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Okay I'm not sure if this is a Droid Turbo thing or 4.4.4 or just a Verizon thing.
I sometimes send long texts .
The previous phone (also a Motorola) would allow me to see the complete text to edit before I hit send.

Now I have this little box that I can see maybe three sentences in and editing or even seeing the whole text is difficult. Is there a way to fix this.


The way my mind slants I automatically figure that Verizon cut it down on purpose to get rid of people like me.
 
Welcome to Android Forums.

What app are you asking about? SMS? E-mail?

I use Textra for SMS and G-mail for e-mail and cannot see your problem.

... Thom
 
I guess I do not understand your question. I turn my phone on and press the little green icon that represents text. I input text and if more than 72 character, the first line disappears and in order to see it I have to very carefully roll it back into focus - if I'm not careful one of many things start to happen: text will get rearranged words will go out of order or be replaced. I can receive severe penalties for messing with the phone while operating a vehicle and so I use the talk to text while the phone is mounted to the dash. Depending on the state that I'm driving through and it seems, the telephone carrier cell tower - well enunciated words will get turned into pornographic smut by google. I end up having to edit.
 
You can always press the back button with the keyboard open to close it and that may show more of the message that you've typed. (I haven't used the messaging app that came with the phone in a long time, because it's not very good.)

As Thom suggested, because you have a smartphone, you can install a replacement from the play store that may work better for you. Textra is one, Google messages is another, handcent is another. After installing a new app, the default can be changed from settings / More... / default sms app.

If none of these work, then perhaps while you are driving and supposed to be paying attention to the road you will either wait to send long text messages or send a bunch of shorter ones.
 
Wow, I was wondering how long before I was scolded. Two paragraphs of seemingly helpful hints before you delivered your criticism of my actions. Deftly played. A bit of trivia: nearly 8 in 10 private/commercial vehicle collisions are caused by the private citizen. Over 25% have their phone in their hand.
 
Another idea is to use Moto Voice to dictate text messages. Open the Moto app and set up voice recognition in the app. Then, even with the screen turned off, you can say your trip phrase (such as "OK Droid Turbo"), then send a message to so and so, dictate the message. If I remember right (I actually haven't done this myself in a long time) it will show you the message in large letters, reads it back to you when you are done (so you can say "cancel" if the dictation is off) and then voice confirm that you want the message sent.

I suggested sending multiple shorter messages because that reduces the chance of a small dictation error ruining a long message.

Anything you can do to reduce distractions while driving is fine by me. I'm a daily pedestrian (not looking at my phone while I run) who had been nearly hit a couple of times in the last few years and actually hit once by somebody who braked at the last second (I was able to jump on the hood to avoid a leg injury, I think). Every single time the driver was looking at either a phone or something other than where they should have been looking (because as I'm running I'm always trying to make eye contact with approaching drivers). Yep, always a non-commercial driver (though I've seen plenty of commercial drivers doing weird things on the road, too, when I am driving.) Moto Voice I think is a great way to do what you want and avoid being too distracted by it, so, I hope it works for you. Paired with Moto Assist dictating received text messages to you while you are driving, which will voice prompt you through a reply, these are great Motorola features.
 
I apologize for my assumptions. It's just that it seems once I qualified for a CDL, I seemed to have been disqualified as an American citizen with the basic rights that each are born with and, it seems we (drivers) are in everyone's sights as bad guys - or more likely to be toothless rubes with a couple of old burned out cars sitting in front of the trailer house. Just a little jumpy I guess.

I will re-read through your suggestions considering each and re-double my vigilance in watching out for you as your out running.
 
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