Message+ changed and its driving me crazy pls help, something simple

[JOHNDEEE]

SO i used to get a bigger banner on phone whenevrr i got a text message that showed the AVATAR of the sender and an option to REPLY or MARK AS READ....this allowed u to either view or keep working on somethingthing else....it has a white background and was about 1/2 inch thick banner and filled the screen from left to right......that no longer pops up when i get a message...PLS HELP i have tried everything

[vzw_customer_support]

We value your feedback, JOHNDEEE. Updates to different apps can take some getting used to, therefore I understand where you are coming from. Which device are you using Message+ on? 

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