Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Monday that WhatsApp has rolled a message-scheduling feature to testers in the Android beta 2.26.40.7.
- Testers activate scheduling by long-pressing the send button, which opens a panel to choose the exact date and time for delivery.
- The beta requires at least 10 minutes’ notice and allows scheduling up to two weeks ahead.
- Each scheduled message may include only one photo or one video, and messages set for group chats are delivered only to members who were in the chat when the message was scheduled.
- Reported behavior says scheduled messages will send at the chosen time even if the sender’s device is offline and will remain end-to-end encrypted, and Meta has not announced a date for a wider release.