Guidance 1.1 is out! Ramadan Mubarak!
What a better way to start Ramadan than with a new version of Guidance with some great new features. The most relevant feature is being able to have Guidance play the Adhan a certain number of minutes before Fajr. This is great for letting Guidance wake you up for suhoor or some Qiam ul-layl. You can also choose to use an audio file of their own as the Adhan, in case you have an Adhan thats cooler than Yusuf Islam. Users also have the ability to choose a different time zone from the system time zone in case they want to get prayer times for a location other than their own. Another big feature is the set of pre-defined calculations you can choose from. I felt this was more familiar and easier to understand for most people than choosing the sunrise and sunset angles, however if you prefer to customize your own sunrise and sunset angles then thats available as well. There’s also a handy little help button next to the calculation methods and clicking on it provides a description of the different methods and some tips on how to choose the correct one.
One thing I’m extremely happy to announce is that Guidance is much more stable, no more crashing for higher latitudes. Not only that but it correctly calculates prayer times for the highest locations you can think of.
Inshallah it will not be another year before the next release. I already have some features I would like to implement, such as the option to have Guidance pause iTunes when it starts playing the adhan and a calendar that shows you the Islamic date and prayer times for that date. Also, I’m really sorry that Arabic localization did not make it into this version, I was rushing to finish it in time for Ramadan, so that will definitely go into the next version.
If you notice any problems with this release or have some suggestions for features please leave a comment or contact me.
Ramadan Mubarak!
One thing I’m extremely happy to announce is that Guidance is much more stable, no more crashing for higher latitudes. Not only that but it correctly calculates prayer times for the highest locations you can think of.
Inshallah it will not be another year before the next release. I already have some features I would like to implement, such as the option to have Guidance pause iTunes when it starts playing the adhan and a calendar that shows you the Islamic date and prayer times for that date. Also, I’m really sorry that Arabic localization did not make it into this version, I was rushing to finish it in time for Ramadan, so that will definitely go into the next version.
If you notice any problems with this release or have some suggestions for features please leave a comment or contact me.
Ramadan Mubarak!
September 1st, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Assalaamu 3aleykum,
You developed Guidance to a great application. I really like the possibility of manual adjusments. I can’t wait for Guidance 2.0 (I’m just kidding haha).
September 1st, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I forgot to say that the icon is much better like this, because it’s not that complicated and detailed as the previous icon.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 am
As salaamu ‘alaykum war rahmatullaahi wa barakatu
Jazakallaahu khair for this wonderful app. May Allaah make you successful in this life and in the next. Having moved to the Denver area, the new features make life a whole lot easier.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:53 am
Salaam Ameir,
Ramadan Mubarak! Great to hear of the news. I did try to find the application on iTunes but without any success. Please let us know how the application is filed.
Thank you
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Tariq, this post is actually about guidance for Mac. The iPhone version is done, I’m just waiting on Apple to approve it. As soon as thats done it will be on the App store and I’ll make another post inshallah letting everyone know.
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Ameir, now I understand…:) First few days of fasting does this to me. Thank you for the update.