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Signal Android: now impossible to enter text in chats [Edit: workaround[ (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/signal@lemmy.ml

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After today's update (v7.68.4), I cannot enter text in chats any longer: no matter how many times I touch the input field, the keyboard doesn't appear (but it works seamlessly in all other apps).

Is anybody else experiencing this problem? I submitted a bug report with log.

Edit: I found a temporary workaround: interact with some elements in the chat. For example:

Start sending a voice message (touch microphone symbol), then interrupt it.
Open the three-dot menu (upper right), then close it again.

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[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe try landscape layout

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It doesn't work in my case – but clever idea!

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Bummer. Hopefully reverting to an earlier version works for you. Edit: i5see you found a workaround

[–] gopal@fedia.social 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

@pglpm
I think #signal introduced a bug..I see many people complaining about this now.
@signalapp

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

Thank you for confirming this!

[–] nocturne@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Swiping away the app and reopening have no effect? Restarting your device?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

Good advice! I tried this but unfortunately the problem persists :(