Unable to edit messages when phone is horizontal

[AC Question]

Just wondering if this is normal. When the phone is held vertically and I wish to edit a message I am about to send, I tap the screen and a teardrop appears which I can move to the appropriate position. However when the phone is held horizontally the teardrop still appears but I am unable to move it (it disappears when I attempt to move it). The phone is running Android 5.1.

 

[ManiacJoe]

Which phone?
Which version of android?
Which carrier?
Which texting app?
Which keyboard app?

Which app does the teardrop belong to?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Does the cursor (i.e., the teardrop) always appear at the last line of what you typed? If so, does your phone have a case on? The case might be making it more difficult for the screen to sense that you're trying to tap and move the cursor.

 

[ManiacJoe]

OK, now I understand the reference to a "teardrop". :-[