https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/How-does-the-chip-reader-work/m-p/7246#M69473 <P>does it work without being connected to your phone.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:22:27 GMT polly 2016-06-15T19:22:27Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/How-does-the-chip-reader-work/m-p/7246#M69473 <P>does it work without being connected to your phone.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:22:27 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/How-does-the-chip-reader-work/m-p/7246#M69473 polly 2016-06-15T19:22:27Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/How-does-the-chip-reader-work/m-p/7315#M69474 <P>The Magstripe reader and the Chip Card reader are plugged into the headphone jack of your phone. &nbsp;The Contactless and Chip Card reader uses Bluetooth to connect, but it does not allow for swiping of non-chipped cards.</P><P><A href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5657-compare-the-square-readers" target="_blank">https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5657-compare-the-square-readers</A></P> Thu, 16 Jun 2016 05:43:37 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/How-does-the-chip-reader-work/m-p/7315#M69474 VanKalkerFarms 2016-06-16T05:43:37Z