Keybaord Text Area Too Small

[Potzki0075]

Hello. I have a Google Pixel 6 Pro, and when typing a message in either Google Messages (SMS) or Facebook Messenger, The text area for what I am typing is too small. It shows approx 5 lines of text, while the rest of the screen is taken up with the background of the screen behind. When typing large messages, one the 5 line text area is full, the text will scrull up past the text box and become invisible. This makes reviewing what you have written extremely difficult. I would like to make the text box full screen (the available width and height of the xreen that is not taken up by the keyboard itself, which will allow more room for text and an easier review of what has been written.

The example have given occurs with Gboard, as well as alternate keyboards I have tried, so this seems to be a global setting which I can't find an option to change.

Can anyone help fix this issue?

 

[markdoc]

Hello. I have a Google Pixel 6 Pro, and when typing a message in either Google Messages (SMS) or Facebook Messenger, The text area for what I am typing is too small. It shows approx 5 lines of text, while the rest of the screen is taken up with the background of the screen behind. When typing large messages, one the 5 line text area is full, the text will scrull up past the text box and become invisible. This makes reviewing what you have written extremely difficult. I would like to make the text box full screen (the available width and height of the xreen that is not taken up by the keyboard itself, which will allow more room for text and an easier review of what has been written.

The example have given occurs with Gboard, as well as alternate keyboards I have tried, so this seems to be a global setting which I can't find an option to change.

Can anyone help fix this issue?

It would be nice to see a screenshot of your issue to clarify your problem. But on a guess, have you tried making the size of your letters smaller? (Using a smaller font or possibly changing the font you use) These can be changed in Settings - Display & scroll down to the sliders.

 

[Potzki0075]

Yes I have tried to reduce the text size, as well as reduced the keyboard height. I have also tried reducing the screen zoom. All of these changes do not allow for the text box to be bigger.

I have added a screenshot to show the text box full of dummy text. There is more text that has become not viewable that has scrolled past the boundary of the text box.

 

[ocnbrze]

try using a different text messaging app like textra. i just checked and textra will do what you want it to do.

 

[Dannydet]

Textra will keep visible up to 9 lines of text while you are in the texting screen.

 

[codesplice]

Yep, that looks like a limitation of the messaging app(s) you're using. App developers get to control how large the input area can grow.

 

[Potzki0075]

Thank you all for your replies. I have installed Textra and it does give more lines of text.

It does seem strange with all the customizable features on phones these days that you can't change this to suit the individual. I will try to contact the developers to give them some feedback.

Thanks again for your time.

 

[Hadron]

The thing is that it's an app feature rather than a system feature. You might have more luck with a feature request to a third party app developer than to a phone manufacturer or Google.

 

[Potzki0075]

Yes that is probably true. I will try out a few different SMS apps and contact the developers.

Thanks for the reply