iOS 16 and iPadOS 16: Send Email Later

A quick tip for anyone happy with Apple’s Mail app on their iPad or iPhone. With iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, you can schedule emails to be sent later. Compose the email today and send it automatically tomorrow? No problem, now with the new system version it also works in Apple Mail.

To that end, the little hint that might make finding the function a little easier. If you are writing an email, you have the classic arrow to send on the right side. If you press it, the mail will be sent. If you hold down the button, a menu will appear.

Apple displays hours by default, but you can enter appointments yourself. The e-mail will then be sent later at the time you have chosen.

Because I tried it myself: mail is always sent directly from the device, at least with a third-party account like Gmail. If it is offline when it is sent, the mail will not go out.

With providers such as Gmail, which allow push to third-party clients, this may cause a longer delay. Because if Apple’s mail client is set to push by default, it only fetches mail more frequently when the iPhone is plugged in and connected to WLAN. Vice versa, it does with shipping. You have two instructions on the subject under this post. Means for you: it is better to check if your e-mails have been sent. If you’re using Gmail in your own app, that’s no problem. It supports push and stores emails in the cloud for later sending.

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