Scheduled messaging feature is coming to WhatsApp: First screenshot leaked
The useful feature long awaited for WhatsApp, one that everyone has wanted for years, is finally coming. Messages will now be able to be sent on a scheduled basis. Here is the first screenshot of the new feature.
Scheduled messages are coming to WhatsApp: First screenshot leaked
A useful feature that has long been awaited for WhatsApp, and that everyone has wanted for years, is finally coming. Messages will now be able to be sent on a scheduled basis. Here is the first screenshot of the new feature.
WhatsApp has rolled out nearly every feature users have asked for in recent years. The messaging platform, which operates under Meta, has also made halfway progress on another useful, eagerly awaited feature.
MESSAGE SCHEDULING FEATURE IS COMING
The messaging platform has started testing the message scheduling feature in the beta version offered to Android users via the Google Play Store.
The feature, which the company is said to have been working on for months, can currently only be experienced by a limited number of beta users.
The system in question allows users to schedule messages in one-on-one chats and groups to be delivered at a date and time they specify.
Scheduled messages reach the recipient even if the sender's device is not connected to the internet at the time the message is set to be delivered. Scheduled messages are also protected with end-to-end encryption, just like all other conversations on WhatsApp.
How Does the Message Scheduling Feature Work?
Users who have access to the feature reach the scheduling menu by pressing and holding the send button on the chat screen. The date and time the message will be delivered are selected through the interface that opens. Scheduled messages are listed in a special section created on the chat info screen.
Before a message is sent, users can view, edit, or cancel and delete the scheduled message from this section. The technical limits of WhatsApp's new feature are set as follows:
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Scheduling Lower Limit |
At least 10 minutes from the current moment |
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Scheduling Upper Limit |
Up to 2 weeks in advance |
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Supported Content |
Text, link, photo, video |
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Media Limit |
Only one (1) photo or video can be added per scheduled message |
How Does This Affect You?
The message scheduling feature offers privacy to the sender in managing communication. The recipient cannot see that the message was planned in advance. Likewise, if the sender deletes a scheduled message before it is sent, the recipient has no knowledge of this.
There is an important technical detail regarding how the feature works in group chats. WhatsApp delivers the scheduled message only to members who were in the group at the time the scheduling was made. People who join the group after the message has been scheduled, but before it has been sent, do not receive that message.
It is not yet known when the new feature will be rolled out to all Android and iOS users. Keep waiting, and keep following us.
This article was translated from Turkish. Read the original article in Turkish.