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You've missed the perfect send-time before—terrible timing, awkward follow-ups. WhatsApp looks set to change that with a built-in scheduling tool spotted in its iOS beta.
WABetaInfo found the feature tucked inside version 26.7.10.72 of WhatsApp for iOS. The workflow is simple: compose a message, pick a date and time, and WhatsApp queues the text to send automatically. The beta reveal shows a 'Scheduled Messages' section on a chat's info screen where queued items appear and can be removed before delivery.
The screenshot shared by the leak highlights the feature in a group chat, but there's no obvious reason it couldn't apply to one-on-one conversations too. Imagine timing a birthday wish for midnight in another time zone, sending reminders to teammates without waking anyone, or scheduling customer updates to land during business hours.
Yes, other apps like Telegram already offer scheduling. WhatsApp adding its own native option would close a long-standing gap and remove the need for clumsy drafts or third-party helpers. It also raises questions about how queued messages will interact with end-to-end encryption and backups if and when the feature ships.
Right now this is an experimental feature still under development and hidden even from many beta testers, so it might never reach the public build.
Keep watching upcoming betas. If WhatsApp follows through, the little ritual of hitting 'send' at exactly the right moment might soon belong to the past.
Source: gsmarena
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