Apple’s iOS 18 brings a long-awaited feature to iPhone users – T9 dialling. This feature, popular among Android users, allows quick dialling of phone numbers from the address book by typing in letters on the keypad. For instance, to call ‘John’, you’d press 5 6 4 (for J O H). The system then searches for the closest alphabetical match to a person’s name in your contacts.
With iOS 18, the Phone app has been upgraded in several ways, with T9 dialling being the most notable addition. This feature will be particularly pleasing to many iPhone users who have been accustomed to having this feature on their previous Android handsets.
To use T9 dialling on iOS 18, you simply go to the Keypad in the Phone app and dial in the numbers corresponding to the first few letters of the person’s name you wish to call. Each number button represents three or four letters, so you just press the relevant number. iOS will automatically filter the address book to find possible matches. The matching person’s name and number will appear at the top of the screen. You tap on the name to confirm and initiate the call.
iOS 18 will be available as a free software update for iPhone this fall.
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