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I have another email service that allows users to schedule draft emails to be sent at a specified date/time in the future. Once the draft is complete, the email is automatically sent at the future specified date/time, unless that draft email is deleted/replaced prior to the send date/time. The draft email can either reside in an existing "draft" folder or a separate "outbox" folder (as distinguished from "draft" that does not have a scheduled send date/time).

Different Emphasis from Similar Postings:
I noticed a number of other similar postings, however, I wanted to provide this new posting to possibly emphasize something more than what I saw emphasized in other similar postings: closely related general delivery options. I would suggest ProtonMail allow every draft email to have a drop down menu that provides the option for selecting "Delivery Timing" using a calendar display for selection of a date and a time field to select/enter a corresponding time on that selected date (time should be clearly set for a selected time zone, e.g., CST or GMT, to reduce possibilities for confusion on timing). Again, whenever "Delivery Timing" options are selected, the draft email can then reside either in the existing "draft" folder or in a newly appearing "Outbox" for any pending emails to be sent at a future date/time. The other email service I use provides a range of closely related general delivery options to also include:
-- "Message Priority" (Low, ******, High);
-- "Private" (to help prevent email forwarding, if clients support that);
-- "Return Receipt" and
-- "Delivery Timing" (previously addressed)
I recommend ProtonMail make these general delivery option menus accessible via one additional icon next to the existing row of icons on draft emails for "Attachments," "Encryption" and "Encryption time." The icon could be a clock next to a letter (just a suggestion), since "Encryption time" already uses a clock icon.

I don't believe other similar postings emphasize these closely associated general delivery Options. I have previously given this other email provider feedback on perfecting their services in other areas (with different providers having different strengths/weaknesses), but this is one particular feature they have had for a very long time that I believe provides an excellent example to follow.

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  • Jean-Batptiste commented  ·   ·  Report

    Paid user, this feature is a life saver for me, please implement!!!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Really hoping you get round to this one, I keep forgetting to send emails written the night before in the morning and it looks really unprofessional to be emailing late into the night.

  • gerry commented  ·   ·  Report

    In my opinion this is an extremely important yet basic feature to have. It makes me look unprofessional if I am seen to be sending emails out at 3am etc. and saving drafts and sending the following morning doesnt always work out the way I planned.

    An extremely important yet basic feature.

  • TJ commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be incredibly helpful! I'm surprised it isn't a capability yet.... Please add!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add the feature to schedule Send at a future day/date/time; as suggested by numerous users before me.

  • Abigail commented  ·   ·  Report

    Considering hosting email here with my own domain, but a lack of this feature is a deterrent.

  • Manne commented  ·   ·  Report

    WHATS HAPPENING?? Do you want us to go back to gmail? DO YOU!?

  • A commented  ·   ·  Report

    HELLOOOOOOO???

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please add this feature ASAP. Otherwise, I’m going to have to go back to Gmail.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes, agreed. I would like to write emails and schedule them for the next day/week.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    June 2, 2015. Was when this feature was first requested. It is now coming up to 5 years almost.
    Running a business from home, working late hours, it is mandatory to have this feature. I don't want my clients getting a 'ding' notification on there phones in the middle of the night.... nor do I want to look unprofessional by having the timestamp on the email showing 11pm, or 1am.
    G-Suites, has this for businesses. Please implement this at the very least to your visionary account holder that run their entire businesses on service. Thank you.

  • J M Dunn commented  ·   ·  Report

    Plus user who would like to be able to make it look like I am less productive after midnight and more productive before 8AM here adding my uservoice to the chorus. Please make this happen!

  • Grace commented  ·   ·  Report

    I just signed on to suggest this and saw that this idea was proposed in 2018. ProtonMail, please make it happen!! I often draft emails late at night, but the unique boundaries of my job require me to only send to people during reasonable hours (and I usually have to respond within 24 hours of receiving the email). Thus, I sometimes have to interrupt my routine/plans (e.g. waking up earlier than planned) at a certain time just to send an email I already drafted the night before. It would be much more convenient if I could just draft it at night and set the email to send in the morning.

  • August commented  ·   ·  Report

    Schedule Emails In Advance

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    what are the other service providers?
    anyway, i upvote this!
    going with superhuman for now

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    yes when is this going to be finally implemented??

  • John commented  ·   ·  Report

    This feature was marked as "Planned" over 4 years ago. Is there any update on this feature?

    Scheduling replies is not only important for professionals that want to reply at a convenient time for their customers, but also for security reasons if you wish to obfuscate your timezone.

    The lack of the feature is the main reason I am considering moving to another email provider.

  • Christy Antoniuk commented  ·   ·  Report

    Would love to see this implemented. I use it all the time in my gmail.

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