How to Schedule Messages on Google Messages.
Google’s RCS program has brought a lot of functionality to stock Android messaging apps, but there are a few more tricks in the Google Messages app that no other messaging app offers, such as smart reply and Google Assistant integration. But there is one feature that I sorely miss when using google posts is post scheduling. While you can’t plan initially, you can use third-party services to do this. Here’s how to do it.
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1. Skedit
Skedit is a simple messaging scheduling app. You can open the application, enter it and select SMS from the list. Now you can select the SIM you want to send from, add a phone number to whoever you want to send to, add a message, select a time and click the checkmark to save. You can even enable the option to ask me before submitting, so that it notifies you if it should send it now when submitting.
You can open the hamburger menu and check pending, completed and failed options to keep track of scheduled messages. Either way, Skedit is not only useful for messages, you can also use it for WhatsApp, emails and calls.
Install Skedit (Free)
2. Automatic message
Auto Message is an automation tool that helps you set up alarms, volume, Wi-Fi tasks, etc. Along with these, you can also schedule messages and emails. Just click on the plus icon and select send SMS. Now you can specify the title, message, number to which you want to send, select the date and click “Save”. Similarly, you can log in with a Google account and schedule an email.
But Auto Message has one feature with which you can even answer SMS or phone calls. You can choose a time and compose a message, when someone sends you a message at that time, it will send a message, and the same applies to calls. You can select everyone, select a contact list, or send it to just the numbers in your contact.
Set up automatic message (free)
3. Do it later
Do it later is similar to Skedit, but on steroids. In the Do It Later section, you can schedule messages and set specific times for them. Or you can even choose a time range for the app to send a message at that time so that it doesn’t look too robotic when you send it to a group of people at once. You can even use variables such as {NAME}, {NEXT_MONTH}, etc., so that when you send a message to a group of people, the variable is replaced with their name. You also get all the basic features like pre-submission request, post-completion notification, multi-person selection.
Do it later has a few more features, such as setting reminders, scheduling tweets, emails, and even getting a fake incoming call on your phone at a selected time.
Install Do It Later (Free)
4. Use Google Assistant
You can use Google Assistant to remind you to send a message, although this is not the same as scheduling messages, it would be better to remind you of things like birthdays, greetings, etc., which you just might not schedule and make it automated.
Read: 10 Google Assistant Tricks To Replace Android Apps
Packaging
You can use messaging apps like Samsung Messages, etc. to schedule messages, it’s sad to see that Google Messages doesn’t suck. Be that as it may, Google just released RCS and we can expect more features from Google in the future, and hopefully post scheduling too. Until then, we need to rely on these third party services. Anyway, I really liked the Do it Later app, so which one is your favorite. Let me know in the comments below.
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