Why is there a grey line covering the messages I am typing?

[Selena406]

That's not necessary. It's the messages app. If you close out any, it would be that one. Not all apps.

It worked for me. I closed the open apps on my phone and the bar disappeared.

 

[krich5486]

it's not the microphone waiting for you to speak, nor will closing out the apps help. I actually even did a factory reset on my phone and it came back 20 minutes later. Turn on or off character count and it helps for a bit. Hopefully they push out another update to fix it.

 

[Ledsteplin]

It worked for me. I closed the open apps on my phone and the bar disappeared.

That's because one was he messages app. It's in messages, close it.

 

[justamug]

i had the same problem after upgrading to 9.1. idid a restore from iTunes and that fixed it.
character count was on both before and after the restore.

 

[jmfarmer311]

When ever I go into messages to reply to a text, a grey line is covering the message. I can still type a message but can't see the first line of the message. Anyone know why?

Any answers here?

 

[Ledsteplin]

It's the audio text feature. It's activicated by pressing the mic on the right side. Try swiping the messages app out of multitasking. Or try tapping the mic.

 

[iab2014]

Just as suggested by others...i went to character count...turned it on, the grey line went away, then i turned count off, and the grey line did not come back.
Hope this helps/

 

[julie121]

Go to Settings, then General, then Restrictions, then Enable Restrictions, then enter your passcode twice, then turn Siri off (in Allow section). This will get rid of the line.

 

[david1135]

Touch/hold the mic on the right, touch the now showing up arrow