Apple’s Phone app in iOS 18 supports T9 dialing, bringing back the days of texting in the late 90s.
In the latest update for compatible iPhones, set to arrive later this year, Apple’s Phone app will include T9, also known as Text on 9 keys. This feature allows you to type numbers, which use the corresponding letters to predict the name you’re trying to type on a numeric keypad. For example, if you need to search for ‘Mom’, you would type 6-6-6. In the late 90s, when non-touchscreen phones were commonplace, T9 was the primary method of communicating with family and friends through texts.
