https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/can-I-hard-wire-chip-card-reader-to-phone/m-p/14785#M87195 <P>Hey <a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/27030">@artistjane</a>&nbsp;— thanks for posting.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>At this time, Bluetooth is the only way to connect the Contactless and Chip Reader to a phone. If you're running into trouble with getting the reader to stay connected, <A href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5673-square-contactless-and-chip-card-reader-troubleshooting" target="_blank">these tips</A>&nbsp;should help.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I'll be sharing your experience with our product liaison team, who tracks these issues and makes improvements. In the meantime, please feel free to reply here or <A href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/contact" target="_blank">contact our Support team</A> directly if anything else come up.</P> Sun, 21 Aug 2016 01:14:15 GMT Tom 2016-08-21T01:14:15Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/can-I-hard-wire-chip-card-reader-to-phone/m-p/14572#M87194 <P>I have a chip card reader that doesn't always connect with bluetooth. I want to wire connect it to my phone. How do I bypass the bluetooth and connect directly? Thank you.</P> Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:56:40 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/can-I-hard-wire-chip-card-reader-to-phone/m-p/14572#M87194 artistjane 2016-08-18T16:56:40Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/can-I-hard-wire-chip-card-reader-to-phone/m-p/14785#M87195 <P>Hey <a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/27030">@artistjane</a>&nbsp;— thanks for posting.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>At this time, Bluetooth is the only way to connect the Contactless and Chip Reader to a phone. If you're running into trouble with getting the reader to stay connected, <A href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5673-square-contactless-and-chip-card-reader-troubleshooting" target="_blank">these tips</A>&nbsp;should help.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I'll be sharing your experience with our product liaison team, who tracks these issues and makes improvements. In the meantime, please feel free to reply here or <A href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/contact" target="_blank">contact our Support team</A> directly if anything else come up.</P> Sun, 21 Aug 2016 01:14:15 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/can-I-hard-wire-chip-card-reader-to-phone/m-p/14785#M87195 Tom 2016-08-21T01:14:15Z