GoKawiilWhatsApp tests message scheduling for iPhone beta users
WhatsApp has begun rolling out a scheduled messages feature to select iOS beta testers, according to WABetaInfo, following its earlier debut on Android beta. Users can tap and hold the send button to open a date and time picker, scheduling messages from 10 minutes up to two weeks ahead, with confirmations visible only to the sender.
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The feature closes a long-standing gap with rival messaging apps that have offered scheduling for years, despite WhatsApp's enormous global reach of over 3 billion monthly users. Limited beta testing suggests Meta is still refining details, such as how scheduled group messages handle new members who join before delivery, before a wider rollout.
- Scheduled messaging is now in iOS beta testing after appearing on Android beta weeks earlier.
- Users can schedule messages 10 minutes to two weeks in advance via a long-press on the send button.
- In group chats, only members present at scheduling time receive the message, not those who join later.
Source: 9to5mac.com — Marcus Mendes, 2026-10-23
Published there as: “WhatsApp starts testing long-awaited scheduled messages on iPhone”
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