Adding T9 text input in KaiOS

Question

I'm trying to build a simple KaiOS app with a text input but I can only insert numbers (numbers of the phone keyboard). Is there a way to write characters (like a specific input type)?

For example : if the 2 is pressed twice it prints B, or even better having the T9 feature and write hello with 43556 pressed).

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '19 at 18:52

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I don't know if you're still on this issue (I doubt but it can help others). I had the same problem and actually, the emulator doesn't work very well and doesn't really trigger keys. So just use your own keyboard or test directly on the device.

answered May 24 '19 at 18:52

l-portet

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Yes i actually had the answer from the KaiOS team, the simulator doesn't handle well the keyboard inputs so it's advised to use a real phone to test – julient-monisnap May 26 '19 at 17:36
Have you launched your app? I tried but I can not access the app submission platform.. The KaiOS ecosystem product seems a bit tricky/broken in some parts – l-portet May 27 '19 at 23:22
Not yet, but i know that you have to contact theme directly and pay (the price depends) to have a presence inside their app store (very different from Android or iOS way of thinking). It's quite restrictive to have only good quality apps inside their app store – julient-monisnap May 28 '19 at 08:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 04 '19 at 19:06

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Have you tried to switch to a different input mode?

If I remember correctly, that could be done by pressing the # button.

edited Mar 04 '19 at 19:06

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answered Feb 12 '19 at 03:37

leftL

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Thanks for the answer. I'm using the kaiosrt emulator and pressing # doesn't trigger anything. I've also tried many input types (phone, email, text...) but none seems to allow me to write as a normal kaios phone should (eg: 2 presses on '2' give the letter 'b') – julient-monisnap Feb 13 '19 at 21:04

Adding T9 text input in KaiOS

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