# Sell with the Android POS

> Add items, take payment and print a receipt on the Android terminal, with the layout for your type of business.

Source: https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/android/selling

Video tutorial (2:53): [Android: sell with the POS](https://media.bakasir.com/bakasir-media/docs-video/android-selling/android-selling.mp4), subtitles: https://media.bakasir.com/bakasir-media/docs-video/android-selling/android-selling.en.vtt



This tutorial walks through one sale on the Android POS, from the product list to the receipt. It takes about 3 minutes. The steps use the General layout, and the sections below explain what differs in the others.

## Before you start

- You are signed in and the register is open. See [Shift, register and sales](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/android/shift-and-sales.md). The POS shows **The register is closed** until it is open.
- Your products and prices exist in the Portal. See [Products](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/portal/products.md).
- A receipt printer is connected if you want printed receipts. See [Printer and devices](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/android/printer-and-devices.md).

## Steps




### Open the POS

On the Home screen, tap the big blue card that says **Continue selling**. The first time, a short tour points out the search, products, cart, customer, hold and pay buttons. Tap **Next** through it, or **Skip**.




### Find a product

Type in **Search products**, tap **Scan** to use the camera, or scan with a barcode scanner. Tap a category such as **All** to narrow the list. The grid and list buttons switch the view.




### Add it to the cart

Tap a product card. A product with variants asks you to **Choose a variant** first. Tap again to add more. The cart shows the quantity and total. On a phone, tap **View cart** at the bottom to open it. On a tablet the cart is always on screen.




### Adjust the cart

Use the plus and minus buttons for the quantity. Swipe a line to the left to remove it, then tap **Undo** if that was a mistake. Tap a line to set a **Line discount** (**Amount** or **Percent**), a **Note**, and **Retail price** or **Wholesale price** if one exists.




### Choose a customer

Tap **Customer**, search by name or phone and tap the person. Members earn and redeem points. Without a choice, the sale is for **Walk-in**.




### Tap Pay Now

Check the **Subtotal**, **Tax** and total, then tap **Pay Now**. The **Payment** window opens with the **Total due**.




### Choose the payment method

Under **Payment method**, choose **Cash**, **Card**, **Bank transfer**, **QRIS**, **Digital wallet** or **Cheque**. For cash, type **Cash received** or tap a **Quick cash** amount. The **Change** shows at once.




### Confirm the payment

Tap **Confirm payment**. For non cash methods the full amount is recorded as paid with that method, so confirm that the customer has paid first.




### Finish the sale

**Payment received** shows the total, the amount paid and the change. The receipt prints by itself if **Print automatically after payment** is on. Tap **Print** to print it, or **Share** to send it as text. After a moment, **Start new sale (3)** counts down. Tap **Stay on this screen** to keep the summary.




## Layouts by business type

Bakasir picks the layout from your business type. For the same layouts on the web, see [Web POS](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/web-pos.md).

- **General:** photo product cards in a grid or list, with the cart on the side.
- **Coffee:** the menu with options. Each drink opens **Size**, **Style** (Hot, Iced, Less sugar, No sugar), **Add-ons** (Extra shot, Oat milk, Extra cheese) and a **Custom option**, with a quantity and **Add**.
- **Restaurant:** starts with the **Floor plan**. Tables show **Free**, **Occupied**, **Billed** or **Reserved** and their seats, and you can filter by **Floor**. Tap a table to start its order, or **Takeaway or no table**. Choose **Dine-in** or **Takeaway** for the order. Add a **Kitchen note** if needed, and tap **Send to kitchen** to send the new items. Lines show **Sent** or **Partly sent**.
- **Supermarket:** a scan first screen that says **Ready to scan**. Scan items one after another and the **Last scanned** item stays visible.
- **Pharmacy:** products with batches. Choosing one asks for the batch, with the earliest expiry selected first (**First to expire**), and batches that expire soon are marked **Expiring soon**. Add the **Dosage instructions** such as 3x1, After meals or Before meals.

## Hold and resume a sale

Tap **Hold** to park the current sale. Tap **Drafts** to see the held sales, then **Resume** to bring one back, or press and hold **Hold to delete** to remove it.

## Discounts and approval

Tap **Discount** in the cart for an **Order discount**, or set a discount on a single line. A manual discount or tax change by a Staff cashier needs approval, so the payment window shows **Manager or Owner PIN**. A Manager or Owner types their POS PIN there. Promotions and qty prices apply by themselves and show as small badges.

If the server total differs from the phone total, the app shows **Server total** and the server amount wins.

## Payment extras

- **Split payment** appears when it is on in the Portal under **Settings → POS** (**Enable split bill**). Add each part with **Add** until **Still due** is zero.
- **Redeem points** lets a member pay with loyalty points, down to the minimum your business set.

## If the internet drops

The POS shows **Offline. Sales are saved on this device and sent when the connection returns.** Keep selling as usual. The payment window says **Offline sale: it will be saved on this device and uploaded later**, and the done screen shows **Saved offline**. Tap the queue chip at the top to see **Offline sales** and how many are waiting.

## Tips

- **Today's sales.** Tap the today's sales chip at the top of the POS for sales, transactions and average since the register opened.
- **Sounds and haptics.** Change them in [Settings](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/android/settings.md).
- **Receipt style.** The look of the receipt follows **Settings → Receipt** in the Portal.

## Next steps

- [Shift, register and sales](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/android/shift-and-sales.md)
- [Printer and devices](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/android/printer-and-devices.md)
- [Discounts and promotions](https://docs.bakasir.com/en/docs/web-pos/discounts-and-promotions.md)
