diff --git a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
@@ -143,13 +143,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = tooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = belowMargin;
+      let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         multimediaBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         multimediaTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@
           item,
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
-          location,
+          location: 'fixed',
           margin,
           visibleEntryIDs,
         },
diff --git a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
@@ -103,13 +103,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = tooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = 0;
+      let margin = 0;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
-          location,
+          location: 'fixed',
           margin,
           item,
         },
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -170,13 +170,11 @@
       const aboveMargin = isViewer ? 30 : 50;
       const aboveSpace = tooltipHeight + aboveMargin;
 
-      let location = 'below',
-        margin = belowMargin;
+      let margin = belowMargin;
       if (
         messageBottom + belowSpace > boundsBottom &&
         messageTop - aboveSpace > boundsTop
       ) {
-        location = 'above';
         margin = aboveMargin;
       }
 
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@
           initialCoordinates: coordinates,
           verticalBounds,
           visibleEntryIDs,
-          location,
+          location: 'fixed',
           margin,
           item,
         },
diff --git a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/tooltip.react.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   +presentedFrom: string,
   +initialCoordinates: LayoutCoordinates,
   +verticalBounds: VerticalBounds,
-  +location?: 'above' | 'below',
+  +location?: 'above' | 'below' | 'fixed',
   +margin?: number,
   +visibleEntryIDs?: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 };
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
       return tooltipHeight;
     }
 
-    get location(): 'above' | 'below' {
+    get location(): 'above' | 'below' | 'fixed' {
       const { params } = this.props.route;
       const { location } = params;
       if (location) {
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@
       const { initialCoordinates, verticalBounds } = route.params;
       const { x, y, width, height } = initialCoordinates;
       const { margin, location } = this;
+      console.log('here is margin');
+      console.log(margin);
 
       const style = {};
       style.position = 'absolute';
@@ -312,7 +314,16 @@
       }
       style.minWidth = dimensions.width - 16;
 
-      if (location === 'above') {
+      if (location === 'fixed') {
+        const fullScreenHeight = dimensions.height;
+        const fixedMargin = 32;
+
+        style.bottom =
+          fullScreenHeight -
+          verticalBounds.height -
+          verticalBounds.y -
+          fixedMargin;
+      } else if (location === 'above') {
         const fullScreenHeight = dimensions.height;
         style.bottom =
           fullScreenHeight - Math.max(y, verticalBounds.y) + margin;