I currently use Tap to Pay I-phone, but my personal phone is an Android, so I need to bring 2 phones to POS events. Is an Android solution even being worked on? If not, why? My shop is too small to afford any more hardware, I think the one I had is no longer being supported, the chip and swipe gizmo.
Topic summary
Merchant requests Tap to Pay support on Android for Shopify POS, noting they currently use an iPhone for Tap to Pay while their personal phone is Android, forcing them to carry two devices. They also mention limited budget for additional hardware and that their old chip-and-swipe reader may no longer be supported.
Key asks:
- Is an Android Tap to Pay option being developed?
- If not, why, given small-shop hardware constraints?
Shopify staff update:
- No current news or timeline for Tap to Pay on Android with Shopify POS.
- Feedback has been shared with the development team, but no commitments or outcomes can be promised.
Status and outcomes:
- No decision or release timeline provided.
- Discussion remains open with the feature request acknowledged but unresolved. Potential hardware affordability concerns remain unaddressed beyond escalation of feedback.
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Hi there, @CraftyJuniper1 . Thanks for taking the time to reach out to the Shopify Community Forums regarding your question around Tap to Pay! My name is Imogen. It’s good to meet you!
At this time, we have no news to share on when ‘Tap to Pay’ may become available on Android devices using Shopify POS. With that being said, we have received feedback around folks who would like to see this become available, so I’ve gone ahead and made our developers aware of your thread and feedback here. I can’t promise what may result from me sharing your feedback and feature request with them, but you can rest assured that the appropriate Team has been made aware! Thanks so much for your feedback - it’s feedback that helps us build Shopify into the best version of itself!
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