Managing your POS Apps

POS UI Extensions are a way to use apps to enhance and personalize your retail experience for Shopify POS.

For example, some extensions use the device scanner to complete stocktakes, scan loyalty or employee cards for discounts, or receive products in store.

You can use the UI Extensions settings in the POS sales channel to manage the extensions across your store locations.

There are multiple options available for developers to customize the Shopify POS app. Learn more about extending the capabilities of Shopify POS from Shopify's developer documentation.

Install apps using POS UI Extensions

You can find all apps using POS UI Extensions in the Shopify App Store from the Works with Shopify POS collection page.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, click Settings > Apps and sales channels.

2. Click Shopify App Store, and then search for the type of app you're looking for.

3. Click Filter, and then select Works with Shopify POS.

4. Click Add app to install it.

Activate apps using POS UI Extensions

If an app is built using POS UI Extensions, then the app can be turned on for all devices and locations.

To complete these steps, you need an app using POS UI extensions installed in your admin.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, click Sales Channels > Point of Sale.
2. Settings > POS apps.
3. Click the app that you want to activate POS UI extensions for.
4. In the Smart grid section, click Add.

Add POS UI Action Extensions on Shopify POS

Some POS apps can use an Action Extension to add additional function to different surfaces on Shopify POS. Action Extensions can be added to your Shopify POS post-purchase screen. If an app support Action Extensions, then you can activate the extension and choose which locations you want your action extension to be displayed.

For example, if you use an app that supports Action Extensions, then you can choose to add the app UI Extension to the Shopify POS post-purchase order page to provide access to the app UI Extension functions where your staff need to use them.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, click Sales Channels > Point of Sale.
2. Settings > POS apps.
3. Click the app that you want to activate POS UI Action Extension for.
4. In the Additional areas section, click Add.