to the Settings to turn off the field again should resolve the issue:

Messages settings - iPhone

http://help.apple.com/iphone/9/#/iphf2d853e3

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!

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63 replies

Oct 14, 2015 11:55 AM in response to socratesPmelbourne

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Oct 14, 2015 12:03 PM in response to socratesPmelbourne

Here, here socratesPmelbourne!

Couldn't agree more! Enough with the "work-arounds" already, just fix it Apple!

This grey box is the most ridiculous, pointless, annoying feature ever! Who sees any value in it whatsoever?

Get rid of it!!!

So ready to go back to the android.....

Oct 14, 2015 1:32 PM in response to Bugsington

This is friggin ridiculous! Keeps happening in the middle of a text conversation and completely blocks the input screen so you can't tell if you've even typed anything. My "lift to listen" was already turned off. I've used nothing but iPhones since my 3GS and I'm thinking this 6S I just bought will be the last one. Crap!

Oct 15, 2015 6:51 PM in response to Cassidy's iPhone

If you don't have iMessages turned on, you won't see the "Raise to Listen" option. Turn iMessages on, the menu items will change and the "Raise to Listen" option will be available. Turn it off, then turn iMessages off and you're good to go.

golfatty

Level 1

0 points

Oct 20, 2015 10:39 AM in response to mriduldc

This keeps happening to me as well. Not just once, but it has happened repeatedly. I go to settings/messages and toggle off and on subject field. It clears up for a while then returns in a day or so. Is there a permanent fix? Is there an update that is going to fix this?