diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/chat.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/chat.xml
index e1f02e40b..2ac2bff36 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/chat.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/chat.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   <!-- history is kept in a scrolling list of textview elems so
   different style can be applied based on whether they're local or
   remote.  Inserted at runtime.... -->
-  <ScrollView android:orientation="vertical"
+  <ScrollView android:id="@+id/scroll"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
               android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
               android:layout_height="wrap_content"
               android:layout_weight="1"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
     <EditText android:id="@+id/chat_edit" 
               android:layout_width="wrap_content"
               android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-              android:singleLine="true"
+              android:singleLine="false"
               android:layout_weight="1"
               />
 
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ChatDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ChatDelegate.java
index bb2cbcd67..fa834906e 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ChatDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/ChatDelegate.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.ScrollView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.DlgDelegate.Action;
@@ -67,6 +68,14 @@ public class ChatDelegate extends DelegateBase
                 }
             }
 
+            final ScrollView scroll = (ScrollView)findViewById( R.id.scroll );
+            scroll.post(new Runnable() {            
+                    @Override
+                    public void run() {
+                        scroll.fullScroll(View.FOCUS_DOWN);              
+                    }
+                });
+
             ((Button)findViewById( R.id.send_button ))
                 .setOnClickListener( this );