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Forgetting to send an important text is a problem that many people are guilty of having. But what if we told you that just by tweaking some settings on your iPhone, you can get it to automatically send a text message to a contact at a specified time? This would save you the hassle of having to remember to text someone for, let’s say, an important occasion like their birthday or anniversary.
While iOS doesn’t have this functionality built-in, you can use the Shortcuts app or other third-party apps to accomplish this task. This article will guide you on how you can schedule a text on your iPhone.
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iOS doesn’t allow you to schedule messages, but you can use the Shortcuts app to set up a new automation to send messages at a later time. Many third-party apps can also help you in this regard, such as Moxy Messenger.
Automating the task of sending text messages at pre-defined times is a fairly simple process. While there are many automation apps on Android, iOS only has the pre-installed Shortcuts app. The following steps will show you how you can use the Shortcuts app to set up such automation:
You have successfully set up a message to be sent at a later time. One thing you should keep in mind, though, is that the automation will send that particular message to the contact you have selected on the same date and time every month. If you don’t intend for this to happen, you will need to delete the automation after it has been executed. You can do this by sliding right to left on the automation and tapping Delete.
You can also use the variety of third-party apps available on the App Store to schedule a message to be sent at a later time. These apps allow you to set up messages to be sent either once or in a recurring pattern. Some of the best ones include:
While all of these apps are free to download, they do include in-app purchases. All of them work in different ways, but they all would have options to choose the contacts you want to send the message to and the date and time you want to schedule the message.
Yes, you can schedule an email on an iPhone. All you have to do is compose an email as usual in the Mail app and then long-press the send button. A pop-up menu will appear with an option to Send Later…. Tap on that option, and select the date and time you want the email sent. The email will then automatically be sent without any further input required.
You can only schedule posts to a Facebook Group, and that too only if you are the admin or moderator. Go to Groups > New Message > Schedule to set up a post to be made at a later time.
No, you cannot schedule an iMessage directly. The only workaround is to use the Shortcuts apps as described above. Another way is to use third-party apps, which might be either free of cost or might require in-app purchases to work.