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 their device’s Phone app. So, What Is T9 Dialing? T9, short for “Text on 9 keys,” is a predictive text technology that originated in the late 1990s. It was designed to simplify texting on phones with numeric keypads by mapping letters to numbers. Now, this same technology is being used to streamline the process of finding and calling contacts on the iPhone. How It Works On iOS 18 Using T9 dialing …