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MessageInput has no keyboard avoidance (Send button hidden behind keyboard on iOS) #8

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@dnorman

Summary

On iOS, when the message input is focused the input row (text field + Send/Update button) is covered by the software keyboard — there is no KeyboardAvoidingView (or equivalent) lifting it above the keyboard.

Observed

During on-device edit testing (iPhone 16 sim, iOS 26.5): tapping the message input raised the keyboard and the input row + "Update" button were hidden behind it. Sending still works via the keyboard's return key (onSubmitEditinghandleSend), but the Send/Update button is unreachable by tap and the field isn't visible while typing.

Impact

  • Can't see the text being typed / can't tap Send while the keyboard is up (must use the keyboard return key).
  • Pre-existing — not introduced by the notification/delete/edit work; surfaced while testing it.

Fix

Wrap the chat view / MessageInput in KeyboardAvoidingView (with platform-appropriate behavior) or a community keyboard controller so the input floats above the keyboard. Confirm the exact current behavior manually first.

Acceptance

  • Input row + Send/Update button remain visible above the keyboard while typing on iOS.

File: react-app/src/components/MessageInput.tsx (+ Chat.tsx layout).

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