How to schedule text messages on Android and iOS

You may find instances where you have to send a text message, but the timing needs to favour you. Either it’s too early in the morning or too late in the evening to hit the send button. The best solution is to schedule your text messages. Wondering how? Let’s find out.

How to schedule text messages on Android

If you want to schedule text messages on your Android phone, go to the Messages app. Tap the Chat icon to create a message. Add the recipient from your contact list or type the phone number. After you have written your message, tap on the “+” symbol, which you will find at the top left of your keyboard.

Select “Schedule send”, and you will find the Select date and time options. Choose the date and time and tap on the Save option. You can check the selected date and time, which will now pop on the top of your typed message. If you want to modify it, you can simply tap on the popped time and date, and once you are done, hit the send button.

You can also modify the text and the time after you have hit the send option. To do so, tap on the arrow symbol that appears just below the text message which you sent. Once you tap on it, you will find the options to update your message, change the time, or even delete the scheduled text.

How to schedule text messages on iPhones

To schedule a message on your iPhone, open the Shortcuts app on your phone. Shortcuts app is usually available on all models from iPhone 13 and above. If you are using a previous model, download the app from the App Store.

After opening the app, you will find an “Automation” tab. Select the Create Personal Automation option and tap on the Time-of-Day menu. Adjust the time, date and month on which you are scheduling the message and tap on Next. You will find an Actions menu. Import the recipient from the Send Message option and press Next.

You will find a Message field to type your desired message. Once you are finished typing, go to Next. You will find an Ask Before Running toggle here. If you want to get notified before sending this out, enable the toggle, and if you wish the automation to run automatically, turn off the toggle. Once you have decided, tap on done.

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Heads up if you are trying to figure out a one-time text message scheduling. Setting up iMessage automation is a recurring program that will schedule messages daily or monthly by default. If you plan this as a one-time event, go to your scheduled automation and delete or disable the automation once the scheduled message has been sent out. To delete it, simply glide your finger from right to left on the automation and press delete.

Now that you know the ways to schedule, miss no opportunity to put the conversations on the table at the right time.