What changed: Shopify announced a series of improvements that speed up the POS checkout flow: card payments process faster and there are fewer taps for cash, gift card, and split payments. Receipt handling is also faster, with a pre-filled buyer receipt selection screen when Shopify recognizes the buyer, and email domain shortcuts for manually entering a customer's email at the register.
Who is affected
Businesses using Shopify POS; the evidence specifies version 11.17.0 and later.
What it means for your business
For businesses using Shopify POS, this means shorter checkout and receipt times at the register, keeping lines moving faster during peak hours.
What to do
Update your Shopify POS app to version 11.17.0 or later and check whether checkout speed improves at your register.
When it takes effect
The source gives no date; the changes are available in Shopify POS version 11.17.0 and later.
Source: https://changelog.shopify.com/posts/faster-pos-checkout
