Hi! I understand that you can receive messages on Telegram but you don’t see the keyboard to reply on your iPhone. Just to clarify, when you open a chat, is the text input field visible at all? Or is the entire area where the keyboard should appear just blank?

Meanwhile, here are some initial steps we can try on your iPhone with iOS 18.6.2:

1. Tap the text input area: Sometimes, the keyboard only pops up when you tap directly in the message input box. Try tapping there once to see if the keyboard appears.

2. Close and reopen Telegram: Swipe up from the bottom (or double-press the Home button) to open the app switcher, then swipe Telegram away to force close it. Open Telegram again and check if the keyboard appears.

3. Restart your iPhone: Sometimes a quick reboot can fix temporary glitches.

4. Check keyboard settings: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, and make sure your keyboard is enabled and working properly.

5. Check Telegram app version: If Telegram isn’t updated, it might cause display issues. Open the App Store and ensure Telegram is updated to the latest version.

If these don’t fix the problem, it’s possible this is related to a software bug affecting the text entry view. Some iOS apps occasionally have issues where the keyboard doesn’t display properly over the chat view. In that case, logging out and back in to Telegram or reinstalling the app could help.

Could you please try the above and let me know how it goes? Also, if you happen to be inside a group with Topics enabled or using any special mode like “View as Messages,” that might affect the keyboard display based on a Telegram bug I saw reported.

Are you using any external or Bluetooth keyboard connected? That can sometimes interfere too.

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