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Why is there a Grey rectangle on the writing area while I'm trying to write a message with iMessage?

Why is there a grey rectangle on the writing area while I'm trying to write a message with iMessage? It didn't happend on iOS8, i installed 9 two days ago... it shows a recording area and hide my writing one with a time reference 0:00. i can't see what I'm writing cause it remeans above the active writing area.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), SSD 500Gb

Posted on Oct 7, 2015 1:08 PM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2015 6:20 AM

A significant number of people are having that problem since iOS 9. One solution (at least a temporary one) is to quit Messages and then double-click the Home button to open the app switcher. In the app switcher find the Messages app and slide it up to remove it. Then close app switcher by clicking the Home button. That should solve the problem -- for a while at least. Another solution that is working for some is to go to Settings > Messages and toggle either the Show Subject Field or Character Count setting.

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Oct 8, 2015 6:20 AM in response to Almicos

A significant number of people are having that problem since iOS 9. One solution (at least a temporary one) is to quit Messages and then double-click the Home button to open the app switcher. In the app switcher find the Messages app and slide it up to remove it. Then close app switcher by clicking the Home button. That should solve the problem -- for a while at least. Another solution that is working for some is to go to Settings > Messages and toggle either the Show Subject Field or Character Count setting.

Why is there a Grey rectangle on the writing area while I'm trying to write a message with iMessage?

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