Mobile phone manufacturers are striving to do everything possible to make the devices as user-friendly as possible. According to modern requirements, a smartphone should contain enough functions that can at least partially replace a full-fledged computer. One of them is T9 mode. It is familiar to almost every user who has ever had a phone with physical buttons.
History and Definition
T9 is a predictive (from the English Predict - "predict") system. Its main essence lies in the assumption of the types of typed words in mobile and computer devices. But why T9? What is this She got such a strange name from the abbreviation of the English phrase - Text on 9 keys. Translated - text on 9 keys. Exactly as many physical buttons were used on early mobile phones for typing words (not characters).
The first mobile device to be able to use the T9 was the 1999 Sagem MC 850.
Principle of operation
When printing text on a mobile device or computer, the T9 predicts the word you are typing, offering options available in your own dictionary. The cases most used by the user are offered much more often, with priority.
Thanks to this principle of operation, the program greatly simplifies the process of typing on cell phones, helping to quickly select words and avoid repeated clicks.
But what is the T9 today? Unfortunately, this is not the most convenient thing that serves as the reason for the formation of many jokes and awkward situations.
In this regard, there is a desire to deactivate this "assistant".
Below are several ways to disable T9 on a smartphone and computer.
How to remove T9 on an Android device
In order to disable the function on a smartphone with this operating system, you must perform the following steps:
- In the menu, select the settings section. After the transition, click on the function called "Language and input." A screen will open displaying all language settings, text printing, and keyboards used.
- Among the latter, choose the one that is currently active. Click on the settings icon opposite it (gear).
Attention! A string named “Google Voice Input” is not a keyboard!
- After making the transition to the menu of a specific keyboard, find the function T9. Change the position of the switch by deactivating the "assistant".
Android also has features similar to the T9. What it is? Additional options such as:
- Automatic installation of the first letters in the application in capital letters.
- Automatic spacing between words.
- Automatic dot printing, in case of double pressing the space bar.
Many of them help not to make mistakes when writing. However, they destroy the atmosphere of “special” correspondence.
How to disable T9 on iOS
Purely technically, on devices with the specified operating system there is no T9 function. Here you need to disable auto-correction. To do this, do the following:
- Go from the desktop of the smartphone to the settings menu.
- In the list that appears, select the "General" section.
- After the transition, click on the line called “Keyboard”.
- In the options of this parameter, find and deactivate the "Auto Correction" parameter.
How to remove T9 on a computer with Windows 10
On a computer, this function works a little differently. Firstly, it performs a grammatical function (replacing incorrectly spelled words with correct ones). Secondly, it does not always work, and if it does, then in most cases it’s not how it is necessary. It also manifests itself in emphasizing incorrect or unknown words and expressions that are not in the device’s memory.
To disable the auto-correction function, do the following:
- Go to the Start menu on the taskbar and select the options section (gear-shaped icon).
- In the window that appears, go to the Windows options menu called "Devices". A new page will open.
- On the left will be a list with various settings for this section.
- To disable the auto-correction function, you must refer to the section under the name "Input".
- After that, its submenu will open.
Only two switches will be needed here:
- Automatic correction of words containing errors.
- Highlight words containing errors or missing in the dictionary.
- If it is necessary to disable automatic replacement, switch the toggle switch in the first line. If there is a desire to completely eliminate the error reminder, deactivate both switches.
Summary
The automatic word replacement and word prediction feature was designed to make life easier for users when working with devices. However, lately everything has changed a bit. It rather interferes than helps. Nevertheless, the purpose of this material was to tell you what T9 is, and also to tell you about how to turn it off on various devices. Whether or not to use these tips is up to you.