Clicking type areas doesn't bring the type tool

[ilooley]

Since the last update. clicking type areas doesn't bring the type tool to edit the text so you stay stuck with this arrow (image attached). 
Is there a fix?
  

[Monika Gause]

Double clicking does not help?

[ilooley]

Nope 😞

[Kurt Gold]

Two other possible reasons:

• The Type Object Selection by Path Only option is turned on in the Illustrator Preferences > Type section. With that option turned on it is not impossible to get the Type tool by double-clicking with the Selection tool, but it is pretty hard to do so. Try turning off the option.
• By accident you may be using the Free Transform tool instead of the Selection tool.

[ilooley]

It seems like some kind of new feature, because when I click the tool bar change to this, what is this black rectangle?

[Monika Gause]

Do youhave third party plugins installed?

When was your last computer restart?