When I add a photo filter to an image, I can't use the color sampler in the photo filter dialog box. It automatically selects white. What am I doing wrong?

Whenever I add a photo filter to an image, I can't use the sampler tool that automatically appears when you open the photo filter dialog box to manually select the color of your filter. Whenever I try to use it, it automatically selects white (#ffffff), no matter where I click in the image. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
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When you add an adjustment layer, the layer mask is automatically active. You need to activate the pixel (image) layer by clicking on it in the Layers panel.

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