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Hankeymank
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

How to minimize iMessage draft box to see chat history?

iMessage - How to minimize long drafts to see chat history?

Steps:

  1. Open iMessage and select any chat
  2. Start typing a long message, until the draft box reaches the maximum height.
  3. There is no way to minimize the height of the message draft box, and thus, no way to see chat history.

Is there something I’m missing? Is this something I’d need to create a feature request for?

Posted on Sep 24, 2026 6:06 AM

1 reply

libbettybibbity
User level: Level 1 (8 points)

Nov 7, 2026 5:55 PM in response to Hankeymank

Same here - iPhone 13, 27.0.1 -

RCS chat with two people, can’t scroll up to read and thus respond to the text. The chat box needs to collapse or limit the height of the text box to half the screen-ish, before it scrolls.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256364114