Best ways to schedule a WhatsApp message for future delivery

It is very possible to schedule messages on WhatsApp for later delivery. There are many ways to do this with your phone rooted or not. In this post, I've discussed the best methods of Scheduling a WhatsApp message without requiring to root your phone (all I'm saying is, these methods does not require a rooted device).

Method 1

Scheduler for WhatsApp

This is a third-party app developed to perform exactly as its name.

Step 1. Download and install Scheduler for WhatsApp from Apkpure

Reason: Scheduler for WhatsApp isn't available on Google Play

Step 2. Launch (open) the app and enable Accessibility settings to schedule message (just tap OK when you open the app and turn on WhatsApp scheduler)

Step 4. You are almost there, tap on the “+” icon on red to create a schedule

Step 4. Configure how you want the message to be sent; Select Recipient from your WhatsApp contact, set your time schedule and frequency (how many times you want your scheduled message to be sent)

Step 5. Enter your message into the provided box, you may also attach a photo(s) to your message and hit “create” at the top right of your screen.

That's all. Once the scheduled time is reached, your message will be sent to your selected recipient.

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Method 2.

SQEDit- Auto Scheduling App

This is another useful third-party app developed for the purpose of scheduling messages for the later time. This app supports not only WhatsApp but other social / messaging platforms too.

With this app, you can schedule Facebook posts, send automatic emails, schedule text messages / SMS as well as setting call reminders.

How To Use SQEDit

Step 1. Download and install SQEDit on your Android device. It's available on Google Play.

Step 2. Launch the app and create an account or you can sign in with your Facebook account

Step 3. From the listed services, select WhatsApp and click “DONE”. Again, Select WhatsApp to create your message schedule.

Step 4. To be able to schedule your message SQEDit need to access your WhatsApp contact, however, you'll be required to enable accessibility in your settings.

Click “ENABLE ACCESSIBILITY” and turn on accessibility for SQEDit

Step 5. Now you are prepared to schedule your message:

• Type your message in the provided box and include an attachment (photos, doc, music) using the attachment button (depending on what you are composing)

• Schedule your future date and time

• Select the number of repeats if you want your scheduled message to be sent more than once in a specified time interval
  

Step 6. Having provided your info, proceed by clicking the send icon as seen in the screenshot below

Step 7. Now you will have to disable your screen lock to allow transparency. See reasons as discussed by the developer in the screenshot below

That's all, your messages will be sent as scheduled.

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The recommended option for scheduling messages across Facebook, Twitter, Email, SMS and setting reminder

Do It Later

This is my favourite app I use in scheduling messages across my social platforms.

This app will strive to deliver your message as scheduled even if you’re offline and it currently supports Facebook, Twitter and Email only.

To get this started;

Step 1. Download and install “Do it Later”. Get it on Google Play

Step 2. Launch the app and tap the add (+) icon to introduce the social services it supports and choose your target, let's say Facebook.

Step 3. You’ll be directed to where you'll have to sign in your Facebook account. Having signed in, return to the composing page of the app

Step 4. Type your message in the provided box, you may want to include an image(s)

Step 5. Select the number of repeats (by default, repeat is set as “never”)

Step 6. Tap “schedule” at the top right side of your screen to proceed.

Step 7. Your scheduled message goes to the pending list. Click on the pending message and tap send (the telegram icon displaying above your screen). See screenshot below

That's all for using “Do it later” app to schedule messages.

Finally

With the above methods, you should be able to schedule your messages for the future while you may get busy working out other issues of life.

The above three Android apps I discussed have been tested and confirmed working as required. This post was composed according to how I reviewed and make use of the mentioned apps.

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Care for your battery - These charging habits will make your phone battery last long

The battery is one important specification of every electronic device, its build and storage capacity of electrical energy determines the service duration.

Today, we consider the kind of battery belonging to a smartphone and other specifications such as camera, Operating System, and others before thinking of getting that phone. But if the battery's capacity is low compared to the functionality of that smartphone, it becomes a barrier.

Now here is the problem - “battery durability decreases with time”.
If you have ever used a smartphone for like one, two or more years or probably the one you're currently holding is up to that age, then you should agree with me that the battery doesn't last long as it were the time it was brand new.

We see this as a normal life cycle of the battery, but its durability depends on how we manage our device. This leads us to what I title "Charging habit".




How often do you charge your smartphone?
Charging habit is one essential character we should check as devices' owners. The pattern we use in charging our phone or other devices determines how long the battery's health will remain strong, and this also depends on the type of battery the device uses.

The Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells are the most used type of battery embedded in devices of today especially our mobile phones. Others are Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH), Lithium Ion Polymer (Li‑ion polymer)

Maintaining a battery lifespan is achievable when operating at a low voltage, it increases the number of available charging cycles before noticing a drop in capacity. According to Battery University, the life cycle of a battery doubles for every 0.1V decrease in cell voltage.
However, topping up your phone from 30 to 80% will help maintain a low voltage and prolong the battery capacity.

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The point is, for the phone using Li-ion battery, small regular top-ups are preferably better than charging to full.

Temperature is one major enemy to battery lifespan
Just like high voltage, high temperature troubles the battery's health, it may cause a rapid reduction of the battery capacity than when in a controlled environment holding lower temperatures.

When a battery is charging up, there's a gradual temperature rise. Also, one thing to avoid is exposing your phone to a high temperature especially when the battery is in the state of full-charge or is under charge. It is preventive not to place your phone under your pillow when charging at night or plugged in on the dashboard of your car on a hot day.

Fast charging technologies of this present day also contribute to temperature rise when charging an electronic device. This is because they drive higher current and voltages to the battery and can definitely cause the device to become hot.

Avoid Overnight Charging

Charging overnight has always being a threat to battery health, and this is what most of us do even when we know the amount of time required to charge our smartphone to full per cent. Charging overnight leads to overcharging of the battery when it's full to 100% which can lead to plating of the metallic lithium, causing a reduction instability in the long term which can in turn, lead to malfunctions and reboots.

Overcharging is a barrier to the battery as it will increase the stress voltage ⚡ when at 100%. This has been explained in the next charging habit 👇. 

Partial Charging is the perfect practice
The modern smartphone does not need the old battery myth that says you need to fully discharge and recharge to erase battery memory, especially for Lithium-ion cells.

Understanding and appreciating the process a battery charge will give you a distinctive reason why partial charging is best for your smartphone's battery health.
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries collect a constant current and operate at low voltage when closer to full discharge. As the battery charges, the voltage slowly increases, at around a 70% charge is when the voltage levels off before the current begin to drop until the capacity is full.
Practising partial charging is beneficial.

“Fast charging was never meant for full cycle charging, rather to quickly top-up your phone to a moderate healthy per cent. Practising overnight charging with fast charging technologies isn't friendly.”

According to Researchgate,  The healthy temperature to maximize battery life cycle is between 20 and 45C.

Keeping a battery between the temperature range of 20—30 °C should help hold about 80 percent of its capacity after the first year even when full cycle charging is practised. Meanwhile, if the temperature is raised to about 50—60 °C, the battery may experience a vast reduction in its capacity in less than six months.

Do not Game or watch video with your phone during charge
This is one bad practice most of us do. Using your phone while it's being charged will distort the charging cycle and may cause part of the battery to rapidly become inferior to the rest.

Conclusion
Gathering the above-mentioned points, we can conclude that Partial charging and keeping our smartphone under low temperature as well as avoiding parasitic load during charge is a way of having durable battery capacity.
However, below is the best summary of all points discussed so far.

•Avoid overnight charging, do not place your phone under your pillow or on the dashboard of your car on hot days during charge.
•Partial charging is best to practice. Avoid full-cycle charge (0—100%). Ending a charge at 80% is preferable and safer than 100%.

•Keep your phone away from hot places. Always disclose it to an open environment with normal temperature.
• If you can turn off your phone while charging, do it. Rather, avoid watching a video or playing game with it during charge.

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Galaxy Note 9 release date, Specs rumours; 8GB RAM and 512GB storage, Bluetooth enabled S Pen

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Be ready for the upcoming update of the Galaxy Note series of Samsung, the biggest South Korean tech company. Samsung has announced that it will be unveiling its new successor of the Galaxy Note series (that is the Note 9) in two months time after which the launch event of the brand will be held on August 9. Get more details about this anticipating Galaxy Note 9 below 👇

Samsung says the launching of its Galaxy Note 9 will be held on 9 August, at a Samsung Unpacked event in New York. Meanwhile, Samsung teaser video of the Galaxy Note 9 shows off the phone's modified S Pen, which looks set to be made available in gold.

However, we shall be discussing the rumoured specifications and features of the Galaxy Note 9. Hence, rumour has it that the phone is bigger than its predecessors in terms of specs and features.  

Fans of bigger screen resolutions will definitely love this Galaxy Note 9 as it is expected to feature a sizable 6.38in display. This is slightly bigger than the Note 8 having a 6.32in display. The screen could be curved on all sides with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio.

The phone is also expected to own the same resolution as on its predecessors, that is the 2,960 x 1,440 pixels, the reason being that no news has been heard regards its resolution. According to rumours, the Galaxy Note 9 is expected to feature a 4k display.

However, the phone may also be the first of Samsung flagship to feature an on-screen fingerprint scanner. Just like the Galaxy S9 series, the Galaxy Note 9 is anticipated to probably be powered by the new Snapdragon 845 or Samsung's own Exynos 9810 chipset- depending on the region.

Also, under the hood of the Note 9 will likely be a whopping 6GB RAM just as the Note 8. This will be fun for users who would want to run tons of programs/applications on the phone.  But there is another suggestion that, according to Chinese leaker Ice Universe, the Note 9 will be kept up and running with a massive 8GB RAM and 512GB of Storage. These two alternating stories of the phone's Storage features simply conclude to us that Samsung is yet to make its final judgment. Or probably, this could be a sign that there might be two variant of Galaxy Note 9.

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Like previous brands of the Note series, the Galaxy Note 9 will come out of the box with a dual-camera mounted on the back, with few advancements. Some of the features of the camera set up including but not limited to;  digital zoom and a bokeh effect. Unfortunately, there's nothing much to talk about the Camera that the flagship device will possess. There hasn't been any reliable leak info like camera megapixels, aperture size and others.

Speaking of the battery, according to the leaks by Ice Universe, Samsung Galaxy Note 9 probably will be powered by a 4,000mAh battery unlike its predecessor having pretending comfort with a 3,300mAh battery.

According to Galaxy Club, the FCC listing include a new wireless charger with model number EP-N6100 that possesses an input rating of 12 volts and 2.1 amperes. This implies that Samsung might also release a faster wireless charger alongside the Galaxy Note 9.

We expect the Note 9 to come out of the box with a headphone Jack and a free pair of AKG headphones. Like every other modern smartphone, the IP68 rating for protection against dust and water is not excluding from Note 9.

Here come the most pronounced changes to be adopted by the Note 9. Samsung is making a big modification to the S Pen we know. FCC listing confirms that it will have Bluetooth enabled. According to FCC, a device referred to as Stylus Pen has the model number EJ-PN960 that matches with the Samsung Galaxy Note 9's SM-N960 model number. The similarity is the "N960".The S-Pen will connect to the phone with 2.4GHz Bluetooth LE. This will allow the S-Pen to take pictures and control music wirelessly, it will also be capable of acting as a pointer during presentations, as well as creating digital signatures for authentication. With the 2.4GHz Bluetooth LE support, rumours suggest that the S-Pen will for the first time have a battery.

The Operating System is one area of concentration we do not exclude when we discuss smartphone specs and features.
The Galaxy Note 9 is expected to have been built on Android 8.1 Oreo with Samsung's Experience skin on top. On addiction is the probability that the Smartphone might also be launch alongside the much anticipated Bixby 2.0, the latest version of Samsung's digital assistant.

The Galaxy Note 9 is expected to be released in varieties of colours so buyers can make their choice.
According to Galaxy Club, the Note 9 will be available in grey, blue, violet or purple, black
and brown. Also, the S Pen is said to match the colour of the phone.


We've come to the end of this discussion. Meanwhile, keep visiting Oshetech for more news on the Galaxy Note 9 and other tech discussions. Thanks for reading.

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Google bans Uncertified Android devices from accessing Google Apps

New Security Check from Google!

Google is blocking unregistered/non-recognized devices from accessing Google apps, but there's an exception for Custom ROMs.

Android devices are much fun and easy to use with its designed Operating System by the tech-giant Google.


In as much as there are many Android brands manufactured by various companies, Google distributes its OS to these manufacturers, offering them legal certification for use of Google products. However, many other manufacturers don't get this legal approval but forces their Android brands to get all of Google products.

If you distribute Google’s official Android apps (such as the Play Store, Hangout, Chrome, Maps, etc.) on your Android device, it means the device is certified by Google.

Devices like Amazon’s Fire OS tablets and most Chinese smartphones sold in China do not get the legal certification from Google. These non-certified devices are not supposed to contain Google apps on them. But most users usually find their way to slideloading Google’s apps at the time of their need for them. Moreover, some unworthy manufacturers ship Google software without getting Google certification.

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How Is Google's New Plan Going To Work???

Here's the breakdown;

This time, if you attempt to run Google apps on your Android device, Google checks the build date of your Android system image. If your device is non-licensed and is running a version of the Android OS that was compiled after March 16th, 2018, Google apps won't run. Say goodbye to slideloading.

For Custom ROM users, there's a way out!

Custom ROM users who like to download specially designed version of Android can now register their device with their Android ID to permit Google apps to run on it. Though, there's a limit of 100 device per user which might not be convenient for highly producing ROM testers.

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Vivo launches the World's First Phone With Under-Glass Fingerprint Sensor; The Vivo X20 Plus UD

Let's welcome the first phone with an under-glass fingerprint sensor, Vivo X20 Plus UD. Vivo recently announced this smartphone and has also mentioned when it will be on sale.



One significant announcement made during the CES 2018 that was held 10 days ago was the announcement of the first smartphone to feature an on-screen fingerprint reader. But on 24/01/2018 Vivo had launched the first smartphone with the latest technology. According to Android Authority, “Vivo has been working with US-based sensor maker Synaptics to build an under-glass fingerprint sensor in the front of the phone”. This is what Vivo had designed in its new flagship Vivo X20 Plus UD. This new flagship smartphone is actually a variant of the original X20 Plus having no rear-facing fingerprint sensor.

Also Read: Samsung says it will launch its Samsung Galaxy S9 in February, at Mobile World Congress 2018

This flagship device is currently being released in China for now. However, the company has made pre-ordering available since January 24, and no pricing details have been announced.



The Vivo X20 Plus UD flagship device is a 6.43-inch, 18:9 Super OLED display following the current 2160 x 1140 resolution. Just like modern smartphone devices, this Vivo X20 Plus UD comes with a dual camera (12MP + 5MP) on the back, and at the top front of the phone rests a 12MP camera for shooting selfies and making clear video calls.

Under the hood is built a massive 4GB RAM and a
2.2 GHz octa-core processor to give the phone a better performance and avoid slow down.

However, Vivo never officially released the specs of the smartphone, though the Telecommunications certification center of China (TENAA) lists the device with the following:

• Android 7.7.1 Nougat OS
• 6.43-inch OLED display
• 2160 x 1080 resolution
• 183.1 g
• 165.2 x 80.02 x 7.35 mm dimensions
• 4GB RAM
• 2.2 GHz octa-core processor
• 128GB internal memory
•  MicroSD slot: Yes
• Dual secondary cameras (12MP + 5MP)
• 12MP primary (selfie) camera
• Non-removable 3800 mAh battery
• Available Colors: Black Matte Black, Gold, Rose Gold, and Champagne Gold.

The Vivo X20 Plus UD is rumoured to sell around USD $624.27 (about 550 EUR).

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How To Get Airtel 2GB For N100 And 10GB For N500 Valid For 30 Days

Airtel free browsing cheat, Latest Airtel free browsing cheat 2018

It's a good thing to know that Airtel is reviving the lost joy and fun of Smartphone users who had long used any free/cheap browsing tips.

Introducing the first Airtel free browsing tip for the year 2018. This trick will give you 2GB of Data when you recharge N100 and 10GB for just N500.

Now that you know what you may get when this offer is activated on your Airtel SIM, read up the Terms and Conditions guiding this offer below

NOTE: This data plan can be used on all devices either on Android, iPad, iOS, Linux, windows, etc to access the internet, it's just like the usual data plan we subscribe for though, it's cheaper and almost free.

HOW TO GET AIRTEL 2GB FOR N100 AND 10GB FOR N500

• Not all Airtel SIMs can redeem this offer, especially old Airtel SIMs.

Airtel made this offer available to only SIMs that was moved to  Airtel networks.

To enjoy this free browsing offer, you'll have to port/move your SIM to Airtel NG. You may not want to port your current line to Airtel NG, you can get a new registered SIM (either MTN, GLO or 9mobile)- most preferably MTN and then port to Airtel NG to activate the free browsing.


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HOW TO PORT ANY SIM TO AIRTEL NG

All that's required is a registered MTN NG SIM and a valid Identity card (Voter’s card National ID or Driver’s Licence).

• Good along with the above-mentioned requirements to the nearest Airtel NG office

• Tell the customer attendant you want to port your MTN SIM to Airtel NG.

• A form will be given to you to fill. Make sure you finish the porting process.

• You'll receive a message on your phone confirming your action. To know if it worked, reboot your phone and you will notice the absence of the MTN NG network.


• Switch off your phone and re-insert SIM card as directed.

• You'll receive a message telling you the port was successful.

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We're almost there, haven successfully ports to Airtel NG, you will only be receiving free data when you recharge via a specific method.

HOW TO ACTIVATE THE NEW AIRTEL FREE BROWSING DATA

This is one important part you shouldn't miss!

Do not recharge your Airtel line with the usual Recharge card pins because it's not assured you would get the freebies. Instead, recharge your line via Bank or Zoto recharge wallet

Please if you haven't used Zoto Recharge Wallet before, click here to know more about the app. I've been using the app for over three years and haven't made any regret.

Download the app and apply this coupon code (OMOREC2) when making your first recharge.

• Recharge your Airtel NG SIM with at least N100 either from Bank or Zoto Recharge Wallet.

• You'll get a message that you’ve received 2GB free data.

• To get more data even up to 10GB, repeat the first procedure, that is, you will have to recharge again. Yes, it can be accumulated.

• To check your data balance just dial *223#

HOW LONG IS THE FREE DATA VALID?

Just like every other data subscription, this free browsing data is valid for 30 days, that's what makes it so unique.


Please make sure you follow the above procedures to get your whooping 2GB data for just N100 on your Airtel NG SIM.

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