iOS 18, the latest version of the iPhone operating system, introduces a small new feature – the ability to use T9 to make phone calls. For those unfamiliar or who have never typed on a T9 phone, this takes us back to the days of phones with 12 buttons. T9 is designed to quickly type out words by using the group of letters associated with numbers on the keypad. For example, to type “John,” you would press 5-6-4 and the system will find the matching name. T9 is already supported on various Android smartphones.
On the iPhone, it searches the contact list and displays the closest matching name, making it convenient without the need to manually search for contacts.
TLDR: iOS 18 introduces T9 for making phone calls, a throwback to old-school phone keypads for quick typing.
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