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All the things we’ve updated

Attach add-on services in the online booking flow

FeatureSquare Free
August 20, 2026
Appointments

Sellers attach add-on services to any bookable appointment — each with its own price and duration. Buyers select add-on services when booking an appointment online.

August 20, 2026
Appointments

Change measurement units during inventory counts

FeatureSquare Plus
August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory

Sellers switch between measurement units while performing a full or cycle inventory count. For example, a count can be recorded in individual units, cases, or other configured units without leaving the count screen.

August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory

Dark mode in Appointments

Feature
August 20, 2026
Appointments

Square Appointments supports a dark mode display option. Sellers switch between light and dark themes based on their preference.

August 20, 2026
Appointments

Exclude specific items or categories from discounts

FeatureSquare Free
August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory

Sellers can exclude specific items from discount promotions, preventing those products from being discounted at checkout. Exclusions are set per item and apply across all channels where the item is active.

August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory

Low-stock alert emails scheduled by location business hours

FeatureSquare Plus
August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory

Sellers receive low-stock alert emails 90 minutes after each location's closing time, rather than at one fixed time for the whole account. For sellers with several locations, each alert arrives at the end of that location's day instead of mid-shift. No new setting or action required.

August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory

Move ready tickets to front on Kitchen Display System expo

Feature
August 20, 2026
KDS

An opt-in setting on the expo Kitchen Display System (KDS) moves tickets to the front of the queue once all prep stations mark them complete. This helps expo staff prioritize orders that are ready for final assembly or handoff while other tickets still need prep work.

August 20, 2026
KDS

Pay bills from an external bank account

FeatureSquare Free
August 20, 2026
Payments, Banking

Sellers can now connect an external bank account to use as a funding source for bill payments. Previously, bills could only be funded by a debit card, credit card, or Square Checking account — so sellers who keep operating funds in an outside bank account had to leave Square to pay those vendors. This removes the need for a separate banking app to pay vendors from a business bank account, and keeps Square a one-stop shop for business banking.

August 20, 2026
Payments, Banking

Schedule price updates from Dashboard

FeatureSquare Plus
August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory, Dashboard app

Sellers schedule bulk price changes to catalog items from Dashboard. Prices update automatically at the scheduled date and time.

August 20, 2026
Items & Inventory, Dashboard app

Set different tax rules for pickup, delivery, and dine-in on online orders

FeatureSquare Free
August 20, 2026
Online, Orders

Sellers can exempt or reduce sales tax on online orders based on whether the order is for pickup, delivery, or dine-in. These conditions previously applied only to in-person orders.

August 20, 2026
Online, Orders

Split "fired" and "held" All Day counts on Kitchen Display System

FeatureSquare Free
August 20, 2026
KDS

A device setting separates each item's All Day count into “fired” and “held” totals. When enabled, a flame icon shows the fired count and a hold icon shows the held count, covering held courses on live tickets and fully-held upcoming tickets.

August 20, 2026
KDS

Accept EBT/SNAP payments at checkout

FeatureSquare Free
August 6, 2026
Payments

Eligible sellers in the US can accept SNAP EBT as a payment method directly through Square,* including in carts that mix EBT-eligible and non-eligible items. Square automatically splits the tender and adjusts taxes accordingly, with no manual work needed from the seller. Available in Retail mode on Square Register, Square Handheld, or Square Terminal. *Valid USDA FNS authorization required. [Terms](https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/payment#6%2E-other-payment-methods) apply.

August 6, 2026
Payments

Add more applets to the Point of Sale bottom navigation

FeatureSquare Free
August 6, 2026
POS

Sellers can customize the bottom navigation bar in Square Point of Sale by adding applets that were previously accessible only through the More menu. This gives direct, one-tap access to frequently used tools without navigating away from the main screen.

August 6, 2026
POS

Align prep times across stations on Kitchen Display System

FeatureSquare Free
August 6, 2026
KDS

Staggered item prep times on Square KDS now account for the entire order, not just the items on each station's screen. Stations with quick items wait to fire so the whole order finishes together, and if a longer dish finishes early or is removed, waiting stations get an orange alert to start right away. Nothing to set up — devices with staggered item prep times on get this automatically.

August 6, 2026
KDS

Choose how identical items appear in the cart

FeatureSquare Free
August 6, 2026
POS

The Consolidate identical items in the cart setting controls whether the same item added multiple times merges into a single line on Point of Sale. Turn it off to show each item on its own line, so staff can open and modify an individual item without splitting a grouped line first. The setting can be configured per mode.

August 6, 2026
POS

Customize barcode label layout and content

FeatureSquare Plus
August 6, 2026
Items & Inventory

Sellers now have more options when creating labels from Square Register. There are additional label sizes to choose from, plus more flexibility with content — including font styles and sizes, more fields to add, and more ways to organize what appears on each label.

August 6, 2026
Items & Inventory

Quick printer setup hidden when printer profiles exist

Feature
August 6, 2026
Hardware

The quick setup option for printers only appears when no printer profiles exist. Sellers who already have profiles assign one directly to a new printer — this keeps quick setup from creating default profiles that conflict with an existing configuration.

August 6, 2026
Hardware

Reorder modifier sets on Kitchen Display System

FeatureSquare Plus
August 6, 2026
KDS

Sellers can set a custom display order for modifier sets on a per-item basis from Dashboard. The chosen sequence applies to both KDS screens and KDS printed tickets, so modifiers appear in the same position on every ticket regardless of the order they were rung in on Point of Sale.

August 6, 2026
KDS

Reopen and edit paid checks on Square for Restaurants for Android

FeatureSquare Free
August 6, 2026
POS, Payments

Sellers at locations with the Reopen and Keep check settlement setting turned on can reopen a recently paid check straight from the order's details, add or edit items, and either keep it open or close it again. The updated total settles against the card authorization from the original payment — no need to bring the customer back or re-collect their card.

August 6, 2026
POS, Payments

See new releases and schedule installs right from Point of Sale and Dashboard

FeatureSquare Free
August 6, 2026
Dashboard app

The What's New section highlights upcoming and recently launched features, and is available on Point of Sale in addition to Square Dashboard. Sellers can choose to schedule when new updates install.

August 6, 2026
Dashboard app

Build multi-step modifier flows with nested options

FeatureSquare Plus
July 23, 2026
Items & Inventory

Nest a modifier set under a specific modifier choice, and those selections only appear when that choice is picked, up to three levels deep. For example, selecting a milk could prompt a follow-up sweetness choice. Staff and customers see one clean flow, with no messy workarounds like duplicating sets.

July 23, 2026
Items & Inventory

Charge auto-gratuity before discounts are applied

FeatureSquare Plus
July 23, 2026
Payments

Calculate auto-gratuity on the pre-discount subtotal instead of the discounted total, and set multiple rates for different service scenarios.

July 23, 2026
Payments

Control ticket padding in printer profiles

FeatureSquare Free
July 23, 2026
POS, Hardware

Printer profile settings control whether top and bottom padding appears on printed order tickets. A separate setting determines whether the ticket footer, which includes device and profile information, prints.

July 23, 2026
POS, Hardware

Edit prices and margins from the inventory receive screen

FeatureSquare Plus
July 23, 2026
POS, Items & Inventory

Update an item's price or margin directly from the inventory receive flow and stock overview item details on Point of Sale. When a shipment comes in at a new cost, you can see the margin impact and reprice on the spot.

July 23, 2026
POS, Items & Inventory

Group items by category on Kitchen Display System

FeatureSquare Plus
July 23, 2026
KDS

A setting on Kitchen Display System (KDS) lets sellers choose how ticket items are sorted: by the order they were rung in, alphabetically, or by category. When sellers choose category sorting, items are visually grouped on the ticket by the item's reporting category, so cooks find what they need in a consistent spot.

July 23, 2026
KDS

Merge tables directly from Point of Sale

Feature
July 23, 2026
POS

Staff combine multiple tables into one group directly from Point of Sale during service, moving the tables together on the floor plan and updating the table number even after an order's been placed. Merged tables share a single check, letting teams manage large parties or flexible seating without switching to Dashboard.

July 23, 2026
POS

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