While you can schedule your emails using Gmail and Outlook The feature was not available in Mail app on iPhone. But with iOS 16, you can now Scheduling email conversations Your Mail app. If you send and receive a lot of emails daily, this feature will definitely improve your experience.
In this post, we'll show you how to schedule emails in the Mail app on your iPhone. We tested this feature on an iPhone 13 running the iOS 16 Public Beta, and it will eventually be available with the stable release of iOS 16. The steps in this post will also apply to users running iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura.
What are the benefits of this feature?
This feature is useful for managing personal and professional email conversations. For example, you can schedule your email to request a leave of absence in advance. You can also send your presentations without missing deadlines by scheduling them by date and time. The same applies to your college assignments. Additionally, this is a great way to schedule your newsletters directly from the Mail app. The best part is that you don't have to rely on other email clients to use this feature.
How to schedule email in the Mail app
Let's show you how to schedule your email using the Mail app. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to a strong internet connection. Follow these steps.
Step 1: Open an app Mail On a device iPhone Your.
Step 2: after opening The application , click the icon construction in the lower right corner.
Step 3: in window Create new , Enter E-mail address To your contact and create an email.
Step 4: Press and hold for a long time On icon blue arrow In the upper right corner To schedule your email.
Step 5: You will see three Options for sending your email , press Send Later.
Step 6: in window Send later , Locate Date and time.
Step 7: Click on Done to confirm your choice.
How to modify the date and time for scheduled emails
If you realize you need to change the date and time of your scheduled email, you'll first need to make sure your "Send it Later" folder shows up with the others.
Step 1: Open an app Mail on your iPhone.
Step 2: Click on mailboxes in the upper left corner.
Step 3: Click on an option Editing In the mailbox list.
Step 4: From a list Folders , Locate send later At the bottom.
Step 5: Click on Done.
iOS will add the Send Later folder to your Mailbox list.
Change the date or time of scheduled emails
To modify scheduled emails, follow these steps.
Step 1: Click on send later To view all scheduled emails.
Step 2: Locate Scheduled Email In the Send Later folder you want to edit the delivery date and time.
Step 3: Once you open the email, click Release.
Step 4: Locate New date and time To send your email.
Step 5: Click on Done To save your changes.
How to make changes to scheduled emails
If you schedule an email incorrectly and want to make changes before it reaches your contact, you can easily do so in the Mail app. Follow these steps.
Step 1: Open Mail app on the iPhone.
Step 2: Locate mailboxes And press Send later.
Step 3: In a folder send later , Locate Change scheduled email.
Step 4: Click on Release.
Step 5: Locate cancel sending Later down.
Step 6: Return to the Send folder later and the same mail will not appear there.
You can go back to make changes to a specific email and schedule it again.
Delete scheduled messages
If you want to delete scheduled emails from the Mail app, it's very easy.
Step 1: Open an app Mail on your iPhone.
Step 2: Select an option Mailbox Open the folder Send later.
Step 3: Select the scheduled email you want to delete.
Step 4: Click on icon Sharing At the bottom of the mail.
Step 5: Select an option delete In the upper right corner of the pop-up menu.
The scheduled email will be deleted from the Send Later folder.
Scheduling emails for peace of mind
iOS 16 offers an email scheduling feature to help you send your emails at the right time. However, note that sometimes the Mail app may fail to send email notifications at the scheduled time. This will force you to open the Mail app regularly and check for new emails. To avoid this inconvenience, you can check our post on how to fix delayed emails in the Mail app.
