Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- WhatsApp has started testing scheduled messages on iOS, bringing a long-awaited feature closer to iPhone users. The trial follows the feature's earlier appearance in Android beta. Selected testers can access it through WhatsApp beta for iOS version 26.42.10.19 on Apple's TestFlight platform. A wider rollout could follow in the coming weeks.

The feature allows users to choose when their messages should be sent. Users can type a message, then press and hold the send button to open date and time options. A green confirmation button displays the selected sending time. Messages can be scheduled from 10 minutes ahead to as far as two weeks later.

Scheduled messages will send even when WhatsApp is not online. Users can sch...