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Why our POS works when the network does not
A technical note on offline-first design choices in Smart POS.
Published 2026-05-12
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3 min read
In Egypt, the network is the customer's enemy.
What "offline-first" actually means
The transaction is written locally first — to the cashier's device. Only then does it sync to head office. If the network drops, the transaction is already complete.
The architecture
Cashier device → Local SQLite → Sync agent → Head office Oracle
What it buys you
You keep selling during the next blackout.