Schedule a Birthday Greeting to Open at Midnight
You think of the perfect birthday message on Tuesday, and the birthday is on Saturday. You could write it down and hope you remember. Or you can make the greeting now and schedule it to open at the moment you pick, even midnight. ShareGreet calls these time-capsule links.
How it works
When you share a video greeting, the share sheet offers two choices: Send now and Schedule it. If you schedule it, you choose a date and time, and then share the link as usual. Until that moment, anyone who opens the link sees a countdown. When the time comes, the same link opens your greeting.
Schedule one in four steps
- Make a card or an AI story, and wait for it to finish.
- Open it from your profile and tap Share.
- Tap Schedule it, and choose the date and time. It needs to be at least a minute from now, and within about a year.
- Tap to share the link in the chat where you want it to arrive. They will see the countdown until it opens.
What the recipient sees until it opens
A simple page with the countdown. It does not show the video, the thumbnail or the text of your message, and it is not stored by search engines, so the surprise stays a surprise. The page is never cached, so refreshing after the time works straight away.
Good moments for a time capsule
- Midnight birthdays. The first message on their phone when the date changes.
- Anniversaries when you will be travelling that day. See anniversary wishes for parents.
- Festivals across time zones. Pick the morning of the festival where they live, not where you do.
- A message for later, such as a graduation or a first day at work, delivered while you are not there.
A midnight birthday, step by step
Say the birthday is Saturday. On Thursday you make a card and, in the share sheet, choose Schedule it for Saturday at 12:00 a.m. in their time zone. You paste the link into your chat with them on Thursday evening, with a line like “Open this on Saturday.” They see a countdown until midnight, and when the date changes the same link shows your card. You do not need to be awake.
Things to know
- The time you choose is the time the link opens. It does not send a message for you: you still share the link yourself, so share it when you want them to have it, or send it ahead of time and let the countdown do the waiting.
- Scheduled opening works for videos (cards and AI stories). Flipbooks do not have it yet.
- You can change the time later from the same share sheet.
Pair it with reminders so you never miss the date: saved dates and reminders.
Frequently asked questions
Does ShareGreet send the message for me at that time?
No. The link itself opens at the time you choose. You share the link with the person yourself, either right away (they see a countdown) or later.
How far ahead can I schedule?
At least one minute ahead and up to about a year.
Can the recipient peek early?
No. Until the opening time the page shows only a countdown, with no video, thumbnail or text from the greeting.
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