April, 1st 2026 Release Notes

Salsa POS Product Updates & Release Notes


New / Improved Features

  • Auto Gratuity feature (POS + BO)
    • Added gratuity as a charge with support for auto-apply and manual apply/remove flows in POS, plus configuration in Backoffice (presets + guest threshold).
  • Backoffice: Export/Import setup helpers
    • Added export/import for permission sets to speed up new merchant setup.
    • Added export/import for staff profiles to speed up onboarding and multi-merchant rollouts.
  • POS: Batchout Report Reprint
    • Added ability to view historical batch outs and reprint batch out reports from POS settings.
  • Online Ordering: Slug-based URLs
    • Updated Online Ordering URLs to be slug-based instead of using merchant unique IDs.

UX / Workflow Improvements (POS)

  • Order editing & item actions redesign
    • Removed scrollable QTY selector on menu; QTY editing now done in order builder with numeric keypad.
    • Reworked Transfer/Duplicate flows, seat display, swipe/long-press behaviors for faster operation.
  • Seat numbering + minor UI polish
    • Seat numbering now starts at S1 and includes additional small UI improvements.
  • Cart readability: auto-bundling
    • Auto-bundles identical items in cart when no seats are assigned (same item/modifiers/price/no notes).
  • Payments UI consistency
    • Fixed mismatch in Total/Tabs card heights in Split by Seat vs Split by Tab/Quick Pay.
  • Modifier + order builder logic fixes
    • Misc item now correctly satisfies required modifier selection when used within forced modifier categories.
    • Forced modifier selection can be overridden without error (no manual unselect required).
    • CTA text now reflects missing required selections (dynamic “Make X required selections”).
  • Misc modifiers enablement
    • Misc modifiers can be enabled even if they don’t have modifiers attached.
    • Ticket: SP-1552
  • Notifications modernization
    • Replaced Toasts with Snackbars for consistent in-app messaging.
  • Copy update
    • Updated wording: “Giftcard to you” → “Gift for you”.

Stability / Reliability / Platform

  • Order status correctness & settled order protections
    • Improved handling so settled orders can’t be edited/opened incorrectly, and status updates more reliably across payment methods.
  • Sync conflict solution
    • Implemented changes aimed at reducing/handling sync conflicts.
  • Online Ordering reliability fixes
    • Investigated and fixed issues impacting Online Ordering stability.
  • Payment safety
    • Added payment lock/unlock condition logic to prevent invalid payment actions during edge cases.
  • Email receipts
    • Validated/updated email receipt behaviour to ensure it works as expected.
  • Refund proof receipt
    • Refunds now print a proof-of-refund receipt (including refunded amounts/tips by payment type).
  • Backend/infra monitoring
    • Added AWS alerts to Slack/email for server health, sync server issues, resource usage, etc.
  • Data/default handling
    • Updated size default value handling from -1 to NULL where applicable.
  • Android build optimization
    • Enabled ProGuard support using minify true for Salsa builds.

Performance Improvements

  • Fixed 30+ Medium to Minor impact bugs found during automation testing.

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