26.09.001 Release Notes

26.09.001 Release Notes




Linga POS 26.09.001 Release Notes

Release Date: 9/8/2026


Versions
  1. Retail – 26.09.001
  2. KDS – 3.7.4
  3. Custom App – 4.0.0
  4. Feedback – 2.0.0
  5. Scheduler – 1.0.6
  6. KIOSK – 1.7.5
  7. iPad – 5.4 (1.11)

This update includes performance improvements, new features, and bug fixes to enhance the efficiency and reliability of your Retail Point of Sale (POS) and Restaurant Operating System.


What's New

Integration Hub

  1. Octopus Integration Shipping – Previously, Octopus was available for In-Store pickup orders only. With this release, this has been extended to support Shipping. For more information, see the Knowledge Base Article.

Enhancements

POS

  1. Admin Password for Logout – The logout functionality will be enhanced to allow only selected users to Log Out using their Username and Password credentials instead of entering a PIN. This provides an additional authentication option and ensures a more controlled logout process.
  2. Multiple Modify With Selections – The Modify With panel will be enhanced to support selecting multiple modifiers at the same time. This enables POS users to apply multiple modifier selections in a single interaction, making the modification process faster and more efficient.
  3. Time Picker Enhancement for POS – The time picker for future orders will be enhanced with separate inputs for Hours and Minutes. This provides a more streamlined time selection experience.
  4. Hide Modifier Group in POS – The POS functionality will be enhanced to hide Modifier Groups based on the toggle in the Back Office. This provides greater control over which Modifier Groups are displayed in the POS.
  5. Hide Display Group in POS – The POS functionality will be enhanced to hide Display Groups based on the toggle in the Back Office. This enables you to control the visibility of Display Groups in the POS based on your configured settings.
  6. Tip Suggestion Based on Subtotal – The Tip Suggestion functionality will be enhanced to correctly calculate and display Tip Suggestions based on the Subtotal for split payment scenarios, which includes Hard Split and Seat Split.
  7. POS Settings Retention After Signing Out – POS settings functionality will be enhanced to retain the selected toggle configurations after signing out. Previously, certain toggles were disabled after logging off; with this enhancement, the configured settings will remain consistent when users sign back in.
  8. Pay Option for Split by Check – The Split By Check feature will be enhanced by including Pay as an available option. This enables POS users to complete transactions without navigating to additional screens. This saves time and streamlines the checkout process, resulting in a faster consumption time.
  9. Tax Summary in MC and CC - The receipt printing functionality will be enhanced to display the Total Tax amount on both Customer and Merchant copies based on the Front-End Receipt configuration defined in the Back Office. This enhancement applies to both Single Tax and Multiple Tax scenarios.

Retail

  1. Configurable Cash Rounding – The Configurable Cash Rounding feature enables the POS to automatically round the total check amount based on the cash rounding rules configured in the Back Office. This functionality applies only to cash payments.
  2. Octopus Shipping – End-to-end management of Octopus online orders in Retail POS, including order syncing, fulfillment, shipping/pickup, status updates, and completion.

Back Office

  1. Admin Password for POS Logout – Users will be allowed to perform a POS Sign Out if their assigned role has the Logout of POS permission.
  2. Cash Rounding for Retail POS – The Cash Rounding feature has been implemented in Retail POS for rounding transaction totals to the nearest valid denomination when Cash is used as the payment method.
  3. Age Verification Report In Back Office For Retail Store – The new Age Verification Report is being implemented in Back Office.
  4. Improved Central Item Creation – Improvement to Central Item creation in Back Office
  5. Future Order Production Report – This new report provides users with visibility into Order and Production views for a selected Time Period and Service Type, enabling monitoring, analysis, and exporting of data.
  6. Removing Gender and Nationality From Customer Page – The Gender and Nationality fields are being removed from Customer pages.
  7. Save Columns in Role Based Payroll Report – When specific columns in the Role-Based Payroll Report are selected, they will be saved across sessions and devices.
  8. Automatically Enable Cash Discount – When the Surcharges setting is newly-enabled under Payment Settings, the Cash Discount checkbox under Front-End Receipt will be enabled automatically.

Payments

  1. Auto Batch Fix – Automatic Batch will be processed for payment transactions at the scheduled time defined in the Auto Batch Time configuration within Back Office.
    1. For Split Payments By Seats: if Seat 1 has items with 2 taxes, when the transaction is made it distributes the other tax (3 type of tax). Receipts will show only applied taxes.
  2. Linga Reader Language Update – Linga Reader naming will appear across all applicable screens, receipts, reports, and UI in both POS and Back Office applications.
  3. Masked Card Number Display for Gift Cards – The card number will be masked and only the last four digits of the numbers (including House Account and Membership) will be displayed in the POS Screens, Receipts, and BO Reports.

Consumer

  1. KIOSK Surcharge and Surcharge Tax – A Surcharge line item has been added below the Tax line item on the payment selection screen. Surcharge is calculated payments based on the percentage configured in Backoffice. Surcharge tax is calculated only when the Apply Surcharge Before Tax toggle is set to Yes. When enabled, the surcharge is applied before tax, and the total is calculated accordingly. When the toggle is set to No, the surcharge is applied after tax, and the total is calculated accordingly.
  2. KIOSK Show Cash And Card Price – Cash and Card prices are displayed as separate columns on the KIOSK payment selection screen when show cash and card toggle is enabled in Backoffice.
  3. KIOSK Mix and Match Discount with Time-Based Restrictions – The KIOSK now supports Mix and Match discounts with time-based restrictions, allowing configured discounts to be applied only during the specified time periods..
  4. Custom App Alternate Modifiers on Separate Lines – A new formatting option has been introduced to display removed included modifiers and their alternate (substitute) modifiers on separate lines, improving readability on Custom app and kitchen prints. When enabled, removed modifiers are shown with the NO prefix and substitute modifiers with the SUB prefix, with no changes to existing ordering, pricing, or modifier logic.
  5. Scheduler Mobile – Scheduler can be installed and accessed as a mobile application on supported Android and iOS devices. There are no changes to the existing functionality.
  6. Multiply Modify with Modifier Selections in KDS & KDS Receipt – Enhanced Modify With to allow multiple modifiers to be selected and applied in a single interaction, improving Order customization efficiency. Existing modifier validation, pricing, grouping, KDS, and receipt behavior remain unchanged.
  7. Payment Naming Updates – Updated payment device terminology across BO, POS, KIOSK settings, reports, receipts, and related messages to consistently display Linga Reader. No payment functionality or transaction behavior is changing.
  8. Renamed the Hide Modifier Group option to Hide in Online Order/KIOSK

Online Ordering

  1. Digital Gift Card for Online Ordering – Customers can now manage Digital Gift Cards online: including checking balances, viewing transaction history, and reloading cards with predefined or custom amounts. Gift Cards also support QR codes for easy access to the card.
  2. Thirds and Quarters for Pizza – Customers can now split pizzas into three or four sections and apply different toppings to each section. Topping prices are calculated based on the settings configured in the Back Office.
  3. Increased Protection – Enhanced login security and password reset functionality for both Customer and Admin users.

Inventory

  1. Audit Log Report – The Audit Log will track and record each activity performed within the Inventory Modules, such as Inventory Category, Inventory Subcategory, and Sub-Recipes. The log will capture relevant details of each activity to provide traceability and maintain a complete history of changes made within the system.
  2. Global Item Creation – Under Global Menu, the Inventory modules such as Inventory Category, Subcategory, Storage Location and Vendors should be added at the Back Office Enterprise Level under Global Menu. This will apply only to new Enterprise Accounts.

Bug Fixes

  1. Fixed a bug where the font options for Kitchen Label Template weren’t available
  2. Fixed a bug where Card Price would appear for Cash Payment
  3. Resolved a time discrepancy between the POS Printer Receipt and the BO Sales Recap Report
  4. Fixed a bug where when Show Card Price was enabled with Surcharge, the same surcharge amount would appear in the BO checks as the printed Front End Receipts
  5. Resolved a discrepancy between the Sales Recap and Labor reports
  6. Fixed a bug where the Combine with Other Discounts setting would chang
  7. Fixed a bug where Loyalty Points weren’t appearing on a customer’s profile
  8. Fixed a bug where when a check with a discount was closed from the Driver app, the tax was not reflected in the Tax column of the Sales Recap Report
  9. Fixed a bug where when After Payment was set for the Tip screen, the tip amount was subtracted from the charge amount on the Merchant copy and Customer Copy
  10. Fixed a bug where an error message would appear when taking a payment from one customer
  11. Fixed a bug where funding wasn’t received for batched transactions
  12. Fixed a bug where transactions were completed but the checks didn’t close
  13. Fixed a bug where transactions were missing Auth Codes
  14. Fixed an issue where pizza items from the Pizza KDS were incorrectly sent to Salad KDS screens
  15. Fixed a bug where payment would be requested after a $0 balance from loyalty redemption
  16. Fixed a bug where menu items with Hide in Online Order were also being hidden from the Kiosk
  17. Resolved a date and time formatting issue at the Store level
  18. Resolved a balance amount discrepancy between the Order screen and the Fast Cash screen
  19. Resolved discrepancies within Inventory reporting
  20. Addressed an issue with the Weighted Average cost of Sub-Recipes
  21. Resolved an issue where Auto Gratuity was not being automatically added to eligible checks.
  22. Fixed a bug where the Online Ordering service charge wasn’t subtracted from Gross Sales 
  23. Resolved an issue where tiered membership pricing for scale items was not being calculated based on the item’s weight
  24. Fixed a bug where the Cash Drawer didn’t open while the receipt printer was connected to Tablets via Bluetooth
  25. Resolved an issue where Medium font sizes appeared inconsistent on front-end receipts
  26. Fixed a bug where the CDS intermittently reset to the default screen and became disconnected
  27. Fixed a bug where there was no space between the NO prefix and modifier name on kitchen receipts when included modifiers were unselected
  28. Fixed a bug where printed receipts for successful card transactions displayed incorrect text
  29. Resolved an intermittent issue where paid-out receipts weren’t printing for some transactions
  30. Resolved an intermittent issue where the CDS/CFD disconnected and returned to the default start screen, causing orders to stop displaying
  31. Fixed a bug where the Discount toggle on the payment screen was visible but unresponsive
  32. Resolved an issue where future orders weren’t printing on the label printer when moved to Active
  33. Fixed a bug where cash transactions were incorrectly reported with a total of 0 despite containing paid items and no discounts
  34. Fixed a bug where Mix & Match discount images weren’t appearing on the POS or visible in BO
  35. Fixed a bug where an applied delivery charge didn’t match the configured delivery charge

Support

If you have any questions or experience any issues after updating, please contact Support:
  1. Call Support: 1-833-MY-LINGA
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