How to Schedule an Email on an iPhone

I tend to feel inspired to respond to emails during inappropriate times, like during a work meeting, which is why I love the option to schedule emails even though I've already written them. Another reason to schedule an email on iPhone is if you promised to remind someone of an event or task and don't want to forget. I'll teach you how to schedule an email in the Mail app on your iPhone!

Why You'll Love This Tip

• Send out emails at a more appropriate time, no matter when you wrote them.
• Keep your promise to follow up by scheduling an email to send right away before you forget.

How to Schedule an Email with the Send Later Feature

To get started, you'll either need to find an email to respond to or write an email from scratch. For this example, I will create a practice email to send to myself, and I suggest testing out this feature by doing this as well. For more great iPhone tips, check out our Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's how to send a scheduled email:

1. Open the Mail app.
2. Create a new email (or find and open an email, then tap reply).
3. Select a recipient and draft your email. Tap and hold the send button until a drop-down menu appears.
4. You'll see several pre-set delivery times. To send it at a custom delivery time, tap Send Later.
5. Use the calendar and clock to select the email send date and time.
6. Tap the checkmark icon.
7. Once you schedule an email to Send Later, you will see it in a folder called Send Later. To see it, tap the back button.
8. Tap Send Later.
9. Tap the scheduled email.
10. Tap Edit to change the delivery date and time.
11. You can also tap Cancel Send Later. If you do this, you'll still have to tap the send button to send the email.

Now you know how to schedule an email on the iPhone to send at a later time of your choosing using the Mail app!

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