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From: Enrico Papaloma <enrico@papaloma.net>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Finally iOS 18 will be able to schedule messages
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:37:57 +0200
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On 6/12/2024 6:50 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>> Note that Android scheduled messages works for everyone;
>>
>> Is it a useful feature?  I haven't used it, if I received a "happy 
>> birthday" text at 00:00:01 on my birthday it would hardly feel personal ...
> 
> I use stuff like schedule send on email sometimes, so I'm sure there's
> some use for it.

I use scheduled messages as kind of an alarm for others. 

If I need an alarm for myself, I can add an alarm to my own phone.
But as am alarm for someone else, I add a scheduled sms/mms message.

It's especially useful when the message crosses over into time zones.