Update: A silent update to the app now appears to have resolved the problem.
Some users of the iOS version of the Facebook Messenger app are experiencing an annoying bug that only allows them to type a few words at a time …
Closing and re-opening the app, restarting the phone and even deleting and reinstalling the app all reportedly make no difference.
TechCrunch verified the issue, and contacted Facebook for comment.
Many of those affected have been tweeting about it, with some saying they experience the issue when the phone auto-corrects a word.
For others, it seems to affect every message.
@messenger @facebook @AppleSupport every time my IOS phone (iPhone 6) autocorrects in Messenger it autocorrects the word but then won’t let me type further or hit backspace. I restarted my phone and reinstalled messenger but it didn’t do anything, please help 😭
— [CHAR] (@Charmander360ns) January 18, 2018
Facebook recently recognized a broader problem with its Messenger app, admitting that it was bloated and promising to ‘massively simply and streamline’ the app.
Tonight’s problem with Facebook Messenger: I can’t type more than a few words before it won’t let me type anything else. Restarting my phone and re-downloading the app did nothing.
— AJ Roccaforte (@AJRoccaforte) January 18, 2018
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