Arriving soon! Clover Flex Pocket for Canada merchants

Flex Pocket: A sleek power-packed handheld device

We are excited to announce that the Clover Flex Pocket will be available for merchants in Canada in early October 2024.

What's new

The Flex Pocket is a full-featured, mobile-optimized smart payment and business management device. This device makes it easy to accept payments using credit and debit cards, chip cards with PIN entry and signatures for added security, NFC-enabled cards from all major brands, and mobile payment services, including Apple Pay®, Google Pay®, and Samsung Pay®.

The Flex Pocket’s slim, lightweight design makes it ideal for restaurant table-side orders, at the counter, in line, or on the go. The sleek hand-held device packs a punch with features similar to Flex 3 in terms of screen dimension, resolution, and most features, with the benefits of a Qualcomm architecture that runs on Android version 13. With most customers preferring paperless transactions, the Flex Pocket does not include a built-in receipt printer.

Feature highlights

Notable features of the Flex Pocket are:

• Operating system—Android 13, API level 33, multi-language support
• Processor—Qualcomm® 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 quad-core applications processor
• Memory—4 GB RAM; Storage—64 GB Flash
• Display—5.99" IPS LCD, 1440 x 720 pixels, Capacitive multi-touch screen and scratch resistant with anti-fingerprint coating
• Camera—5MP integrated color camera for 1D/2D barcode scanning with advanced scan decoding
• Payment support—EMV® Contact (chip), EMV Contactless (tap), and Magstripe Reader (MSR, swipe)
• Connectivity—4G/LTE, WiFi, and Bluetooth
• Ports and charging—USB Type C with off-the-shelf Type C USB charger
• Audio—3.5mm Stereo Audio Jack with Microphone Input and Mono Dynamic Speaker

Recommendation for developers

Step 1: Order your Clover Flex Pocket Developer Kit. See Receive a Dev Kit outside the United States for instructions.

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NOTE

If you cannot order a Dev Kit, you can build and test your apps with Flex 3 device hardware profile using the Android Emulator, because the screen size is the same. However, there are some functional differences, such as barcode scanning, and no built-in printer.

Step 2: Set up your Flex following the hardware guidelines on the Clover Merchant Help site:

• Set up a Flex Pocket
• Flex Pocket Quick Start Guide
• Store your Flex

Step 3: Test your apps on the Android 13 operating system.

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NOTE

Apps that allow the auto-printing of receipts, ordering of paper rolls, or any function related to printing are not compatible with the Flex Pocket.

Note for semi-integration developers

• For remote semi-integration, the Remote Pay SDKs and REST Pay Display API support on-device Pay Display apps for the current payment user interface.
• For native semi-integration, the Android Payments API supports the current payment user interface. You need to update the devices that support your app.

Support

For questions and feedback, send an email to [email protected].