WhatsApp is finally rolling out a feature that many of its competitors have had for a long time, introducing a beta release of scheduled messages for iOS.

WhatsApp may be the most popular messaging platform on the planet, but it lags behind its competitors with some key features, most notably scheduled messages. The company is finally beginning to rectify that with a beta for iOS.

According to WABetaInfo , WhatsApp has already rolled out a beta of scheduled messages for Android.

In the post about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.26.40.7 update, we announced a message scheduling feature. The feature lets users compose a message and choose when to send it. Users can access the schedule message screen by tapping and holding the send button. This action opens a bottom sheet where users can set the date and time for delivery. The update supports text messages, photos, videos, and links, and it is compatible with end-to-end encryption.…