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When I try to enter a new mobile phone number into the “To” field for a new message, it does not accept a number but instead tries to find a number in existing contacts, what setting in preventing a phone number being entered?

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 11:55 PM

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The_Knowledge_Seeker

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Posted on Jul 14, 2020 5:43 AM

Looks like you're entering your mobile number into the Search field.

Click the new message (pen and paper icon) to create a new one.

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