# Improving the Square Register API Payment Experience

DevFeed: [Improving the Square Register API Payment Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/improving-the-square-register-api-payment-experience-15690.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/improving-the-square-register-api-payment-experience>)

Author: Gabriel Jinich

Published: 2017-04-25T01:00:19Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apps.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/improvements.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [payment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payment.md>)

## AI overview

Square introduced Register API improvements in its Point of Sale iOS and Android apps. iOS now keeps the contactless and chip card reader connected in the background, while Android supports a transparent background during payment flows.

## Source excerpt

We recently introduced new functionality in the Square Point of Sale iOS and Android apps that greatly improves the payment experience when...