Sending a message to someone who used to have an iPhone

I have sent some messages to someone who used to have an iPhone (and to whom I used to send iMessages) but who has now switched to an android device but the contact number has stayed the same. I notice that when I send a text now it is going as an iMessage (message in blue). I assume that the recipient is not receiving these. Is that correct? How do I send the contact a regular text message at this point?

DKMac wrote:
Is that correct?
yes
How do I send the contact a regular text message at this point?
You tell them to sign out of iMessage

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