Here I have compiled a list of 4 free Android apps to schedule Facebook posts. These apps can surely make your life easy in scheduling posts to Facebook. You use them to schedule an important post that will be posted at the time specified you. You can even add multiple Facebook posts in schedule queue that will be automatically uploaded at their specified time. Another interesting feature of these apps is that you can even use them to schedule Facebook photo posts. Apart from Facebook, some of these can also schedule posts for Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.
To schedule Facebook posts on Android, I will use these Android apps: Buffer, HootSuite, Do it Later, and Everypost.
Some of these apps are also available for iPhone and you can also download their Chrome extension. So this article will totally assist you in scheduling Facebook post from almost everywhere.
Note: These apps are not completely free and there are some limitations in their plan like you can only schedule 10 posts per day, etc. I will mention the limitations when I talk about each app.
So let’s see these Android apps to schedule Facebook posts one by one.
How to schedule Facebook posts on Android using Hootsuite Android app:
Hootsuite is an Android app that lets you schedule Facebook posts and even allows you to schedule photo posts. So what separates it out from other Android apps is that you can even view Facebook feeds in it and even like and comment on posts. Getting started with this Android app is really easy; just install it from the link above and then connect your Facebook account to authorize Hootsuite to manage your Facebook posts.
Now, to schedule posts on Facebook, move to its Scheduled tab and then click on Edit button on bottom-left of the screen. It will then pop-up the interface to schedule a post. You can compose the scheduled post as you would update a post on Facebook. After composing the post in Hootsuite, select “Custom Time” option from the drop-down list right next to the send button. Now, just select the time and date at which you want your post to be automatically updated.
Download its iPhone app from here.
Download its Chrome extension from here.
Note: In its free version you can add upto 3 social accounts and gives you basic Facebook posts scheduling. There was no clear written description on limit of Facebook posts that you can schedule in free version.
Schedule Facebook posts on Android using Buffer Android app:
Buffer is an another exciting Android app that you can use to automatically update Facebook posts at a particular date and time from Android. This Android app also lets you schedule photos and videos post on Facebook, in the same manner as Hootsuite android app does. You can also check out its iPhone app from here and Chrome extension from here.
So let’s see the steps to schedule Facebook posts using Buffer Android app:
Step 1: Install it from the link provided above and then authorize it to manage your posts by connecting it with your Facebook account.
Step 2: Switch to its Queue tab and click on its Edit button to compose the post. After composing, click on Schedule button to set the date and time and then click on Buffer button on top of its screen. Now, your post is scheduled, which will be automatically posted to Facebook at the specified time.
Note: Its free account allows you to schedule up to 10 Facebook posts per day.
How to schedule Android Facebook posts using Do It Later Android app:
It is a very simple Android app to perform the designated task of scheduling Facebook posts. Like other Android apps mentioned in this article, you can also use it to schedule Facebook photo posts. Scheduling Facebook posts is really easy with this app, just install it from the link above and then click on “+” button to compose a Facebook post. After composing, just set the date and time and click on Schedule button at which you want your composed post to be automatically updated on Facebook.
Use Everypost Android app to Schedule Facebook on Android:
So here is the last Android app to schedule Facebook posts. Like other Android apps mentioned in this article, this one also lets you schedule Facebook photo posts as well. Getting started with this Android app to schedule Facebook posts is really easy; install it from the link provided above and then connect your Facebook account with it. You can connect your Facebook account through Settings>>Add Channel. After you have connected your Facebook account, you can now schedule Facebook account from its main interface itself. Just compose the Facebook post and then customize time and date for the scheduling process and click on Watch icon on top of its screen to schedule the Facebook post.
Download its iPhone app from here.
Note: Its free version lets you schedule up to 10 Facebook posts per day.
Verdict:
Most of these Android apps are also available on iPhone so you can schedule Facebook posts from both Android and iPhone, depending upon the device you have. You can use any of the Android app mentioned in this tutorial to schedule Facebook posts; I personally liked the Hootsuite Android app as it also lets you read Facebook feed and comment on them. Other Android apps mentioned in this article are also quite cool, so get your hands on them and let me know which one you like the best in the comment section below.
