Learn how to Schedule  text messages on Android and iOS Phones

It’s true what they say: time is essential, — particularly in text messaging. Remember, the last thing you want to do is text your boss in the middle of the night, only to regret it the next day. The good news is that you may avoid all of this by just scheduling your message ahead of time instead.

When using an Android or iPhone, you can schedule text messages to be delivered later. Whether it’s an iPhone, a Samsung, or other Android devices, this article will show you how. For Android users, Google Messages is likely to be the default messaging app on their device. This is how you schedule a text message on Android in Google Messages if you need to.

SCHEDULING TEXT MESSAGES ON ANDROID

1: Go to your phone’s Messages app. If you want to start a new conversation or reply to an existing one, click the Start Chat button.

2. Then, hold down the Send button until the “Schedule send” window displays, and then release it. Send a message at any time during the day or night. 

If tapping and holding the send button does not bring up the Schedule send box, first update the Messages app from the Google PlayStore.  An alternative method is to specify a scheduled delivery date and time using Outlook’s date and time picker.

3. After completing Step 2, a little clock will show on the Send button, indicating that this is a scheduled message. Once you click the Send button, the message will be scheduled.  If the message is sent, a clock will appear next to it once it has been delivered successfully. Changes to the scheduled message can be made by using that feature. By selecting the Update message option, you can, for instance, edit the message’s text or its delivery date/time.  If you want to send or delete the message immediately, you can do so.

That’s all there is to the scheduling of messages in the Android Messages app. To use the text scheduling feature, your phone must be connected to the internet.

SCHEDULING TEXT MESSAGES  ON SAMSUNG 

If you have a Samsung phone, the Samsung Messages app is pre-installed instead of Google Messages. Thanks to Samsung Messages, you won’t have to switch. 

1. Go to the Samsung Messages app on your phone. Use the compose message button, or select an existing discussion to start a new one.

Now move on to the second step by selecting Schedule a message and then tapping on the Plus icon next to where you typed your content.

After you’ve entered the desired time and date, click Done. Afterwards, enter your message in the text box and press the Send button.

And with that, you conclude. Your message has now been scheduled for delivery. If you want to make any changes to a message before it is sent, you can do so by tapping on the message and selecting one of the available alternatives, such as sending it right away, deleting it, or editing it.

In comparison to Android, the process of scheduling messages is a bit more cumbersome on iPhone. If you want to send a text later, you’ll need to use the Shortcuts app, which is included in the iOS operating system. Here’s how to go about it, step by step.

1. To begin, open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone. The Shortcut app is pre-installed on iOS 13 and later iphones. Earlier versions of iOS require the Shortcuts app, which is available for free download from the App Store.

Go to the Automation menu and select the Create Personal Automation option.  Now select ‘Time of Day’ from the next screen and choose when you want the message to be sent out.

Step 3: Select the Monthly option under Repeat and choose a date on which you wish to send the message. Then, in the upper right corner, press on Next.

4. On the next screen, click the Add Action button and then select Apps from the drop-down box.

5. Locate and open the Messages app by scrolling down and tapping on it. To send a message, select the Send Message option from the menu.

6. Before clicking Next, make any appropriate changes to the Message and Recipient fields. Re-read the message and then click Done. Your m essages can be edited later by tapping on them and selecting “Edit Message” from the drop-down menu.

When you’re finished, your iPhone will send a message at the specified time. But there’s a disadvantage to this procedure: it’s completely automated. As a result, the message will be delivered to the recipient on the specified time each month.

Once you’ve sent the message, be careful to delete the automation. Swipe from the right to the left on the automation to delete it.

However, other than that, sending scheduled messages from your iPhone appears to be no problem with this way.

Conclusion

The majority of today’s phones, as we just saw, allow for one form of delayed message delivery. Many third-party apps, such as Do it Later, Pulse SMS, Textra, and others, promise to do the job better than the ways listed above, as well. Additional features like email scheduling, tweeting, phoney phone calls, and more are available with these apps as well.