Release notes
Vol 1 | 9 April 2026
Product updates across payments, menus, and sign-in
Modifier sets assignable by sales channel
What's changed: Modifier sets can now be assigned to specific sales channels (eg Point of Sale, Square Online and delivery apps).
Why it matters: Not every modifier makes sense in every channel. Now you can keep in-store-only options off your online menu (and vice versa) without creating separate modifier sets.
Access: Go to Items > Modifiers on your Dashboard and choose which channels each modifier set applies to. Disabling the Point of Sale sales channel will only affect POS versions 7.2 and later.
Learn more about assigning channels to your modifiers.
Time-based menus on Square Point of Sale for food and beverage sellers
What's changed: Time-based menus on POS brings automatic menu scheduling to F&B modes (Full service, Quick service and Bar). The POS now auto-selects the right menu based on the time of day, restricts off-hours access to manager overrides and keeps menus in sync across every channel.
Menu auto-selection — POS defaults to the first available menu based on the current time. No manual switching.
Off-hours access control — Team members without the 'Configure service settings' permission are blocked from accessing off-hours menus. Manager passcode override required.
Item search still works — Staff can always find and add individual items via search, even from inactive menus – great for accommodating special requests.
Full channel parity — Same menu hours now enforced across POS, Square Online, Kiosks, ordering profiles and delivery apps (DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub).
Why it matters: No more staff accidentally processing breakfast items during dinner service, or happy-hour pricing outside of happy hour.
Access: Go to Items > Items & menus > Menus on your Dashboard. Find the menu you want to schedule, then click the three-dot menu (⋯) and select Edit menu details to set the menu hours.
Offline payments enabled by default so you can keep accepting payments without an internet connection
What's changed: Starting from 12 April, offline payments will be enabled by default for all Square customers. If your internet connection drops or there is a Square outage, your device will automatically process card payments offline. Payments are submitted once your device reconnects. Previously, the setting had to be enabled manually on each device.2
Why it matters: Offline payments keeps your business running during internet outages or Square service disruptions. Your devices will automatically process payments even when connectivity drops, so you never have to turn customers away.
Access: Starting from 12 April, offline payments will be enabled by default for all sellers unless you've chosen to keep your existing settings via the Dashboard modal. You can always turn it off by going to Settings > Checkout > Offline payment on Point of Sale or Dashboard.
Learn more about offline payments.
Passkey sign-in on the web for faster, more secure access
What's changed: The next time you log in to Square Dashboard, we will automatically create a passkey to make future logins more secure.
Why it matters: Passkeys protect your account from unauthorised access
Access: Now that a passkey has been created for your account, when you visit Square from this device, we'll automatically detect your passkey and prompt you to authenticate using your device's biometric features (such as fingerprint or facial recognition).
Learn more about passkey sign-in on the web: https://squareup.com/help/ie/en/article/8460-create-a-passkey
2Offline payments are processed automatically when you reconnect your device to the internet and will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 72 hours of taking your first offline payment. By enabling offline payments, you are responsible for any expired, declined or disputed payments accepted while offline. Square is unable to provide customer contact information for payments declined while offline. Offline payments are not supported on older versions of Square Reader (1st generation, v1 and v2). For help identifying your hardware, click here.