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

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"Your recipient can use any device, and they won’t know that the message was scheduled.", quoting from:

Schedule a message on iPhone to send later - Apple Support

Assuming you're having problems, what exactly is going on when you try to schedule?

Regards.

Thekingvon wrote:

Upset I can’t schedule later to avdroids wow

You might have missed the link to send feedback to Apple if the feature to schedule messages to avdroids is something you would like to see. Apple has no idea how you feel posting on a user to user support site. If there was a solution that could be provided to enable the feature, then it would find it here. Sorry, but this is your only option for now.

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Just a couple of points:

• Comparing Apple not supporting RCS in the past and for the send later option requiring iMessage, it has worked out very well for Apple not supporting everything simply because others do it. Apple is more concerned about your privacy and security than others as well. When Apple introduced the iPhone, they took a lot of flak for not supporting Flash on the device, since it was available on others. This turned out to be a huge benefit as Flash was filled with security holes and others have now adopted the same approach.
• Setting a reminder does not take any research. It is done simply with Siri by saying "Siri remind me in 2 days to do something". If you do not want to use Siri, the Reminders app is simple to user without any additional research needed.
• 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.
• Siri does not crowd your Notifications. If you ask Siri to set a reminder for you, then you will get that Notification, but I would not consider that crowding your Notifications anymore the sending a message to yourself crowding your inbox.
• If you don't want to learn new features offered in the updates, then stick with what you know. Send Later is a new feature for iMessage users that just came out, so stick with want you know and don't take advantage of these new features until you are able to understand them. Asking questions here is a quick way to inquire about the features and in the case of Send Later, you have found it that it is for iMessage users. That took very little time. It takes far more time to complain about the feature.

Thank you for this quick link! I just submitted feedback. Hopefully there’s enough of us that reach out where they will fix this.

Thanks for sending the direct link for product feedback. I just submitted my feedback/request for support/bug fix. Hopefully enough of us submit that same that they take note of it.

I sent it. Do you think that makes any difference?

To @IdrisSeabright: I'd been using RCS on my previous Android's default messaging for years. I don't think mine was special in any way. Sometimes Apple users' defenses of Apple's choices, omissions, feature fails, and refusal to play well with others, feels a little cult-like. Apologies if that's not you. It's definitely not me.

Jbinesf wrote:

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.

Sending messages to yourself in iMessages tends to be less than ideal. You might want to consider using Siri to create reminders. "Siri, remind me to get my prescriptions renewed" or "Siri, remind me that I should listen to more Kenny G.".

These tend to be fairly long to-do lists that auto-populate my brain at bedtime (work is very busy right now). 1) I've actually never used Siri; 2) Texts get my attention, and I'm in iMessage all the time anyway; 3) It works for me. I'm super busy and don't need to add one more thing/place to check at the moment.

I'll just keep sending them to myself in the moment, as I've been begrudgingly doing since I got the iPhone. I can get outta there before the incoming is read, or mark it "unread," at least.

Kinda wishing my bf hadn't talked me into the iPhone, but so it goes.

Mac Jim ID wrote:

• 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 think the Notification Summary feature is underused. I have a lot of things that I might like to get notifications about but that I don't want to deal with immediately dumped to the Scheduled Summaries. But I'm also pretty ruthless about what apps I allow to send me notifications.

You should not feel like you have offended anyone and it was not my intention to offend you. We are simply dealing with factual matters about the features on the iPhone. I understand coming from Android to iPhone is going to be a different experience and actually it is supposed to be different. There is going to be a learning curve there just as a person coming from an iPhone to Android. There is always going to be someone saying I used to be able to do this or that. The fact is there are going to be many things that are different. You are going to be frustrated if you think that your iPhone is going to be just like your Android.

I am not interested in debating the merits of each device as that would not even be relevant here, just trying to get you up and running on your device. All we can do is offer you suggestions, we cannot tell you why Apple does anything. You were obviously comfortable with your Android and appeared to be talked into an iPhone, but don't have time to learn the power of the device. That may come across as being resentful when you are expecting one thing and realize it is quite different. There are many people that love their Androids and many people love their iPhones, it makes no difference to me.

Itwontfitn wrote:

I sent it. Do you think that makes any difference?

Apple will read it. If you are the only person that wants to be able to schedule a message from an iPhone to an Android device using RCS, then probably not. If there is a demand for that feature, then it is more likely. No one here can speculate on what Apple will plan to do in the future, unless they publicly release that information.

Glad that works for you. I don't want more more apps notifying me, or more apps to remember to check. I'm in messages all the time already, where--boom!--there's that thing I sent myself. It's simple and it's always worked like a charm.

Itwontfitn wrote:

But I'd love to see it fixed.

Tell Apple:

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