Preferences is where you set your text size, language, and theme, and where you set or change your PIN. You reach it from the settings gear, which sits on every screen, including the sign-in screen. You do not have to be signed in to open it.
Text size
Choose from four sizes, from the one that fits the most on a screen up to the largest, most readable size. The change applies everywhere in the app, at once.
Your text size follows you. Sign in on any device in the store and your size comes with you, because it is saved against your account.
Language
This sets your own interface language. It applies from the next time you sign in.
Two things are worth knowing:
- It is your account's language, not a setting for this app alone. It applies wherever you sign in with that account, including the back office.
- It does not change the language your receipts print in. Receipts follow your store's own receipt setup, not this setting.
Theme
Choose light, dark, or follow the device. Every screen has both a light and a dark version.
The theme stays on the device you set it on, so two phones in the same store can differ. Because it is stored on the device, it also works before you sign in.
Home layout
If you manage the floor, you can choose what appears on your home screen below the action tiles. There are two parts you can turn on or off:
- The manager dashboard, your figures for the day. On by default.
- The team summary, your staff at a glance. Off by default.
These follow your account, like your text size.
Your PIN
Your PIN signs you in with your Associate ID, and it unlocks the till on this phone if the connection drops. You set and change it here yourself. It takes about 20 seconds to set, and afterwards it works on any phone in the store.
The PIN section shows one of these, depending on where you stand:
| What you see | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| You have not set a PIN yet | You have no PIN. | Set one. It works on any phone in the store afterwards. |
| Ready on this phone | You have a PIN and this phone knows it. | Change it if you need to. Changing it changes it on every phone. |
| Not ready on this phone | You have a PIN, but this phone has never seen it. | Enter it once here, so this phone can unlock the till during an outage. |
| Cannot work on this address | The store's app address is not secure (HTTPS), so this phone cannot keep your PIN. | Selling still works while connected. An administrator can move the app to a secure address. |
Two points to keep in mind:
- There is no option to turn a PIN off. You can set it or change it, but not remove it yourself. To close access on a lost device, see Managing Devices.
- Changing your PIN changes it everywhere. The same PIN signs you in on every device in the store, so a change here applies the next time you sign in on any of them.