Release notes

Custom text colours for modifiers on Kitchen Display System

What changed: You can assign custom text colours to modifiers so they stand out on your Kitchen Display System. Colours are configured per modifier from the Modifiers page in the Items section of Square Dashboard.

Why it matters: During a busy service, kitchen staff need to spot critical modifier details — like allergy notes or preparation instructions — at a glance. Custom text colours let you visually distinguish between different types of modifiers on the KDS, helping your team prepare orders more accurately.

Access: Go to Items > Modifiers on your Square Dashboard. Select the modifier you want to customise and assign a text colour. The colour appears on your KDS tickets once the change is saved. This feature rolls out next week.

Learn how to create and edit modifiers

Add items by category when creating a cycle count

What changed: When setting up a cycle count, you can select a category to automatically add all items within it. Instead of selecting items one by one, choosing a category prefills your cycle count with every item assigned to it.

Why it matters: If you manage a large catalogue, building a cycle count item by item is tedious — especially when you're trying to count an entire section of your store, like all footwear or all candles. Adding by category lets you set up counts faster, so you can run them more often and keep stock levels accurate.

Access: When creating a cycle count, look for the option to add items by category. Select the category you want, and all items within it are added to the count automatically.

Advanced rules for manual discounts

What changed: Manual discounts support advanced rules including category-based targeting, buy-one-get-one (BOGO) offers, and conditional logic. These rule types, previously limited to automatic discounts, can be configured when creating or editing any manual discount.

Why it matters: Automatic discounts apply to every qualifying sale — but sometimes you want your staff to decide when a deal makes sense. A regular who's buying in bulk, a customer having a rough day, or a one-off exception that doesn't fit your standard promotions. Advanced rules on manual discounts let you build the logic once (e.g., BOGO on a specific category) and leave the decision to apply it up to your team at checkout.

Access: Rolling out next week. To set up advanced rules on a manual discount, go to Discounts on your Square Dashboard and create or edit a manual discount. You'll see options for category targeting, BOGO, and conditional logic during configuration.

Learn how to create and edit discounts

Daily auto-reset for ticket numbers in food and beverage

What changed: Ticket numbers automatically reset to #1 before each business day. The reset fires 15 minutes before your configured opening hours, or at 4 am if business hours aren't set. The existing max-value reset (at 100 or 1,000) still applies — tickets reset on whichever trigger comes first: time of day or max reached. No manual steps are required.

Why it matters: When ticket numbers carry over from the previous day, your kitchen staff might open the morning with orders starting at #347 instead of #1. That makes it harder to track orders at a glance, and high numbers can overlap with table numbers or cause confusion on the KDS. With daily auto-reset, your team starts each day with a clean count — order #1, #2, #3 — so tickets stay short, readable, and easy to call out.

Access: Rolling out next week. The daily reset applies automatically based on your configured business hours. If you haven't set business hours, the reset defaults to 4 am. To review or update your business hours, go to your Square Dashboard under Business information.

Magic link fallback when CAPTCHA verification fails during login

What changed: If captcha verification fails during login, you can verify your identity through a magic link sent to your email address. Instead of being blocked from your account by a false-positive captcha result, you receive an email with a secure link that lets you complete the login process.

Why it matters: Captcha checks occasionally flag legitimate login attempts — especially on certain browsers, networks, or devices. Previously, a false positive could lock you out of your account with no alternative. The magic link fallback gives you a reliable way to get back in without waiting for the issue to resolve itself.

Access: No setup is required. If a captcha check fails during login, you're automatically prompted to verify your identity via a magic link sent to the email address associated with your Square account.

Self-service appeal for compliance-related account deactivations

What changed: Sellers whose accounts have been deactivated for compliance reasons can submit an appeal directly from the Square Support Portal. The self-serve appeal flow lets you provide additional information for Square to review your case without needing to contact support. This appeal option applies to compliance-related deactivations and does not apply to accounts deactivated for Terms of Service violations.

Why it matters: If your account was deactivated and you believe the decision was made in error, you have a way to request a review and supply supporting information on your own — without waiting for a support agent.

Access: Log in to the Square Support Portal with your deactivated account credentials and follow the prompts to submit an appeal. The appeal option is available to sellers with compliance-related deactivations who meet eligibility criteria.

Learn how to appeal a compliance deactivation of your Square account

Dark mode available across all Square Point of Sale apps on iOS

What changed: Dark mode is available across all Square Point of Sale apps on iOS — not just Food & Beverage modes. The updated colour scheme matches market design standards for improved readability in low-light environments.

Why it matters: If you run a bar, theatre, spa, or any business where the lights stay low, a bright POS screen can be distracting for both your staff and your customers. Dark mode reduces glare so your team can ring up sales, manage orders, and check appointments without a screen lighting up the room.

Access: Set your iOS device to dark mode in your device's system settings (Settings > Display & Brightness > Dark). Square Point of Sale automatically follows your system preference — no additional configuration is needed inside the app.

Learn how to use modes with Square Point of Sale

Dedicated settings for Kiosk mode

What changed: Kiosk mode includes a dedicated settings experience where you can manage device groups, assign menus, configure branding, and control individual kiosk devices. All kiosk configuration lives in one place rather than requiring navigation across multiple settings screens.

Why it matters: Setting up and managing kiosks previously meant jumping between different settings screens to handle menus, branding, and device assignments. With a centralised settings experience, you can configure everything — from the menu a kiosk displays to the colours and logo customers see — without leaving the Kiosk section.

Access: Rolling out next week. Available to sellers using Kiosk mode on Square Point of Sale.