Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9 that the next version of the iPhone's operating system will be called iOS 26, not iOS 19. The tech giant also announced that iOS 26 will bring a transparent glass design to your iPhone's icons, menus and more. But when Apple released iOS 18 in September 2024, that update brought a feature to Messages that lets you schedule messages to send later called, simply, Send Later.
The feature does what its name implies and lets you schedule a message to send later. So if you remember someone's birthday is coming up or your friend asks you to remind them of something later, you can schedule a message now so you don't forget.
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Here's how you can schedule messages to send minutes, hours or days later.
How to schedule a text
1. Open Messages.
2. Tap into the correct chat.
3. Tap the plus (+) sign next to the text box.
4. Tap Send Later -- you might have to tap More to see this option.
You can send reminders to people now so you don't forget later. Apple/Screenshot by CNET
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