Predictive Text Entry. Predictive Text Entry, (also know by the most popular type, T9,) allows you to enter text by pressing only one key per letter on a keypad where multiple letters share keys.

T9 transformed how users interacted with their mobile phones. It took people beyond just voice calls on mobile phones, giving them the ability to type out short messages and longer emails.

Android phones have had the feature for years, and in iOS 18 beta, Apple has finally added T9 dialing support to the Phone App. So now you can type a contact's name using the number pad, and ...

Apple has finally brought T9 dialing support to the iPhone with iOS 18, a feature long available on Android devices. This addition to the Phone app allows users to quickly find and call contacts ...