Discover how Instagram and TikTok upgrade direct-messaging for creators and users with new tools and features in 2025.

Instagram has rolled out the ability for users to schedule direct messages (DMs), the company confirmed to TechCrunch.

Instagram Quietly Rolls Out Scheduled DMs—But There's a Catch You can schedule a message on Instagram up to 29 days beforehand, but it can only contain text.

How to schedule messages on Instagram You can set up a message to send a month in advance.

Instagram is upgrading its direct messages, also known as DMs, with a handful of new features that make its messaging system more competitive with alternatives, like Apple’s iMessage and other ...

Now, Instagram has added some more new DM features, including voice message transcription, longer voice messages, and the option to follow all in a group.