"Send Later" option in Messages on IOS

[Slydude]

There was a thread recently where someone was asking about the "send later" option in Messages. That thread went a little sideways and has been closed.

I thought I would add the following info in case others had trouble making this feature work.

I needed to try this feature recently for the first time since it was introduced. When I tried to send a delayed message to an IOS users the option is there and I assume it works properly though I have not tried it yet. If you use Messages and attempt to send a delayed message to an Android user the send later option is not present. As far as I can tell the issue seems to be that Apple's implementation of the RCS protocol to send messages to non-IOS devices doesn't support all available features. Android users have had this feature for some time. I hope this gets addressed soon.

The possibility that this is a bug has also been raised but I suspect the first option is most likely.

 

[Rod]

The send later option is only available for iMessages, not MMS or SMS and not to Android phones for the same reason but I believe Android has fixed this incompatibility with their latest OS. Unlike iPhones not all new Android phones can run the latest OS.

 

[ferrarr]

Was that OPost about Messages or Mail? macOS or iOS? The OPoster tried to clarify things. Where did that thread go to?

Never mind, just read it.