How to schedule an Instagram DM

There's a new Instagram feature that could prove to be revolutionary for three very specific communities:

• Guys who want to be the first to say "happy birthday"

• People who don't want to seem too eager but also don't want to forget to message a new friend

• Dudes who say "good morning, beautiful" but want to sleep in

That's right. You can schedule messages on Instagram DMs now — here's how:

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• 1 min

What You Need

• Phone
• Instagram app

Step 1: Type our your message

Type out the message you want to send, but don't press send immediately.

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Step 2: Schedule the message.

Press and hold on the green send button until a time dial pops up. By moving the date and time on the clock, you can choose when you'd like your message to send. You can schedule up to three months in advance.

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Step 3: Your message is scheduled

You know your message was properly scheduled if it says, "1 scheduled message," above where you'd type a message. If you'd like to unschedule your message, simply tap the line that says "1 scheduled message" to see the message and click either "edit," "copy," or "delete."

Credit: Screenshot / Instagram

The feature was announced alongside many other new features, including translating directly within DMs and pinning messages to chats. Most of the features, including scheduling messages, are not available on desktop but are available on the Instagram Android and iOS apps.