Install Salah Locator and set it up on your Android phone

Salah Locator is free on Google Play for phones running Android 8.0 or later. After installing it, open the Find tab, tap the location button next to the search box and allow location access, and the app lists the mosques near you. You can read timetables, use Pray Now and set prayer alarms straight away. An account is only needed to save mosques or run one.

Install the app

1. On your phone, open Google Play and search for Salah Locator, or open the Google Play listing directly.
2. Tap Install.
3. When it finishes, tap Open.

If you are on a computer, the home page of sl.abdohoo.app has a Get it on Google Play button and a QR code you can scan with your phone's camera.

Allow location on first run

The app opens on Find. Until it knows where you are, it shows the general mosque directory under the heading Mosques.

1. Tap the round location button to the right of the Search by name, city or area box.
2. When Android asks, choose While using the app. Leave Precise switched on if your phone offers it, so distances are accurate.
3. The heading changes to Mosques near you, and a chip underneath shows Showing mosques near followed by your area.

Once you have allowed location, the app refreshes your position each time you open it. If location is switched off, it shows mosques near the last place you searched from.

Find your way around

The bar at the bottom of the screen has five tabs:

At the top of Find there are two more shortcuts: the compass icon opens the Qibla finder, and the bell opens Notifications.

Other permissions the app may ask for

• Notifications. On Android 13 and later, the app asks for this the first time you open a mosque's Prayer alarms screen. Without it, reminders can't appear.
• Exact alarms. If your phone hasn't granted it, the alarm screen shows an Allow exact alarms card with an Open settings button. It keeps reminders on time. See Set up prayer reminders.

The app does not ask for access to your contacts, photos or microphone. If you run a mosque and upload pictures, you choose them in Android's photo picker, which shares only the photos you pick.

Do you need an account?

Without an account you can use almost everything: nearby mosques, timetables, Pray Now, the Qibla finder, alarms and the widget. Create one if you want to:

• save mosques and see them under Saved on the app and the website
• get announcements and events from mosques you follow
• register or manage a mosque
• keep your theme, language and last location in step across devices, with Sync settings to my account

To create one, open Profile, tap Sign in, then Create an account. You need a full name, an email and a password; a phone number is optional.

Language and appearance

Under Profile → Language you can switch the app between English, العربية, اردو, Français, Bahasa Indonesia, Türkçe and বাংলা. Arabic and Urdu use a full right-to-left layout. Under Appearance, choose System, Light or Dark.

Next, learn how to find the nearest mosque, or read what works offline before you travel. For what happens to your data, see Delete your account and understand your data.