Send later, send silently, make messages disappear
What it is
Hold the Send button to send a message later, repeat it, or deliver it silently: the notification arrives, the phone stays quiet. Auto-delete timers clean whole chats for you. In Secret Chats any message can self-destruct; in ordinary private chats, only photos and videos.
How to do it
- Type a message, hold the Send button (right-click it on Desktop) › **Schedule… Type a message, hold the Send button (right-click it on Desktop) › Schedule Message and pick a date and time. In a private chat you can choose Send When Online instead.
- The same menu has Send without sound. On the scheduling screen, tap the… The same menu has Send without sound. On the scheduling screen, tap the bell icon to make a scheduled message silent.
- With Premium, tap Repeat there too: daily, weekly, every two weeks,… With Premium, tap Repeat there too: daily, weekly, every two weeks, monthly, every three months, twice a year or yearly.
- Auto-delete in one chat: ⋮ › Auto-Delete on Android and Desktop; on iOS,… Auto-delete in one chat: ⋮ › Auto-Delete on Android and Desktop; on iOS, tap the chat's name › More › Enable Auto-Delete. Pick 1 day, 1 week, 1 month or another period.
- For all new chats: Settings › Privacy and Security › Auto-Delete Messages.
Watch out
- Send When Online works only if you're allowed to see the person's last seen.
- Repeat works for a single message, not for an album.
- The auto-delete clock starts when a message is sent, not when it's read, and only covers messages sent after you set it.
- The timer for new chats doesn't touch your existing ones; add it to those one by one.
With Gem
Gem doesn't schedule, silence or delete your personal messages. Nearby: @gembot can remind you in its own chat, and in a project Gem writes a post once and translates it for each language.