I had a T9 into at least 2012. I definitely had a smart phone (kinda) in 2014. The exact transition is lost to memory. I used to text the bus system to find out if my bus was on time.
Smartphones have been a thing since at least 2006 (actually earlier), and commonplace since at least 2010.
I haven’t seen a T9 phone since then.
alternategait@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Very true, but it bled into society. Gamers realized it was easier to OMW and LFG while their hands were busy, and we even started saying BRB and OMG in conversation. They aren’t abbreviations anymore, they’re synonyms.