Support & FAQ

Salaty calculates prayer times on your device, using high-precision astronomical algorithms based on the position of the sun at your location. Results are rounded to the minute and are typically accurate to within one to two minutes. No internet connection is needed for this.

Fajr and Isha depend on how far the sun is below the horizon — and this is exactly where calculation methods differ: each authority defines its own angles or intervals. Salaty automatically selects the method customary in your country.

You can find the parameters of every method in the app under Settings → About → Accuracy & Methods.

Ideally the method used by your mosque or by the Muslim community in your country. If you are unsure, keep automatic selection turned on.

1. In Salaty, open Settings → Calculation.
2. Tap Method and choose one of the 15 methods. Changing the method, the Asr calculation or the High Latitudes rule turns off automatic selection. You can turn Automatic back on at any time; this resets all three to the values customary for your location.
3. Under Asr Calculation, choose Standard — Shafiʿi, Maliki and Hanbali: Asr begins when a shadow equals its object’s length — or Hanafi: Asr begins when a shadow is twice its object’s length, so later.

Above about 48° latitude — for example in Germany, the UK or Scandinavia — twilight can last all night in summer. The High Latitudes setting then keeps Fajr and Isha at practical times.

Small differences are normal: many mosques publish their own timetables, round times or deliberately add a few minutes of precaution. Elevation and atmospheric refraction can also shift times slightly.

1. Check that the right place is selected and that the method and Asr calculation match your mosque.
2. Open Settings → Calculation → Adjustments.
3. Shift individual prayers earlier or later by up to 30 minutes. Adjustments are added on top of the calculation method — for notifications, widgets and the monthly calendar as well.

If the Hijri date differs from your local moon sighting, you can adjust it by up to two days under Settings → Display → Hijri Date.

Salaty schedules all alerts locally on your device. If they don’t arrive, an iOS setting is usually the reason. Go through these points one by one:

1. Allow notifications: Under Settings → Adhan & Notifications, Salaty shows whether notifications are enabled and whether anything needs attention. In iOS, the options are under Settings → Apps → Salaty → Notifications; turn on “Allow Notifications” and “Sounds” there.
2. Alert for each prayer: Check that the prayer is set to Adhan, Notification or Silent (Sunrise offers Notification or Silent). With “Off” there is no alert at the prayer time, but a reminder you set still arrives.
3. Focus: An active Focus (such as Do Not Disturb or Sleep) can hold back notifications. Allow Salaty in the settings of that Focus, or allow time-sensitive notifications there. Adhan alerts are sent as time-sensitive notifications, so keep “Time Sensitive Notifications” turned on under Settings → Apps → Salaty → Notifications.
4. Silent mode: When your device is in silent mode, alerts arrive without sound.
5. Open Salaty now and then: iOS allows only a limited number of scheduled notifications. Salaty therefore schedules the upcoming alerts and refills the schedule through Background App Refresh and whenever you open the app. If Background App Refresh is off or the app was closed from the App Switcher, open Salaty every few days. If you see the “Prayer alerts paused” notice, simply open the app once.

The compass relies on your device’s magnetometer, which is easily disturbed. For the best accuracy:

• Calibrate: Move your device through the air in a figure-8 motion a few times. Salaty shows a hint when calibration is needed.
• Avoid interference: Keep away from magnets and metal — such as magnetic cases or mounts, speakers and metal objects.
• Hold it flat: Hold your device as level as possible in front of you.
• Allow location access: With location access, the compass is referenced to true north. Without it, the compass uses magnetic north, which can differ considerably depending on the region — and Salaty won’t confirm that you are facing the Qibla. You’ll find the permission under Settings → Apps → Salaty → Location.

Salaty displays the compass’s current accuracy in degrees. The Qibla direction is the initial bearing of the shortest (great-circle) path to the Kaaba.

Widgets show the place and settings you chose in the app. The countdown runs by itself; iOS decides when a widget is reloaded.

1. Check in Salaty that the right place is selected. Whenever you change the place or a setting, Salaty reloads all widgets immediately. If you use your current location, it is updated when you open the app, once you have moved noticeably.
2. If a widget says “Open Salaty to set your location”, choose a place in the app.
3. If that doesn’t help, remove the widget and add it again.
4. Keep Background App Refresh turned on for Salaty (Settings → Apps → Salaty). In Low Power Mode, iOS may delay updates.

Salaty follows your device language by default and is available in German, English and Arabic. To choose a different language for Salaty only:

1. In Salaty, open Settings → Display → Language.
2. Choose Deutsch, English or العربية — the change applies immediately. Choose System to follow your device language again.

Alternatively, you can change it in iOS under Settings → Apps → Salaty → Language.

Yes. Once a place is selected, prayer times, the Qibla compass, notifications and widgets also work offline. You only need a connection for city search and place names, and on iOS also for the map on the Qibla screen. On iOS these features are provided by Apple Maps, on Android by your device’s geocoding service (usually Google’s); without a connection, Android finds larger cities in a built-in list.

Salaty itself collects no data: there are no accounts, ads, analytics or tracking, nothing is sent to the developer, and your settings, places, bookmarks and own recordings stay on your device. Only for place names, city search and the map does your device send requests (such as coordinates or search text) directly to Apple Maps (iOS) or to your device’s geocoding service, usually Google’s (Android). The live demo on this website calculates everything in your browser and transmits nothing. You’ll find all the details in the privacy policy.