Predict Phone Numbers While Typing on Phone Dialer?

[opeepingtomo]

Is there a way to enable in iOS for phone numbers to start being predicted while i am typing the phone number on the phone dialer like android phones do?

For example, I also have a Samsung Galaxy S (Fascinate).

When i go to the phone dialer, if i press "2246"

it would maybe display "(222) 464-5556"

because those digits are part of the number, and if that wasn't the right number, i could type one more digit and it would move to the next number that has the most in common to what i am keying in, for example

if i then added an extra digit "22467"

it would pick the number "(222) 467-5556"

If i choose to pick the number i just press the suggestion, or i can choose to ignore it and "free-key" the number in.

Just wondering if this is possible, because it is helpful when you want to access a number quick, or also so you do not have to go into your contacts and find them if you just remember at least part of the persons number you are trying to call.

 

[robdam1001]

http://ismartdialer.com/index.html

http://www.iphonequest.com/ismart-dialer-smart-upgrade-to-the-iphone-call-menu/

*EDIT: looks like iSmartDialer isn't available any longer, sorry!

 

[Ntombi]

Why not just tell Siri to dial it for you, or use the spotlight search?

I only use the dial pad when the number isn't in my contacts, and I hardly ever open contacts to do it.

 

[cyks]

Why not just tell Siri to dial it for you, or use the spotlight search?

I only use the dial pad when the number isn't in my contacts, and I hardly ever open contacts to do it.

I don't make contacts for numbers I think I'll only use one or twice, but it was a helpful feature on previous phones if they still remembered them if needed again.

Yet one more feature that many 'dumb phones' have had for years, but are still missing on the iPhone.

 

[opeepingtomo]

Why not just tell Siri to dial it for you, or use the spotlight search?

I only use the dial pad when the number isn't in my contacts, and I hardly ever open contacts to do it.

If you can tell me how to activate Siri on an IPHONE4 I will gladly do that. Until then it seems like a simple no-brainer feature that should be available.

 

[Ntombi]

If you can tell me how to activate Siri on an IPHONE4 I will gladly do that. Until then it seems like a simple no-brainer feature that should be available.

Well, considering I had an iPhone 4 until a couple of weeks ago, I know it's very easy to swipe left to spotlight search and type in the first few letters of a name to get the contact.

 

[twisted-pixel]

I use an app called takephone. it has a dialler and as you start typing the persons name, it gives you the people

so if I type 5 (kjl) I get

Alliance and Leicester
Kim
Jill
Lisa
RelayWare Limted

etc etc

then 6 (mno)

I get

Rob JOnes
Three LOcks Golf

and so on..clicking the name, I then get the otion call them, send a text, email etc.