Expand / Enlarge tableview row

I have a tableView with a bunch of rows that contain labels. When clicking on a row I'd like to expand it, ie. increase its height, to be able to view all of the view's labels. The problem I have is that the text flashes (disappears for ~0.5 seconds) when the row is enlarged.

According to tests and an answer in this post, using an animation is not possible. Instead, I've tried with:

if (myTableRow[e.index].expanded === true) {
            myTableRow[e.index].height = 42;
            myTableRow[e.index].expanded = false;
            tbl.updateRow(e.index, myTableRow[e.index]);
            myRowLabel[e.index].top = 5;
        } else {
            //alert(e);
            myTableRow[e.index].height = 100;
            myTableRow[e.index].expanded = true;
            tbl.updateRow(e.index, myTableRow[e.index]);
            myRowLabel[e.index].top = 5;
}

I've also tried wrapping the label in a view - which I then enlrage - and setting the row's height to Ti.UI.SIZE so that its height will change accordingly.

Neither works the way I want it to; the label's text is flashing/jumping.

Any thoughts on how to achieve what I want? I really appreciate your help.

• SDK: 3.1.3
• Platform: tested on iOS 7 only so far
• Device: iPhones 4S and the simulator.