How to Accept Payments on a Tablet
Get set up
Plug in your Square Reader. Open the Square Point of Sale app and sign in. Before you get started, make sure you’ve downloaded the Square Point of Sale app on your tablet.
Having trouble? Learn how.
Set the amount
Tap the keypad icon on the right of your screen. On the keypad screen, enter the amount to be charged. If you have items in your item library, tap the specific items to add to the sale
Learn more about building your item library.
Complete the sale
Confirm the total amount and then swipe the card or tap Charge to see all payment options. On the confirmation page, your customer can sign, add a tip, and choose to receive an email or text message receipt.
Note: if you purchased an EMV card reader, learn how to accept payments.
Without Square Reader
Get set up
Open the Square Point of Sale app and sign in.
Before you get started, make sure you’ve downloaded the Square Point of Sale app on your tablet.
Having trouble? Learn how.
Set the amount
Tap the keypad icon in the lower right of your screen (top right for Android tablets). On the keypad screen, enter the amount to be charged. If you have items in your item library, tap the specific items to add to the sale.
Learn more about building your item library.
Invoice
Set the invoice amount
Open the Square Point of Sale app. Enter the amount you want to invoice or select items from the item library. Tap Charge.
Learn more about building your item library.
Before you get started, make sure you’ve downloaded the Square Point of Sale app on your tablet.
Having trouble? Learn how.
Create your invoice
Select Invoice from the list of payment options (for Android tablets, select “Send as Invoice”). Complete the requested information, including the email address of the invoice recipient, and add a custom message in the message field (optional).
Send your invoice
When the information is complete, click Send. Your customer receives an emailed invoice that looks like this, and you get a copy in your inbox.
Track invoice payment
Once your invoice is sent, you can track whether it has been paid from your Dashboard.
Enable Mastercard Audio Tone
To enable or disable the Mastercard audio tone for the Square POS app at the completion of a successful transaction with Mastercard:
1. Tap the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner.
2. Tap Settings > Payment sounds.
3. Toggle on or off Allow card network sounds.
If enabled, the tone will only be heard for dipped or tapped Mastercard debit and credit cards.