How to schedule text messages on iPhone

AMunroeF wrote:

This is absolutely ridiculous!! Overly complicated. Need a separate app. Makes no logical sense. Doesn’t fulfill the need. Major major fail and eye roll here

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I still HATE this! I’ve yet to get a message to send when I want…. Everyone can tell me what an idiot I am! Idc!!! This is the least intuitive setting and I’m pretty good at IT - worked at 3 IT companies! I’m not great, but this is BS! I’m pretty sure anyone with a basic knowledge of how to do anything could create something better! I’ve blocked all responses because I’m tired of hearing how simple it is…. Yeah, no it’s NOT!!!! Get through it all, nothing sends! At this point, just that I have to go to shortcuts shows how ****** it is! Beyond that, oh- still worse! I can handle Excel, SAP, SharePoint configuration, SNow… this is BS!

2305_jh_2024 wrote:

I still HATE this! I’ve yet to get a message to send when I want…. Everyone can tell me what an idiot I am!

Idc!!!

That is certainly possible.

This is the least intuitive setting and I’m pretty good at IT

What setting? There is no setting to schedule messages to be sent later.

- worked at 3 IT companies! I’m not great, but this is BS! I’m pretty sure anyone with a basic knowledge of how to do anything could create something better! I’ve blocked all responses because I’m tired of hearing how simple it is…. Yeah, no it’s NOT!!!! Get through it all, nothing sends! \

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And maybe take a breath. Life is too short to be this upset about something that, in the grand scheme of things, is fairly trivial.

This is a work around it. And it's not practical.

Its one reason why I'm keeping my android phone, is because it allows me to schedule text directly from message app. Why can't iPhone just could do that?

FSLC157 wrote:

I concur with the above txt. It’s 2024, there’s no way it should be that difficult. Please provide a better option.

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Yois wrote:

this should be a lot easier than that. Why don’t just add an option on the same text to schedule it. Why make all this dumb steps. Come on Apple, wake up!

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Will admit I've only had iPhones... But gotta agree with the need for "delayed text" capability (like Android) where you can schedule for future (not just daily, weekly, monthly) but also yearly

In fact iOS (with permissions) should scan contact card - birthdays (and anniversaries) and proactively suggest - "Do you want to send a birthday note?" and inform owner "I've sent a note on your behalf!"

Not having a “ SIMPLE” way to schedule a text or set an alarm for specific days/ times on a calendar is TOTALLY INSANE Apple, Why?🤔😳

Being an Android user all my cell phone life ( I just purchased my first iPhone in February) not having this feature on a new iPhone 15 Plus is such a step back!

Also modifying a text message with “ copy, paste, autofill the way it’s set up is not necessary!

Where is your "There is no step 3..." motto? This is too complicated Apple!!! Did you guys forget how to make things simple? This literally makes me wanna buy an Android just to use whatsapp for work.

diegofromcrc wrote:

Where is your "There is no step 3..." motto? This is too complicated Apple!!! Did you guys forget how to make things simple? This literally makes me wanna buy an Android just to use whatsapp for work.

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Given that Apple hasn't seen fit to add this feature in all the years the Messages had been an app, I'm guessing they don't want to.

Apple is missing this very useful and obvious feature and I have no idea why, especially at the high end price point…. People use texts and messaging more frequently for business purposes and like email, and androids, you really should be able to easily schedule send a message at this point. Is it going to be coming soon??? this feature is so useful that it makes me consider getting android again for my next phone….

mawdi369 wrote:

People use texts and messaging more frequently for business purposes and like email, and androids,

iPhones are not Androids. They don't work the same way. Texts are not emails. Deferent platforms have different features.

Is it going to be coming soon???

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this feature is so useful that it makes me consider getting android again for my next phone….

If the feature is that important to you and it is not offered by Apple when it's time for you to buy a new phone, you should definitely buy something else.

Katana-San wrote:

HeWhat has that to do w/the actual issue at hand? Nothing that I can see…

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

-Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride

Angelfishdiver wrote:

I am writing about a similar topic others have written about. Scheduling a single text message(not recurring). We should definitely be able to send a text message scheduled at a certain time of day.

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BarryCallebaut wrote:

Well well well.

We're getting the ability to schedule text messages in the next update.

Hoo freaking ray.

It's an important feature to many people and I hope they are pleased about the announcement. If it's not important to you, that's fine, too. No reason to rain on anyone's parade.