# Connection goes down, business stays up

DevFeed: [Connection goes down, business stays up](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/connection-goes-down-business-stays-up-15585.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/connection-goes-down-business-stays-up>)

Author: Square Engineering

Published: 2014-05-06T16:06:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [card](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/card.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [fetch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fetch.md>), [information](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [offline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offline.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [private-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/private-key.md>), [public-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-key.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>)

## AI overview

Square's Offline Mode lets mobile sellers continue accepting credit card payments during temporary cell or Wi-Fi outages. Payment data is encrypted on the seller's device, uploaded in batches when connectivity returns, and cleared after server receipt; sellers have 72 hours to reconnect.

## Source excerpt

Introducing Offline Mode