diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/MessagesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/MessagesFragment.kt
index b4415a128..332ceadaf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/MessagesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/MessagesFragment.kt
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ class MessagesFragment : Fragment(), Logging {
 
     // Allows textMultiline with IME_ACTION_SEND
     private fun EditText.onActionSend(func: () -> Unit) {
-        setImeOptions(EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEND)
-        setRawInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT)
+        imeOptions = EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEND
+        InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE
+        setRawInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_SENTENCES)
         setOnEditorActionListener { _, actionId, _ ->
 
             if (actionId == EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_SEND) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/messages_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/messages_fragment.xml
index 851934b08..6b530d758 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/messages_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/messages_fragment.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
             android:id="@+id/messageInputText"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:inputType="textMultiLine"
             android:maxLength="228"
             android:text="" />