don't have it in so bubble slides over one side keep them full width. put the send and receive time and date stamp underneath the bubbles that would space the bubbles apart.. you wouldn't have to screw around looking for the date then or the time. look at messaging by Google and it's a wider bubble and it can be resized right on the screen instead of going into the settings. this would be a great feature.

I love textra though it's a lot more configurable push it a little further!

happy user of Textra for many many years