How to Schedule WhatsApp Messages on Android

Go to Google Play Store > download and install SKEDit > open the app.

After the first launch you will have to sign up.

After logging in, you have to tap on WhatsApp in the main menu.

On the next screen, you must grant permissions. Tap Enable Accessibility > SKEDit > toggle Use Service > Allow. Now, go back to the app.

Now you will have to fill in the details. Add the recipient, enter your message, set the schedule date and time, and select whether to repeat the scheduled message or not.

Below you will see a final switch — Ask me before sending. Activate it > tap the tick icon > your message will now be scheduled. Whenever the day and time of your scheduled message arrives, you will receive a notification on your phone prompting you to complete the action. Tap Send and you will see your scheduled message being sent in real time.

However, if you keep the Ask before sending option turned off, in that case, when you tap the select icon, you will be asked to turn off your phone’s screen lock. You will also be asked to disable your phone’s battery optimization as well. By doing this, your scheduled message will be sent automatically, which means that you will not be prompted for any input to the phone, making the process instantaneous. But then again, not having a screen lock affects your phone’s privacy, which is a big disadvantage. That’s why we don’t recommend scheduling WhatsApp messages in this way.