Faster checkout, carts synced across devices via Shop
Shop can now verify who a shopper is while they're browsing your store, even before they make a purchase. For Shop users, this means checkout loads faster, carts sync across devices, sign-in is sped up with one-tap, and the Buy with Shop Pay button is pre-filled for a smoother, higher-converting checkout. Browsing activity also syncs to a shopper's Shop account, so Shop can resurface items they viewed and abandoned carts, helping you close the loop on conversions. What this means for you: * Fast
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Changelog What’s new in Shopify Back to Changelog October 05, 2026 Faster checkout, carts synced across devices via Shop Shop can now verify who a shopper is while they're browsing your store, even before they make a purchase.
For Shop users, this means checkout loads faster, carts sync across devices, sign-in is sped up with one-tap, and the Buy with Shop Pay button is pre-filled for a smoother, higher-converting checkout.
Browsing activity also syncs to a shopper's Shop account, so Shop can resurface items they viewed and abandoned carts, helping you close the loop on conversions.
What this means for you: * Faster checkout * - less friction, faster load times * * Carts follow shoppers - carts sync and stay up to date across a shopper's devices * Better-converting Shop Pay button - personalized to show the card a shopper last used * One-tap sign-in - for Shop users signing into their customer accounts * Built-in recovery - Shop reminds shoppers to finish carts they left behind * Two-way sync - carts started in the Shop app carry over to your storefront, and vice versa Now supported on all browsers.
Learn more in the Shopify Help Center. Feature Shop
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