i made a short guide explaining how here
For those who prefer written instructions, go to the game's settings. Go to "Controller settings" and scroll down untill you see "Text Chat UNBOUND" just reassign that to an available button on your controller and you're good to go. I personally assigned it to up on the d pad because theres no need for the quick text wheel when I can just type what I want to say.
Hope someone finds this useful, I sure as heck would have liked to known earlier lol.