Keyboard covering text field when trying to draft message.

The keyboard covers my text field while typing on Facebook Messenger on my iPad. I can hit the down arrow to see the text field but as soon as I start typing the keyboard pops up from the bottom and completely covers my text field.

iPad, iPadOS 17

Posted on Aug 3, 2024 08:07 PM

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Aug 4, 2024 08:30 AM in response to tswerczek

Hello,

Have you tried typing in portrait mode? If this does not work, try updating to the latest version.

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