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Instagramhas quietly rolled out a new messaging feature for creators and casual users.

Let’s dive into how you might schedule your DMs on Instagram.

Messaged highlighted in Instagram DM’s

Open your Instagram DM’s

Start byopening Instagramandnavigating to your direct messages.

This feature works in new and existing conversations, giving you flexibility for all your messaging needs.

Compose your message

pop in out the message you want to schedule.

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ensure to proofread your text, as you won’t be able to edit it once scheduled.

Set your scheduled message

Instead of tapping the send button as usual,press and hold it.

This will bring up the scheduling interface where you canselect when you want your message to be delivered.

Schedule message date set in Instagram DM

Then,choose when you want your message to be sent up to 29 days in advance.

Confirm and schedule

Review your message and chosen delivery time,then confirm the schedule.

After learning how to schedule a DM on Instagram, you might want to explore some other features.

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