Asking for overtime
The main addition this month was overtime requests, on both Android and the iOS port. After the kiosk identifies someone who is clocked in on a planned shift, they can ask for overtime: choose the number of hours, pick a reason from a short list or write their own, and send it for approval. They can also change or withdraw a request they have already made. A follow-up fix made sure editing a request keeps the values already entered.
Kiosks that fit the company
Not every company uses face clocking. A kiosk set up without it now keeps the camera off entirely and records a PIN or profile clock-in at once, without a photo. If the kiosk is offline, it keeps using the last settings it received, so a PIN never waits on a face check that is not needed. A kiosk that stays on the same screen all day now notices when settings change in TimeKeeper.
With the liveness check switched off, the kiosk now sends ordinary camera frames for recognition rather than waiting on the on-device face detector. That helps people the detector struggled to see, including some who wear glasses. PIN and profile clocks always take a photo, with face checks controlled separately.
Employees without a profile photo are now asked to take one after clocking, which makes the profile wall easier to use.
Releases and polish
The Android release went out on Google Play as a gradual rollout, and release builds now carry the date they ship. The iOS port gained links to the Pulse privacy policy on its pairing and kiosk screens and records approximate rather than precise location; it remains unreleased. At the end of the month the oval face guide was replaced on both platforms with four tracking brackets that wait open and dim, close in on a face and lock when the kiosk knows who it is.
This article was written from Mintage Pulse’s commit history for October 2026. See Mintage Pulse today