Text message interface awfully crowded

[rjweiss68]

Is it me, or is the text message interface really crowded? It seems like there's barely room for the most recent message, the compose window, and the onscreen keyboard. I should add that I use the SwiftKey keyboard with the key height set to "small." Is there anything that can be done, aside from shrinking the messages themselves, to give the interface a little more breathing room? My DNA didn't seem as cramped as this (though the screen didn't need to make space for the interface keys--they were part of the case).

Just wondering if I'm the only one doing some head-scratching over this.

 

[friguy3]

Yea...i notice it. The area to type is so big it takes up too much room

 

[elusivek]

I agree, I don't like having to hide the keyboard to see the messages. Even when you do, you still have the reply box taking up too much room.

 

[anon(6174973)]

I have this problem too. The only way is to either shrink the font size, close the keyboard or get a third party messaging app.

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[physioprof]

The Verizon Messages SMS app leaves plenty of room to see the message stream while typing on Swiftkey.

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[JJones1210]

Try Textra if you go 3rd party. Great app that is basic, clean, simple, and works really well.

 

[cloudyview]

In using handcent for that exact reason...

Might give textra a try