If you guys will implement predictive text let me say this. The best T9 I have seen in modern feature phones is in Nokia 225 (4G). You can take a look at that one to see how it’s done. (AFAIK, the original T9 is still patented). However, even that one has a bit of a downgrade from the phones of 2000’s. Here is a link to a post on Nokia’s community website where some user explained the issue:
https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/61268/nokia-215-4g-225-4g
Here is the relevant parts of the issue:
[…] there seems to be one massive UI flaw: When pressing the # key, the text entry modes cycle through as follows:
T9 Abc
T9 abc
T9 ABC
Non-T9 Abc
Non-T9 abc
Non-T9 ABC
[…] But what if you want to capitalise the first letter of someone’s name mid-sentence? If you’re using T9, you have to press # five times, to get from mode 2 to mode 1. The ordering is far more intuitive (and less work) on my old Nokia 106.1:
T9 abc
T9 Abc
T9 ABC
Non-T9 abc
Non-T9 Abc
Non-T9 ABC
Highlighted parts are mine.
Please take this into consideration when/if (hopefully) implementing T9.
As a side-note (warning: going off-topic here) 2 other users (including the one from above) complained about inability to access SIM contacts:
I didn’t find a way to use the SIM to store contacts, instead I had to copy them to the device first.
No option to use contacts from SIM which is supported on all Nokia feature phones till now.
(Highlighting is not mine).
I made a post about it, asking if being able to support SIM contacts natively is going to be in Mudita phone. I just wanted to point out that this is important, fundamental feature of the phone and people complain when it’s lacking.