iOS app - show author details for first post in discussion thread

[travis_cox]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas

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  Idea open for vote Wed. December 7, 2016 - Wed. March 1, 2017  Learn more about voting...

When a user creates a new discussion thread, the post includes the author's name in the browser interface, but not in the Canvas iOS app.

All replies do show the identity of the relevant author - it's just the first post in each thread that lacks this detail. It makes it impossible to determine who started a thread if you're just looking on the mobile app.

[Renee_Carney]

This idea has moved to the next stage and will be open for voting among the Canvas Community, from Wed. December 7, 2016 - Wed. March 1, 2017.

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[Renee_Carney]

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[lindalee]

The Android app shows who posted a discussion, though the iOS app does not. Feature parity with the Android app on this would be great!

This this might not be very important for courses where a teaching team member opens up most discussions, if a student starts a discussion topic, it could potentially be very important to know who the original poster is.

[KristinL]

Hi - This idea should have been marked Completed as part of a previous update. Both iOS and Android have the ability to see the author details in the first post.