Canvas by Instructure Mobile Apps Feature Guide

[rseilham]

The following guide for Canvas by Instructure mobile apps was created by erinhallmark​ and I. This document is updated every new feature release.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/tr-learncanvas/docs/Mobile_CanvasbyInstructure.pdf

If you notice any issues or have suggestions, please post to this discussion. Thanks!

[rseilham]

Updated for Android 4.5.

[dejonghed07]

This chart is very helpful. I think it would be great to also include whether or not we can view prerequisites and requirements for modules.

When I add the requirement "view the item" the words "Must View" are visible. However, if I add the "mark as done" requirement there is no indication of the requirement. Maybe because students can't "mark done" on mobile (or at least through the iOS app)? Or maybe my I'm using the app with 7.1.2 OS so it does not meet the minimum requirements for running Canvas on the app?

With mobile devices constantly changing, a feature idea for Canvas is to have a method of viewing pages as if they were on a mobile device (a simpler version of something like this but within Canvas: Browser Screenshots for Quick Testing - 300+ Real Browsers, Internet Explorer 6-10, Local Testing, A...

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[erinhmcmillan]

Hi Denise,

We don't think that Mark as Done is supported in the app. Our mobile support team is working to verify that and will send up a ticket to our engineers. However, you are correct in that your iOS version is not supported in the app; the app requires a minimum version of iOS 8 for full functionality.

Hope that helps!

Erin

[erinhmcmillan]

Updated for iOS 3.12!

[lmd5]

Are there detail release notes for the mobile apps?

[awilliams]

Hey  @lmd5 

If you visit the Canvas Release Notes​ space, there is a link on the left that says "Mobile - Canvas by Instructure" If you click on that link it will just list the release notes for the Canvas mobile apps. Here is a direct link.