We're happy to have you in the community. Immediately release the power button when you see the 4 orange lights.
Tap Settings > Card Readers; Select your connected reader > Forget This Reader; You can also reset … You can also connect your reader wirelessly if there are no free USB ports on your stand’s hardware hub. It’s flashing 4 orange lights then nothing happens. Please help. But when I try to pair the orange lights just keep flashing but never connects. See Apple or Google support for instructions. Make sure to firmly press and hold the reader’s button for a full 20 seconds.
The same thing happens when I try to connect to the app on my iPhone.Sorry to hear about the trouble with your chip reader and thanks for taking the time to troubleshoot.
Re: Contactless and chip reader not pairing To keep you safe and your devices working properly, we recommend you follow these guidelines:The reader connects wirelessly with the iPad 3 or higher. Go to the menu, Settings, Card Readers, Connect a Reader, and then Contactless and Chip Reader.
We recommend taking a look at Tom's Let me know if that solved it for you! To do so, head to the Square App on the device previously connected your reader and follow the steps below: Tap the three horizontal lines in the top-left corner. While the reader is still plugged in and charging, press and hold the power/reset button for at least 20 seconds to fully reboot the reader. Just as a follow up, our Square Readers won't work with a desktop or laptop computer, but this is a popular feature request we hear. My wireless card reader stopped working. Why doesn’t the Reader connect wirelessly with my iPad 2? Contactless and chip reader not pairing My contactless chip reader won't pair with my iPad anymore. Any ideas?
Press and hold the power button on your reader for …
Contactless and chip reader not pairing Which causes your reader will disconnect. It is not new, and it was working yesterday.
I've tried uninstalling the square app and reinstalling it.
There are a few more pairing troubleshooting tips in our Support Center that may resolve this right away — you'll want to double check that your reader is fully charged, Bluetooth is turned on, and that you have a strong internet connection. Plug the reader into a power source, leave it for 1-5 minutes, and then plug it back into the device. We are here to help.Disconnect from WiFi/Bluetooth leave off overnight.If there is an I remedial fault, an error message advising of this will present.I was using the reader last week and now it will not connect. The same thing happens when I try to connect to the app on my iPhone. Can I use a splitter to connect my reader?
Square hardware can only be used in the country where it was originally purchased. I’ve tried a hard reset, signing in and out.
My wireless card reader stopped working. Delete and reinstall the Square app.
Learn more about using your Square Reader and search our Support Centre at http://www.square.com/setup.
That definitly shouldn't be happening. @naplesportraits - Kudos on your first post! I've restarted my iPad and everything is on the latest update. Once you go into Airplane Mode, connect your Bluetooth back on to be able to use your reader.