Why can't I schedule messages to Android users on iPhone?

Are you freaking kidding me!!! I’ve been waiting for months for this update so that my phone can do what my family’s android phones have been doing forever only to find out I can only schedule texts for other iPhones!!! This is beyond ridiculous!!!

Being an ex android user for 10 years plus I

Decided to switch to the iOS eco system. I was really excited to hear the announcement of the feature “schedule Message” but to my disappointment it only works iPhone to iPhone. Apple needs to change this. Pointless otherwise, not everybody uses iOS

It’s possible Apple just needs to stop being silly and turn it on, you have been able to do this on Android devices pre and post RCS for years!

This was seriously one of the most annoying updates. Get on this ASAP iPhone developers. Android has been doing this for years to any phone and the best you can come up with your fancy $1000 phones is only to other iPhone users?

Just 1,000000% agreeing with the frustration at not being able to schedule send to non iPhones. Was so excited that my new-ish iPhone could *finally* schedule send, as I'd done for years on previous Android, to find out it only works with recipients on iPhones. Wth?? Apple is determined not to play well with others. This is just the most recent example I've been hit with. I'm truly sick of it. As others have said, if it's a setting or a bug. Please tf let us know.

Apparently "use any device" means only "any other Apple device". I just tried it on my iPhone and similarly couldn't schedule. Whether this is indeed not possible with an iPhone and Apple's documentation isn't clear or if this is a bug I can't say.

Hopefully it’s a bug because it doesn’t make any sense to only work with iPhone. And if a certain setting needs to be turned on they need to let people know how to fix it.

Also just realized I can't even scheduled send to myself! That was one of my favorite ways to send myself a quick reminder when was an android user. Certainly scheduled sending to ourselves can be a security risk. Ugh.

mltrice wrote:

Are you freaking kidding me!!! I’ve been waiting for months for this update so that my phone can do what my family’s android phones have been doing forever only to find out I can only schedule texts for other iPhones!!! This is beyond ridiculous!!!

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Pitbullbarros wrote:

Being an ex android user for 10 years plus I

Decided to switch to the iOS eco system. I was really excited to hear the announcement of the feature “schedule Message” but to my disappointment it only works iPhone to iPhone. Apple needs to change this. Pointless otherwise, not everybody uses iOS

Have you told Apple how you feel?

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Jbinesf wrote:

As others have said, if it's a setting or a bug. Please tf let us know.

Apple doesn't reply to posts here in this user-to-user forum. They also don't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

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The ‘send later’ function works through iMessage. So, unfortunately it is not possible to use it to send messages to android phones.

I don't know the reason why but I also don't see the option for sending later for non-iMessage users.

snoogins wrote:

It’s possible Apple just needs to stop being silly and turn it on, you have been able to do this on Android devices pre and post RCS for years!

Android devices can't do RCS unless they have the right messaging app so, it's not all beer and skittles on that side, either.

Several things. Until about a year ago, I was an Android user and had used schedule send for years. So the feature, generically, isn't new to me. To this:

• For excessive Notifications, you either allow an app to send them to you or not. If you find an app that sends you too many Notifications, then you have 2 options, either see if the app allows you to adjust the frequency of the notifications or quit using the app. It seems you want to keep things simple, but at the same time want a more complicated approach to manage the notifications.

I did that when I first set up the phone, and found the apps' and settings' granularity to be limited. Yes, my exact point was that in many/most cases you have to choose between too many notifications or none at all. Neither is my preference.

As for the complaining, it's largely been in response to other comments who, forgive me, seem like semi-aggressive apologists for the iPhone's shortcomings. I appreciate the suggestions. But I have to say that a lot of the replies I'm referencing were more like, "you have to work to use the iPhone (or compromise/"kludge" something); don't expect the iPhone to work for you. And if you don't like it--you're the problem, the disappointing, expensive product isn't.. Or something like that.

Since I set up my phone (purposely bought when I had a little time), I have become crushingly busy, and don't have time to manage my phone at that level at the moment. I will check out the "notification summary" feature. But til then, will use what's more or less working while things are this crazy.

As for Siri, I may try it at some point. Right now, it works to use an app (messages) that I know I will already be checking frequently.

The offense taken here (by a couple people) doesn't help Apple's (/users') reputation for unearned-cult-like devotion. Comparing Apples to Androids (heh), I'm just finding myself disappointed with the iPhone. And the excitement at finally having "send later" was at least 60% dashed when I learned about its limitations (things Android's scheduled send has done for years).

I don't mean to offend anyone *personally* by "complaining" about the iPhone. I can't say that I ever would have been personally offended had someone complained about an Android feature when I had the Android. I'd either offer ideas (offered here, appreciated--if not stuff I can check out at the moment), or say "amen," if it was an issue for me too.