I have an iPhone and an iPad min.  Using my iPhone I can message any of my contacts.  Using my Ipad, I cannot message new contacts.  What can I do to my iPad to fix this problem?

This problem with my iPad arose only recently, and perhaps at the same time as I updated the iOS software (that could be coincidental).
I have checked the imessage registration and done all the tricks people suggest when your iPad doesn't message to anyone.  My problem seems unique to new contacts, as I can freely message older contacts.
Any thoughts or suggestions?

OK, I feel like a bit of a dolt, but I pass on this info for my co-dolts:
I contacted Apple Support and told them my problem.  They advised that the problem is most likely the fact that my new contacts are not using Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.).  If that is true, that would explain why I can send them messages via my iPhone but not my iPad.
As I understood it, the iPhone can use either iMessage (green print) or SMS (blue print) to communicate with other devices, whether Apple or not.  However, the iPad does not have that option (I guess cuz it's not a cell phone).  If the recipient is using, say, a Samsung product, the iPad can't send a message to it. (My iPad actually says this under the Messaging heading in Settings, but I did not grasp the significance at the time since I did not compare it to my iPhone).
To test this theory, I used my iPhone to message my new contacts.  They confirmed that they were not using Apple devices.  It was just a coincidence that all my new contacts were not Apple users. 

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