https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/How-to-use-my-Card-reader/m-p/809084#M27740 <P><a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/588583">@JoyAnnes</a>&nbsp;Welcome to the community. When you say inserted in your phone, are you talking about the card swiper?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="screenshot_3403.png" style="width: 244px;"><img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/52638iF40D79E21797E93E/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="screenshot_3403.png" alt="screenshot_3403.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Or are you talking about the Square reader?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="screenshot_3404.png" style="width: 296px;"><img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/52639iFCE6DED3035EF157/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="screenshot_3404.png" alt="screenshot_3404.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The card swiper just plugs into your phone via headphone jack, lightning connector or USB-C, It depends on the type of phone you have. You just connect it and open the app and it should connect automatically.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If you are talking about the square Reader, then it connects via bluetooth. Below is a link that explains how to connect it to your phone or tablet.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5639-set-up-the-square-reader-for-contactless-and-chip" target="_self">set-up-the-square-reader-for-contactless-and-chip</A>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Let us know if you have anymore questions.</P> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:07:23 GMT rtfulk 2025-09-08T19:07:23Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/How-to-use-my-Card-reader/m-p/809052#M27739 <P>I have my card reader inserted in my iPhone. I don’t know what to do now ( after I open my square app). I’m practicing&nbsp;</P> Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:28:34 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/How-to-use-my-Card-reader/m-p/809052#M27739 JoyAnnes 2025-09-20T18:28:34Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/How-to-use-my-Card-reader/m-p/809084#M27740 <P><a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/588583">@JoyAnnes</a>&nbsp;Welcome to the community. When you say inserted in your phone, are you talking about the card swiper?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="screenshot_3403.png" style="width: 244px;"><img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/52638iF40D79E21797E93E/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="screenshot_3403.png" alt="screenshot_3403.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Or are you talking about the Square reader?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="screenshot_3404.png" style="width: 296px;"><img src="https://community.squareup.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/52639iFCE6DED3035EF157/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="screenshot_3404.png" alt="screenshot_3404.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The card swiper just plugs into your phone via headphone jack, lightning connector or USB-C, It depends on the type of phone you have. You just connect it and open the app and it should connect automatically.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If you are talking about the square Reader, then it connects via bluetooth. Below is a link that explains how to connect it to your phone or tablet.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5639-set-up-the-square-reader-for-contactless-and-chip" target="_self">set-up-the-square-reader-for-contactless-and-chip</A>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Let us know if you have anymore questions.</P> Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:07:23 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/How-to-use-my-Card-reader/m-p/809084#M27740 rtfulk 2025-09-08T19:07:23Z