Square Release Notes

Sellers create their own inventory adjustment reason types, such as shrinkage, damage, or theft, instead of choosing from a fixed list.

Custom reasons appear in inventory history, making it easier to categorize and track stock losses by cause.

Sellers can set a future available count to ensure the system reflects the right quantity at a specific time — whether an item is sold out and being prepped again, or currently available and being planned ahead. This count can also repeat on a daily or weekly cadence to support workflows where items are regularly prepared in batches.

Servers can begin and save a table after entering a guest count, even before adding items to the check. The table stays occupied on the floor plan from the moment guests are seated, keeping table status accurate during service.

Item listing status labels now use "hidden" and "not hidden" to control whether an item appears in Shop All and Order Online pages on your Square business website. Hidden items can still be purchased via direct link or added to featured items or sections on your website. This toggle appears under Channels in the item edit sheet, or as "Hidden status" when bulk editing. This replaces the previous "Hidden" and "Direct link only" labels — there's no change to how the setting works.

Set receipt font size to small, medium, or large on a per-station basis for easier reading by customers and staff.

Point of Sale plays a tone through the device speaker when a card payment is declined, making declines easier to hear in noisy or busy environments. Turn the speaker cue on or off and preview the sound from device settings.

Assign a negative price to any modifier option and Square deducts it from the item total at checkout — no manual adjustments needed. For example, set "no cheese" to -$1 and it comes off automatically when a customer selects it.

A dedicated folder in Square Savings automatically sets aside the exact sales tax amount from every card sale.

Tax rates pull from your existing tax settings and apply per transaction, including across multiple locations with different tax jurisdictions.

Enable the automated sweep from your Square Savings account.

Hide fulfillment methods that don't apply to your business, like removing Shipments if you don't send orders through the mail.

You can also show a running sales total for a logged-in team member.

Square Credit Card now earns 1.5% cash back on every purchase — up from 1%. The rate applies to all cardholders.

Control whether the first variation is automatically selected or manually chosen before the item is added to a check. This setting operates independently of the Skip customization when possible option.

Turn on full-screen alert with a looping chime plays on Point of Sale when an online or third-party marketplace order arrives. The alert repeats until a team member acknowledges it. Adjust alert duration, sound, and on/off state per device in settings.

A setting on Terminal allows you to print a second itemized receipt at the end of a standard checkout. Enable it per device — it won't apply to your other Terminals automatically.

Set different prices for the same item across multiple locations in a single action instead of one at a time. Price overrides are grouped by item for easier review.

Sync item grids created in Standard Mode from one location to others without rebuilding them manually at each location.