# Automate scrolling down when screen initializes **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** scroll\_arrangement\ **Created:** [January 20, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327 "2020-01-20T19:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dns.prado.s3vy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/dns.prado.s3vy/32/57577_2.png) [@dns.prado.s3vy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dns.prado.s3vy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327/1 "2020-01-20T19:47:52Z")
Hi guys! This is my first post, so I would like to thank every thunker for all the information you guys have shared. I am trying to solve a problem for my Chat APP, but I couldn’t find a solution in Thunkable X. Problem: whenever a user enters the chat screen with another user or send/receive a new msg, **(s)he has to scroll down manually in order to check the newest messages.** I’m looking for a way to scroll the chat column automatically, through a command in blocks or with any advanced property. My problem is exactly the one reported in the following topic, but the answers were based on an extension for vertical scrolling: [http://community.thunkable.com/t/scroll-vertical-scroll-arrangement-automatically/17676](http://community.thunkable.com/t/scroll-vertical-scroll-arrangement-automatically/17676) Has someone already come up with a solution for this in Thunkable X? I would be very pleased to hear. Thank u all in advance. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327/2 "2020-01-22T07:33:41Z")
Hi, You can place new messages above previous ones or use an example from Domhnall [Making better chat apps with the "Any Component" blocks](http://community.thunkable.com/t/making-better-chat-apps-with-the-any-component-blocks/151783) ---
**Author:** ![dns.prado.s3vy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/dns.prado.s3vy/32/57577_2.png) [@dns.prado.s3vy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dns.prado.s3vy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327/3 "2020-01-22T11:47:30Z")
Hi @actech, thank you for your answer! However, this seems to be an unsolved puzzle in Thunkable X. @domhnallohanlon himself have not found a solution for it. I thought about your first suggestion, and I actually think this would be a great work around, and inverting the “whats app/facebook/instagram” logic would be fantastic. Unfortunately, my co-wokers dont think so, since some end-users might find it confusing. Edit: I made a request in github page for a new feature that would give us control over the initial position of scroll. Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Coglitore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Daniel\_Coglitore](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Daniel_Coglitore)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327/4 "2020-01-22T16:50:05Z")
As in whatsapp you can notify the users when he recieved a new message and yes the user would have to scroll down manually but I think the users won’t stop using the app cuz of this maybe you can do this until thunkable released this featured ---
**Author:** ![dns.prado.s3vy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/dns.prado.s3vy/32/57577_2.png) [@dns.prado.s3vy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dns.prado.s3vy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327/5 "2020-01-22T19:33:37Z")
Indeed Daniel, I guess I will impose the upwards update of chat 😁 ---
**Author:** ![LuEllaBella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9bd4f/32.png) [@LuEllaBella](https://community.thunkable.com/u/LuEllaBella)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327/6 "2021-03-29T18:38:25Z")
I had requested this in Github as well. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/automate-scrolling-down-when-screen-initializes/418327/7 "2024-11-08T11:45:56Z")