The POS on a tablet or phone
How the till opens on a new device and why it asks for approval.
The POS opens in the browser of any device: Android tablet, iPad, PC or phone. Nothing to install.
- On the device, open your till's address (shown in the back office: Open POS).
- For safety, a new device asks for approval:
- either sign in there once with the owner's email and password,
- or press Ask for approval and approve the code in the back office → POS devices.
- After that, staff sign in with their PIN only.
Like an app: in the browser menu choose "Add to home screen". The POS opens full screen, like an app.
Device lost or stolen: POS devices → Revoke. It is signed out at once.
Wrong PINs: after 4 mistakes the wait doubles with each new one, and with 50 in one day PIN entry stops for the whole store until the owner presses Open POS in the back office. See Staff and PINs.
Internet: the POS works online. If the connection drops, a red bar shows and the screen locks, so taps aren't repeated. Press Continue offline and sell as usual: sales are kept on the device and sent, with their receipts, as soon as the connection is back. For this to work, open the till once with internet on every device. See The till without internet.