How To Schedule A Text Message On Android

How to Schedule a Text Message on Android

The process of scheduling text messages is much easier now, thanks to Google solving Android‘s messaging fragmentation. Google Messages is now comes built-in on almost all Android smartphones, which means there’s only one size fits all method to schedule text messages on Android. Besides, you can schedule messages regardless of whether the recipient supports RCS messages or just regular SMS. Although, with Apple adopting RCS and the growing number of RCS users, you should be able to schedule and send RCS messages with ease. In this guide, we’ll dwell into scheduling messages on Google Messages and Samsung Messages, as third-party apps are not to be trusted with your data. There are some apps that can also help schedule your WhatsApp messages, but are a privacy risk.

Method 1: Schedule a Text Message Using Google Messages

Google Messages is the default messaging app on all Android phones, and scheduling messages on it requires minimal effort. Here’s how to do it. All your scheduled messages should appear in the Scheduled messages collapsible menu. You can access them by tapping on the arrow icon. If you change your mind later or want to update the message, you can tap on the paper plane icon and tap on Update message. You also get the option to send the message now or discard it. In case the recipient’s device lacks RCS support, to ensure the message still goes through, your device would need to fall back to the SMS protocol. For that to happen, ensure that the Automatically resend as a text (SMS/MMS) option is turned on inside Messages Settings > RCS Settings.

Method 2: Schedule a Text Message Using Samsung Messages

If you use the Samsung Messages app to text others, you can also schedule messages in it. The mechanism isn’t that different from Google Messages. Here’s how to do it:

Schedule Messages Using Third-Party Android Apps

We’d stay away from giving other apps access to read our messages. However, you could use a third-party app if you’re facing technical difficulties scheduling messages on Google or Samsung Messages. Some of the best third-party apps that come with message scheduling capabilities are Microsoft SMS Organizer, Auto Text, and Textra SMS. While these apps may not leverage RCS, they can still schedule SMSes. We’d recommend Textra SMS since it has almost zero telemetry. Sure, it’s not the best messaging app out there in terms of UI, but it’s more than functional and is a joy to use. And that’s how you can schedule messages on Android if you tend to forget sending important messages too often. Again, while it is possible to use Also, let us know if you know a better app which does the same but is not on the list, in the comment section below.