Shopify POS update fixes physical gift-card activation after cart changes

Shopify says POS 11.16 preserves a physical card's identity when an extension updates the shopping cart, addressing a reported activation failure.

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Shopify says its POS 11.16 update fixes a problem that could leave a purchased physical gift card unactivated after an extension changed the customer's cart.

In a September 28 response on Shopify's developer forum [S01], Shopify staff member Brian Edwards confirmed the correction and said rollout began that day. The company's retail release roundup [S02] also dates version 11.16 to September 28.

The developer who reported the issue on September 25 described a specific interaction with bulkCartUpdate, an operation used by POS extensions to replace cart contents. Passing an existing gift-card

Shopify says its POS 11.16 update fixes a problem that could leave a purchased physical gift card unactivated after an extension changed the customer's cart. In a September 28 response on Shopify's developer forum [S01], Shopify staff member Brian Edwards confirmed the correction and said rollout began that day. The company's retail release roundup [S02] also dates version 11.16 to September 28. The developer who reported the issue on September 25 described a specific interaction with bulkCartUpdate, an operation used by POS extensions to replace cart contents. Passing an existing gift-card

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