User level: Level 1 (4 points)The option for send later on the drop-down when you hit the plus button on my text messages vanishes whenever it is sent to someone who doesn’t have an iPhone what do I do? How do I find it or am I just not allowed to delay Text Messages to anyone that doesn’t have an iPhone.
Posted on Oct 18, 2026 9:26 PM
User level: Level 10 (205,348 points)Oct 19, 2026 9:29 AM in response to Kimmi_33
Kimmi_33 wrote:
The option for send later on the drop-down when you hit the plus button on my text messages vanishes whenever it is sent to someone who doesn’t have an iPhone what do I do? How do I find it or am I just not allowed to delay Text Messages to anyone that doesn’t have an iPhone.
There was never an option for that feature for text message only imessage.
Apple's native Send Later feature (introduced in iOS 18) does not work for Android recipients because it only supports iMessage (blue bubbles) and stores encrypted data on Apple's servers. When texting an Android user (green bubbles/SMS or RCS), the "Send Later" option does not appear
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256378724