A closeup picture of a phone keyboard. The acronym T9 stands for Text on 9 keys. T9 "predictive texting" is a tool used primarily on non-smartphones (those with just a nine-key keyboard similar to a ...

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Apple Inc. has finally brought T9 dialing to the iPhone with its latest iOS 18 update. This feature, which Android users have enjoyed for years, promises to change the way iPhone owners interact with ...

Nuance Communications has agreed to buy the developer of the T9 predictive text input software for mobile phones from current owner AOL. Tegic Communications, in Seattle, developed the T9 interface in ...