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

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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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

the feature doesn’t pop up as an option for non-iPhone users. I use this feature for work to schedule messages. For other iPhone users, the “send later” option pops up as an option. For android users, the option of “send later” is not present when I click on the plus sign

Jbinesf wrote:

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

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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.

Likisaurus wrote:

Apple, I switched from Android and Windows to your environment for better/easier security and a reduction in junk coming in from all sides to my email and texting apps. While I have largely achieved that, your failure to accept android destinations as critical means you are not dealing with the realities of society. I'm getting ready to replace my now old iPhone XR and it is starting to look like my new one will not be an iPhone.

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Itwontfitn wrote:

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

If enough people do, sometimes.

Not sending feedback definitely accomplishes nothing.

No worko only android booo

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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!!!

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.

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.

I was just responding to your comment* that Android "isn't all beer and skittles," citing an absence of RCS on Android messaging. RCS popped up as ab option for me years ago on Android. I do agree it wasn't clear what the fuss was about. Just saying that it was among Android's beer and skittles! Ps, I appreciate the link to Apple's complaints/requests page where I shared my thoughts.

*when I tried to comment directly to that comment, the spinning circle just hung every time and it never worked. Another Apple "feature," I guess ; ). Heh

Jbinesf wrote:

I was just responding to your comment* that Android "isn't all beer and skittles," citing an absence of RCS on Android messaging. RCS popped up as ab option for me years ago on Android. I do agree it wasn't clear what the fuss was about. Just saying that it was among Android's beer and skittles! Ps, I appreciate the link to Apple's complaints/requests page where I shared my thoughts.

Again, if you have the right messaging app on your Android, you get Google's version of RCS. If that's what works for you, outstanding. That was my entire point.

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.