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Computers & Hardware => Apple Related => Topic started by: Weaver on August 11, 2018, 11:40:45 AM

Title: iMessage stupid mic symbol or ink or something
Post by: Weaver on August 11, 2018, 11:40:45 AM
How are you supposed to send a message in iMessage ? After typing your text what are you supposed to click on ?

I click on the symbol at the right hand end of the line and sometimes I get this incomprehensible prompt, with a vertical scale on the right, about something or other. I have no idea what I am doing wrong or what I should be doing.

The Enter key does not work, just enters a new line into the text. It would be nice if you could change that behaviour in settings, to optionally make the Enter key send it.
Title: Re: iMessage stupid mic symbol or ink or something
Post by: Westie on August 12, 2018, 11:35:02 PM
As soon as I start typing in the text entry box the grey mic symbol which was at the right hand end changes to a white up-arrow in a blue-background circle. Pressing on that sends the message, at least it does on my iPhone and iPad.

Just a thought... you don't have a hard-wired or custom software keyboard enabled which is causing the problem do you?

Edit: On second thoughts, it's not another bug like this (https://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php/topic,22142.msg379795.html#msg379795) is it?
Title: Re: iMessage stupid mic symbol or ink or something
Post by: Weaver on August 12, 2018, 11:57:28 PM
This is the standard keyboard in the standard iMessage app.
Title: Re: iMessage stupid mic symbol or ink or something
Post by: displaced on August 13, 2018, 11:42:36 AM
The weird interface you’re seeing is for sending voice messages and adding fancy (or daft, depending on your view) effects.

On my 6S+, tapping the white-on-blue (or green for regular SMS recipients) sends the message. A ‘force touch’ where you press hard to make the haptic feedback click brings up the fancy/daft menu.

I think on non-Force Touch devices, a long-press does the same thing. Perhaps you’re lingering slightly on the button during the tap?
Title: Re: iMessage stupid mic symbol or ink or something
Post by: Weaver on August 13, 2018, 12:00:25 PM
My hands are sometimes in pain, I wish I could disable whatever this is.

I looked in 'Accessibility' but could not make much sense of it. It was so terse. Text has to be carefully rationed, as it is very expensive. I could not see anything that looked relevant.
Title: Re: iMessage stupid mic symbol or ink or something
Post by: andyfitter on August 13, 2018, 12:18:42 PM
Accessibility->Touch accommodations?
Title: Re: iMessage stupid mic symbol or ink or something
Post by: Weaver on August 13, 2018, 01:29:32 PM
Yeah, couldn't make any sense of that - too stupid, 'cognitive disabilities' in my case [duh]