Why Do I Need To Schedule DM on Instagram?

Whether you’re an influencer or an entrepreneur or a content creator, with every new Instagram follower engaging with them and connecting over direct messages becomes extremely vital. Engagement with your followers not only ensures you share a personal connection with your audience but also improves the potential of your business.

However, replying to each and every direct message can become a bit cumbersome, and sending generic replies to every follower will only hurt your prospects in the longer run. Even if you’re not someone with huge followers and are only on Instagram to keep in touch with your friends and family, you could be missing out on birthday wishes and festival greetings.

Thankfully, Instagram developers  have noticed how replying to every message is a tough task, especially for user accounts with millions of followers. In the most recent Instagram update, users now have the ability to schedule text message replies in their Instagram DMs.

How To Schedule Instagram Messages?

Before we get to the steps of scheduling direct messages on Instagram, you must know that currently, only text messages can be scheduled for up to 29 days. Videos, Audio or Photos, unfortunately cannot be added to the scheduled messages for now.

Text messages can be scheduled for both Group Chats and Individual messages and you can schedule multiple text messages. Also, the feature is currently only available for Mobile users on both Android and iOS platforms and isn’t available if you’re using Instagram on Windows.

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Schedule Instagram Messages on Android

If you’re using Instagram on Android, Scheduling Direct Text Messages is extremely easy, just follow these simple steps:

• Open Instagram App on your Android phone or device.

• Navigate to and tap on the ‘Messenger’ icon to open your conversations.

• Tap and open your desired conversation or tap on ‘+’ icon to start a new conversation and choose your recipient.
• Type the message you wish to schedule.

• Next, press and hold the send button denoted with an arrow.

• A menu will appear that allows you to choose the date and exact time (up to 29 days for now).

• Once you’re satisfied with the date and time simply tap on the ‘Send at (time)‘ button.
• Congrats, your Instagram DM has been scheduled.

• You can also delete or instantly send the scheduled message by long-pressing the notice that appears when you tap on any chat with a scheduled message.

• Tapping on any chat with scheduled Instagram message will also show information on number of scheduled DMs.

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Schedule Instagram Messages on iOS

If you’re using an iPhone, scheduling messages on Instagram is even easier. Make sure that you are using the latest version of the Instagram app on your iPhone. Once that has been ensured, just follow these steps:

• Open Instagram App on your iPhone.
• When on home screen, swipe left to access the direct message menu.
• You can choose an existing conversation or start a new one by tapping ‘Compose’ and choosing your desired recipient.
• Write the message you wish to schedule.

• Press and hold the send button (arrow button).

• This opens up the menu where you can set the date (up to 29 days in advance) and time.

• Once the details are selected just tap on ‘Send at (time)’ button to schedule the message.

• You can repeat the same process to schedule multiple Instagram text messages.

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Bonus Security Tip For Instagram Users on Android :

Did you know that you can secure your private and confidential DMs on Instagram even better? With Locker for Insta Social App on Android, you can secure all your Instagram chats with just a few taps. Be it group chats, individual DMs or Access to the entire app, this lightweight Instagram locker has you covered. You can either lock the chats with a 4-digit passcode or use Fingerprint verification to access chats or the entire Instagram app. Listed below are quick steps on how you can install and use Locker for Insta Social App on Android.

• Install and launch Locker for Insta Social App on your Android device.

• Create a 4-digit password and re-enter it to confirm. Alternatively, you can also use Fingerprint ID to lock your chats.

• Add your recovery email, so you can re-access Instagram in case you forget your password.

• Grant the necessary permissions.
• Tap on the ‘+’ icon to add any chats that you wish to lock.
• Once added to locked chats, these DMs can only be accessed by using the 4-digit password or Fingerprint ID you’ve registered.

So, stop watching your back for sneaky eavesdroppers and protect your Instagram privacy on Android with Locker for Insta Social App. 

Scheduling text messages on Instagram might sound like an insignificant feature update, but can work wonders for your connections and engage with your followers on a more personal level. Another thing to note is since scheduled messages can’t be edited, users better check it twice for any errors. And we also hope we get the functionality to add photos, videos and audio to scheduled messages to make this feature even more practical in the future.