Just a Dream: Collaboration of Apple & Telnic

Published 05/06/2012 Development , Future , Name Dialing , Phone Numbers 3 Comments

A first imaginary look behind the closed doors of Silicon Valley!
This is the old-fashioned way how everybody is dialing phone numbers today:

2012: Phone Number Dialing

In the future a caller will just type in the .tel domain name directly (without installing any additional app) by using the initial keypad of the iPhone (without typing the ending “.tel” – since this will be obligatory):

2013: Name Dialing

As long the iPhone is connected to the internet (via WiFi or mobile phone connection) the related phone numbers to dial will be looked up by a simple “DNS (= Domain Name System) query” within milliseconds from this source:

Data Origin for Name Dialing

To secure the comfort of this application the settings of the iPhone will be extended:

iPhone Settings

The following enhancements will be realized:
1.) The traditional iPhone keypad with numbers can be replaced by keyboard letters.
2.) For the connection to any reachable phone number the dialing of all known numbers of a targeted contact at the same time can be enabled.
3.) If desired a notification can be displayed which needs to be confirmed before the selected number will be dialed.

iPhone Detail Settings 1

By default the caller can decide what kind of numbers is allowed to dial (for the purpose of cost reduction):

iPhone Detail Settings 2

So far Apple & Telnic haven’t revealed any information if these features will be implemented into the iPhone 5 already or later into the iPhone 6.
To make it clear:
THIS ARTICLE DOESN’T REFLECT THE CURRENT REALITY! THE AUTHOR HOPES THE DESCRIBED FEATURES WILL BE REALIZED IN THE FUTURE, BUT NO FACTS ABOUT THE STATUS ARE KNOWN YET!

Author: TelTalk