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                "summary": "The Shopify POS app can complete checkouts offline with cash, custom payment methods and (once activated) card payments on supported readers; customers, gift cards, returns and inventory/order sync need internet, and orders sync automatically on reconnect.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-features",
                "q": "You can still accept payments by cash and manual payments set up as custom payment methods."
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                "q": "Shopify POS is a point of sale system available on iOS or Android that you can use to sell your products in person."
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                "v": "Offline card payments need POS app 9.14.0+, a supported Shopify reader, a staff permission, and are capped by per-device daily and per-transaction limits.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
                "q": "Your POS app is updated to version 9.14.0 or later"
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                "v": "Shopify POS runs on iOS/Android and supports Shopify card readers (POS Go, POS Terminal, Tap & Chip and others) plus retail hardware such as barcode scanners and cash drawers.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/pos-app-requirements",
                "q": "Connect Shopify POS to additional retail hardware, such as a barcode scanner or a cash drawer."
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                "topic": "offline",
                "text": "Offline card payments are not routed to the processor until reconnection, so declines only surface later; Shopify advises reconnecting ideally within 24 hours.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
                "q": "To reduce the risk of declined payments, reconnect to the internet as soon as possible, ideally within 24 hours"
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            {
                "topic": "office",
                "text": "With the POS Terminal reader, offline payments still require the store's local Wi-Fi network to be working.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-payments",
                "q": "Your local Wi-Fi network must still be working"
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            {
                "topic": "offline",
                "text": "While offline, Shopify POS cannot sync orders and inventory with the Shopify admin; syncing resumes automatically on reconnect.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/selling-offline/offline-features",
                "q": "Shopify POS can't sync orders and inventory with your Shopify admin when you're offline."
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                "text": "SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, mandatory two-step authentication and the organization user activity log are all Shopify Plus-only.",
                "src": "https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/security/advanced-security-features",
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