POSnet

January 22, 2020

- Updated the app for iOS 13. - Updated the interface, so it adapts to screens that have notches. - Made the app maintain and restore its state when moving to and from the background. The current user is signed back in if the app is removed from the list of recent apps. - The number of elements in the app's main lists and collections now adapts according to the screen's size. - Made a series of other bug fixes, visual adjustments and adaptations.

April 28, 2016

- Call Waiter and Request Bill messages are now shown to the clerk associated with the menu as well, not only to the one occupying the table. - Photos and Camera authorizations are now monitored in the app and users are notified of any restrictions. - Clients can now be selected by a barcode scan of their loyalty cards as well. - Clerk PINs are now 4-digits long and auto-submit upon typing. - A new option allows clerks to authenticate by typing their PIN directly, without selecting their names from a grid. - Tables that have multiple orders now appear with a different hue than those having a single order. - A new module allows the app to use device-connected RFID readers for bracelet payments. - Percent discounts are now supported in the app. - A number of bug fixes, visual tweaks and corrections.

September 23, 2015

- iOS 9 support. - Product category restrictions that are set up on the server are now taken into account in the mobile app as well. Access can be restricted for individual terminals or for all mobile app instances. - Minor fixes and corrections.

August 24, 2015

Introducing POSnet 8: - Ground-up, autolayout-based interface implementation. - Category-associated background colors are now shown on Current Order, Transfer Order and Pay Order panels as well. - Product detail headers are now scrollable to accommodate products with longer names. - Settings that are enabled now appear highlighted, for increased visibility, especially on iPads. - A search feature has been implemented for the settings table. - The "Scale Product Names to Fit" setting becomes "Scale Product and Category Names to Fit", as it now acts on categories' names as well. - A new option has been introduced, controlling the way product prices are displayed on the dedicated panel (hidden, shown permanently, or shown in a menu, after a long tap). - Quick order placement is now supported after activating an option. In this mode, orders can be placed with a single tap, while the ordered quantities are shown on the corresponding cells in the products panel. - Call Waiter and Request Bill messages coming from digital menus or other dedicated devices are now shown in the app to those users who work on the tables from where the messages were sent. - A new module for interface aspect customization allows users to change colors and background textures. - By selecting the Map option for the Tables Layout setting, the tables interface can now be shown as a direct representation of the server layout. - The app now deletes messages older than 24 hours, that have been read. - Restricted payment methods are no longer listed. - A new set of permissions that were previously taken into account only on the server are now supported in the app as well. - A distinct symbol is now shown on tables and on individual table orders where the bill has been printed. - Settings can now be exported and imported between app instances by generating and scanning QR codes. - Two additional payment methods are now supported: a points-based, NFC wristband mechanism and a solution that integrates the app with a credit-card scanner device. - Unconfirmed orders coming from the menu will request confirmation before the table can be cashed. - Server messages that pertain to a particular table (course prepared, call waiter, request bill and confirm order) are now presented with an option to access the table directly.

November 17, 2014

- iOS8 support. - Support for the iPad keyboard down button for submitting fields. - A number of bug fixes and interface adjustments.

October 4, 2014

- Received messages can now be deleted, so that they don't clutter the list. - Support for specifying the number of guests sitting at the table. - Internal adjustments that comply with the requirements of the current server version. - Total amounts are now formatted with decimal separators. - Sent messages now support single quotes. - The code has been reorganized in order to support ARC.

June 1, 2014

- Product Characteristics bug fixes and display enhancements. - Interface orientation lock bug fix. - The last visited category can now be persisted with the categories in Grid View as well. - Product names scale-to-fit option. - Two settings regarding the app's behavior after full table payment have been restructured. - App users can now send messages to each other in the Messages screen.

May 8, 2014

- Slight interface changes on the Settings screen. - Stability improvements on poor wireless connections.

April 30, 2014

- Added a new server setting for payment methods' mobile terminal availability. - Fidelity points payment allocation is now limited by availability. - The app no longer crashes when it's closed after sending an order, while waiting a reply from the server. - Order printer defaults to the first printer found on the server. - Introduced a keystore-based device identifier storage mechanism, which persists across app reinstallations. - Added a server and network performance benchmark feature. - App connectivity can now be restricted to a certain set of wireless networks, in order to ensure that devices only operate on the same networks as the POSnet server. - A number of issues with the product sorting algorithm have been fixed. - An issue with the payment of products that have associated extras has been resolved. - Client selection can now be cancelled when Charge to Account is selected.

March 13, 2014

- Grid view for categories, improving user interaction for locations with a significant number of categories. - Universal PIN access when the terminal is connected to the demo server. - Support for products that are only present on custom categories. - Settings toggle option for server message polling. - Locations are now sorted alphabetically. - Fixed an issue that caused server message polling to stall after a network interruption. - Fixed an issue that caused the app to freeze when attempting to send orders while the POS server was offline. - Optimized image assets, as to reduce the installed binary size.