A “GENIUS” has been caught using a sneaky iPhone messaging trick to keep up with their girlfriend and mum’s texts.
Some will understand how hard it can be to regularly message friends and relatives, especially if you’ve got a busy job.
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A couple of years ago an unnamed person on Reddit came across a genius iPhone hack which meant they could schedule sweet messages to loved ones at quieter times in the day.
Their girlfriend and mum had no idea and simply believed they were checking in regularly.
For example, you could line up a “hope you’re well” message during your morning commute to send out automatically in the afternoon.
“My girlfriend really loves it when I text her in the morning and I’d sometimes get caught up in work and forget, so I started writing a personal text out to her in the evening and setting it to send out at some time the next morning, just a little note about how I hope she has a great day, wishing her good luck on a presentation she has, etc,” they explained.
“My mom is also a bit forgetful these days, so I’ll frequently days in advance set up something like “Hey mom, hope you’re having a great day! Just wanted to make sure you remember it’s [niece]’s birthday party tonight at 7, don’t forget to bring cupcakes.” to go out to her that afternoon around 4p.”
But the idea turned sour when the girlfriend and mum found out.
Both are now “pi**ed” off and acting like they’ve been “betrayed”.
The person – username Maleficent-Outside23 on Reddit – told their brother about the trick in a bid to help him get more organised.
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He then revealed all to the rest of the family.
“They both say they felt like I had been putting in so much effort to be thoughtful and caring despite how busy I am, but it’s all just been a façade and I’m just using my phone to automate it all,” the person wrote.
“I honestly don’t think that’s fair.
“Every message I sent them is something I wrote myself.
“Every reminder is there because I set it myself.
“I’m doing this because I felt bad that I had in the past missed these details, and I feel like I’m just using the phone to help me be more organized and thoughtful.
“But they clearly don’t see it that way and are acting like I betrayed them or something.”
Most commenters came out in support of the iPhone genius.
“I’d definitely encourage you to talk to your mom and sister and explain how you’re using the automation as a supplement to help you send these sweet and helpful texts,” one said.
Another added: “Explain that you DO think about them and write out the personal, thoughtful texts – you just do it at a different time from when they thought you did.”
To learn how to schedule text messages on iPhone, click here.
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