Why ‘Scheduled Messages’ are not a standard feature in every messaging service

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By ‘scheduled message’ i mean i can write an IM and hit a button to say “send this message at XX o’ clock” or “send this message in XX minutes”.
It’s an insanely simple functionality that everyone wants but doesn’t come as standard on:- SMS, Whatsapp, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Discord (i think) or others.
Is this harder to impliment than i understand or is it susceptible to a vulnerability or exploit i haven’t considered?

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Google Messages and iOS now do that. They’re two of the biggest.

As others said, not many people use it. It’s a niche desire, so why waste programmer time to add it? 

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