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Alerts stop when the phone is idle

To save battery, Android can stop an app from running in the background. A prayer app then cannot wake up to play the athan, so alerts stop when the phone is idle or overnight.

How to check

  1. Open your phone’s Settings
  2. Tap Apps, then find the app in the list
  3. Tap Battery (on some phones App battery usage)
  4. Choose Unrestricted

Your phone’s make matters

Some manufacturers add a battery setting of their own on top of Android’s. Pick yours.

Xiaomi, Redmi or POCO

Open the Security app, tap Permissions, then Autostart, and switch the app on. Then open your recent apps, pull the app’s card down and tap the padlock.

Samsung

Open

  1. Settings
  2. Battery
  3. Background usage limits
. Make sure the app is not in “Sleeping apps” or “Deep sleeping apps”.

Oppo, realme, vivo or OnePlus

Open

  1. Settings
  2. Battery
  3. App battery management
. Allow the app to run in the background.

Tecno, Infinix or itel

Open Phone Master, then App freezer, and remove the app from the frozen list.

Huawei

Open

  1. Settings
  2. Battery
  3. App launch
. Set the app to Manage manually and switch all three options on.

Another make? The independent guide dontkillmyapp.com covers many more phones. We link to it rather than pretend we know every one.

The name in your phone’s list may differ. Islamic Calendar & Prayer Time appears as Islamic. Muslim Baby Names Finder appears as Baby Names. Make Money Manager appears as Money.

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