On my Android 6.0.1 phone (don't laugh please), to text someone from my Contact list I would
1) Search for the contact and click on the intended recipient
2) Once their contact info was displayed, I would click on the Text icon associated with the mobile phone number.
3) A new text message would be created with the recipient already entered in the proper field
4) I would start typing in the message and click on the Send icon
Now ...
When I do steps 1 and 2, step 3 has changed.
It does...
New text message, no recipient
1) Search for the contact and click on the intended recipient
2) Once their contact info was displayed, I would click on the Text icon associated with the mobile phone number.
3) A new text message would be created with the recipient already entered in the proper field
4) I would start typing in the message and click on the Send icon
Now ...
When I do steps 1 and 2, step 3 has changed.
It does...
New text message, no recipient