LINE announced today that the new LINE Premium feature “Scheduled Messages” is the first to be available to all users as a free trial in LINE Labs. The trial period is expected to run until late January 2027, after which it will become a LINE Premium members-only feature. Users can prepare a message in advance and specify the date and time for the system to send it automatically, with the earliest option being 5 minutes later and the longest being within 1 year.
How do I use “Reservation Message”?
This feature requires LINE 26.17.0 or later. To enable it, follow these four steps:
- Open LINE, go to “Home,” and tap “Settings” (the gear icon) in the upper right corner.
- On the Settings page, find “LINE Labs” and enable the “Scheduled Send” feature.
- Open the chat where you want to send the message, enter your message, and select “Schedule message.”
- Set the scheduled sending date and time; the booking is complete once confirmed.
Text messages are currently supported, including URL links, mention alerts, and built-in emoji. After completing the booking, you can still edit or delete the message before it is officially sent.
Use cases and limitations
The company cited several typical uses: sending birthday wishes on time, reminding everyone of the meeting time before a gathering, or contacting friends, relatives, and work partners in different time zones at a time convenient for them to reduce the disturbance caused by time differences.
There are two limitations. First, scheduled messaging is currently supported only when set up in the LINE mobile app; you cannot schedule messages on the desktop version, but this restriction does not apply to recipients—they can still receive them normally on the desktop version. Second, scheduled messages may fail to be sent at the specified time due to factors such as the network environment; the official recommendation is that for important messages, you should still pay attention to the actual delivery status.
Transition rules after the probation period ends
After the LINE Labs free trial ends, “Scheduled Messages” will become exclusive to LINE Premium members. The transition rules are: for users who are already members, scheduled messages set during the trial that have not yet been sent will still be sent at the specified time as usual, with no need to set them again; for non-members, scheduled messages will be retained for 30 days. If they join LINE Premium during that period, the messages will be sent automatically according to the original settings. If they still have not joined after 30 days, the system will automatically delete the scheduled messages.
Summary
“Scheduled Messages” solves two everyday pain points: “fear of forgetting” and “fear of disturbing.” The setting range of 5 minutes to 1 year covers near-term reminders and greetings scheduled in advance. Note that it can currently only be set on mobile, and on-time delivery is not guaranteed, so it is safer to take a look before sending truly important messages. The trial period runs until late January 2027, giving those who want to use it for free time to try it out.
Source: KOCPC Chinese