Nokia predictive input text (T9) makes message typing faster

Nokia predictive input text (T9) can enter any letter with a single keypress. This makes writing faster and more efficient. Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary.

To use the predictive text input, you have to activate it.
When writing any message, select Options > Input options > Activate prediction.
You can also turn it on and off by pressing the "#" or shift key.

On the latest one you have to activate it by selecting:
Menu> Tools> Settings> General> Personalization> Language> Predictive Text> ON
You can also turn it on and off by pressing the "#" or shift key while typing a message.

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To type word "come" without T9 (traditional text input) commonly you'll do like this
c = press button "2" 3 times
o = press button "6" 3 times
m = press button "6" 1 time
e  = press button "3" 2 times
so totally "9" times pressing button only to type "come"

To type "come" with T9
c = press button "2" 1 time
o = press button "6" 1 time
m = press button "6" 1 time
e  = press button "3" 1 time
yes, single keypress for each character

so totally only "4" times pressing button to type "come"

In case if your word can not be predicted, you can add a new word to the dictionary,
select Spell, enter the word using traditional text input, and select OK. When the dictionary is full, the new word will be added and stored. You can even add a slang word or name of someone.


In a cellphone predictive text supports multiple writing languages. This allows predictive text to guess words correctly when typing with mixed languages. To select it go to writing language not phone language!

Is your mobile phone a non QWERTY (full keyboard) one? it doesn't matter, use T9 !

by me at liveapplication.blogspot.com