### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/1 "2025-09-09T13:05:24Z")
If you are using this Discourse site with Firefox for Android, please tell if you are affected by the following bug:
When keyboard pops up (docked, not floating), the whole screen gets covered by a blank surface, hiding everything.
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I am using Firefox for Android and…
_Poll ([view on site](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/1))_
Please tell what version of Android and Firefox you have, especially if you don’t have the bug…
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## Links
> **[Can’t type with Firefox for Android version 142: Keyboard padding covers the...](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-type-with-firefox-for-android-version-142-keyboard-padding-covers-the-whole-screen/380089?u=jesus2099)**
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> When editing post, creating post or searching Discourse. When the keyboard opens. The whole screen goes blank. On all Discourse forums I tried. Is it the same for you? Android 9 Firefox 142 (brand new) I have made an MP4 screen capture:
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> \*\*URL\*\*: https://meta.discourse.org
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> \*\*Browser / Version\*\*: Firefox Mobile 142.0…
> \*\*Operating System\*\*: Android 9
> \*\*Tested Another Browser\*\*: Yes Chrome
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> \*\*Problem type\*\*: Site is not usable
> \*\*Description\*\*: Unable to type
> \*\*Steps to Reproduce\*\*:
> As explained in my post https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-type-with-firefox-for-android-version-142/380089?u=jesus2099
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> (With videos)
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> On any Discourse based forum,
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> https://meta.discourse.org
> https://community.metabrainz.org
> https://try.discourse.org
> etc.
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> When I want to write or edit a post or when I want to search,
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> At the time when the keyboard pops up :
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> A top blank horizontal bar appears and the bottom menu fills the screen with blank bottom padding, making the page hidden.
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> The top bar remains until I kill Firefox.
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> \*\*Easy reproduce\*\*
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> \- Smartphone
> \- Android 9
> \- Firefox 142 and 142.0.1
> \- Gboard and SwiftKey
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> 1. https://try.discourse.org/search
> 2. Click the address bar: \*\*permanent top horizontal blank bar\*\*
> 3. Back
> 4. Click the search field: \*\*bottom menu bar gets huge bottom blank padding, covering the screen, same height as the keyboard\*\* (if the keyboard is floating, you don’t get this second part of the bug).
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> I made the capture from https://community.metabrainz.org/search with its dark theme while Android is on day time, for contrasted colours easier bug spotting:
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> https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ac033315-9681-49c0-81c2-86fca3ad7f83
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> \- 00:22 – \*\*permanent top horizontal blank bar\*\* bug for the whole Firefox session (all tabs)
> \- 00:30 – \*\*bottom menu bar gets huge bottom blank padding, covering the screen, same height as the keyboard\*\* bug (if the keyboard is floating, you don’t get
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> \Browser Configuration\
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> \None\
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> \_From \[webcompat.com\](https://webcompat.com/) with ❤️\_
> **[1987065 - Blank spaces where keyboard should be/between keyboard and address bar](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1987065)**
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> VERIFIED (nobody) in Firefox for Android - General. Last updated 2025-09-30.
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### Author:  [@kellnerd](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/kellnerd)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/2 "2025-09-09T20:30:10Z")
Not happening for me with Firefox 142.0.1 on Android 14.
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/3 "2025-09-09T22:35:39Z")
I’ve just updated to 142.0.1 and still same bug for me (Android 9). 😭
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### Author:  [@rhetticent](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/rhetticent)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/4 "2025-09-09T23:15:13Z")
I gave it a shot on Fennec, Firefox Nightly and stock Firefox for Android - all seemed to behave properly with no white splash when using either SwiftKey or the stock keyboard on Android 15.
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/5 "2025-09-10T06:35:42Z")
I forgot to say it’s the same for me, whether I use Gboard or SwiftKey keyboard.
According to positive reports, it seems to be the combination of Firefox 142+ with [Android 9](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-type-with-firefox-for-android-version-142-keyboard-padding-covers-the-whole-screen/380089?u=jesus2099) and [Android 10](https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/173785#issuecomment-3256604885).
Android 11, 12 and 13, not tested.
No bug with Android 14 and 15.
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/6 "2025-09-10T16:25:41Z")
A little summary of the tested versions we saw:
- Keyboard (Gboard, SwiftKey, etc.) doesn’t matter
- Firefox Extensions don’t matter
- Firefox for Android before version 142: No bug
- Firefox for Android versions 142 and 142.0.2 same behaviour
- Real Android or emulator same behaviour
- Phone or tablet apparently same behaviour
| Android version | Blank wall bug | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Android 9 | 🔴 BUG | [(9)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-type-with-firefox-for-android-version-142-keyboard-padding-covers-the-whole-screen/380089?u=jesus2099), [(9 emu.)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-type-with-firefox-for-android-version-142-keyboard-padding-covers-the-whole-screen/380089/7?u=jesus2099) |
| Android 10 | 🔴 BUG | [(10)](https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/173785#issuecomment-3256604885) |
| Android 11 | 💚 no bug | [(11)](https://github.com/webcompat/web-bugs/issues/173785#issuecomment-3233305247) |
| Android 12 | Not tested yet | \_ |
| Android 13 | Not tested yet | \_ |
| Android 14 | 💚 no bug | [(14)](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/2) |
| Android 15 | 💚 no bug | [(15)](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/firefox-for-android-bug-cannot-see-screen-while-using-keyboard-docked/794135/4), [(15 tablet)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-type-with-firefox-for-android-version-142-keyboard-padding-covers-the-whole-screen/380089/7?u=jesus2099) |