A growing number of point-of-sale (PoS) terminals are running on the Android operating system, which is expected to continue growing in the market due to its flexibility, lower cost, security, and ability to integrate with third-party applications.
Most of us probably don’t spend that much time thinking about what operating system s are installed on the point-of-sale (PoS) terminals, also known as card machines, that allow us to buy gifts at a boutique, lunch at a food market, or even our weekly groceries. Dig a little deeper, however, and you’ll find that a growing number of PoS terminals run on Android , writesThat’s right. The operating system that so many of our phones run on is also used extensively in the PoS terminal space.
In fact, the global Android PoS market is worth more than $7-billion. The market for Android PoS terminals is also expected to grow by around 30% by 2028. Given the platform’s flexibility, lower cost, security, and ability to integrate with third-party applications, that shouldn’t be surprising. Android has evolved to fill a powerful niche in the PoS terminal sector. And just as it’s evolved as an operating system (OS) on our phones and tablets, so Android will evolve as an OS on PoS terminal
Android Operating System Point-Of-Sale Terminals Pos Market Growth Flexibility Lower Cost Security Third-Party Applications
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