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Hi everyone,I’ve been facing an issue where my Canvas account automatically logs out every 3 days. Each time, I get a message saying I need to log in again due to my institution's security policy (screenshot attached).It’s becoming quite inconvenient...

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Hi everyone, I’m new to this forum and not yet familiar with the Canvas mobile experience. I’m curious to know how it can be improved for students who are juggling academics, work, and personal life. I’d really appreciate any expert advice or insight...

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Hi! I keep getting an error on the Canvas Teacher app that says there are no valid submissions to mark (even though there are MANY submissions to mark.  If I open them on the website, I can mark them and annotate them but I cannot on the app version.

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Problem statement:Students cannot see which tasks they have already completed in “modules” section. This leads to the student having to go back to the “grades” section to check which tasks have already been completed, and they will have to memorize t...

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Hi, So a teacher has requested to me the following:"I’m wondering if you know the answer to this or could help. We don’t seem to be able to message course sections from the mobile app anymore (we could last year). I either have to send a message to t...

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I took notes on a few files this past weekend. During the weekend the notes would show up on the files when I accessed them in multiple devices,  but a few days later none of the notes are there any more.

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heloo how can i upload my assignments as i had issues 2 hours and i dont have left enough time to wait for resloving isse? is there any place to upload it somewhere else ?

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I am trying to get Canvas Teacher to load from App store onto my I-Phone 11.  All that happens is the purple wheel just goes round and round.  I have tried cellular data versus my Wi-Fi.  I have tried clear caches and cookies.  Any help would be appr...

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I am instructional designer at Bellevue College and two instructors have reported that the audio files that they embed on Canvas, does not have the Play icon on the Canvas app. I checked it, and I am unable to see the play icon either. The original a...

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so when I try to do my work on my phone when I don't have my computer I try and try to use my phone and I have tried going to a phone store and they said that nothing is wrong and I'm not saying that's its y'all's app and thank for any feed back that...

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I have a faculty member who can no longer minimize or hide the grading slider window/comments window when doing handwritten annotations on her Ipad with an Apple pencil. I believe this functionality was taken away during an update last fall. Can we p...

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is there a thing you can take notes in canvas??? If so I haven't found it yet if not then there should be.. Would be helpful to students

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I like to use Canvas Mobile Teacher to take attendance.  I can walk around the classroom and make sure I get everyone.  During the day I need to change from one class (section) roster to another using the funnel (filter) icon.   If I use one roster a...

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Hi, We are creating a Canvas site/course that is dedicated to teaching and assessing physical skills.  We have set up assignments with marking rubrics for the main areas of each skill that should be assessed. The assignment is set to 'no submission' ...

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I have to use CANVAS for two different college. So, I need it on my mobile and lap tab.please advise how to manage?Thank you

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Why is there often such a gap between student submissions in Canvas and when it shows in the parent/ observer’s Canvas section?  Sometimes I end up accusing my daughter of not being timely with her work when Canvas is the issue.  You (Canvas) need to...

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Hey Canvas Admin, been using your app for a long time and have wanted this feature for a while. I want to be able to access my average category grade and do what if scores on the mobile version of canvas. This would make things a lot better instead o...

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so when I try to open the app I only get a white screen. can anyone help with that?

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I had Canvas on my old phone and it worked just fine. I got a brand new phone about a week ago, and now I cannot log in at all. I know the password is correct because I can still log in on my laptop. I'm sure it's related to the fact that my phone is...

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I have links that work correctly on a computer, but those same links in the Canvas app on my iPhone point to files in a different course of mine.  Any ideas why that might be?

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I wish to suggest the feature of an Alarm section in the Canvas student app. This feature should enable students to set alarms in the Canvas student app with labels like normal digital alarm clocks on phones. These alarms can pop up as notifications ...

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I use the Canvas Student App on both my iPhone and my iPad. My To Do list used to show me assignments that were coming up within the next week. Now it has stopped updating and only shows two assignments due within the next few days. I know that I hav...

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I am trying to figure out where in admin settings I can fix the URL for parent notifications. Parents receive email notifications and when they click the "Click to View" link they get a 403 error, app_not_configured_for_user.  I am guessing it's link...

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The Canvas Teacher iOS app will not load for me.  (See attached screenshot.) Anyone else experience this?

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One of the teachers in my building cannot attach photos or files to her messages in the Canvas Teacher App on her iPad. Every time she tries, it gives her an error and says it can not upload or upload failed and cannot be sent. She is updated to iOS ...

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The last couple of months, the Canvas mobile app (I’m on iPad specifically) has been closing the files I’m viewing if I open another app or switch over to answer a text message. It didn’t used to do this. Previously, I was able to go from reviewing f...

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personally dont know if everyone agrees but when you want to know what events are occuring at your school, you need to go to facebook or a social media page, but not everyone has social media, like me, so there should be a page that shows when tryout...

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SmartSearch doesn't  appear to work with Android phones is this a known issue?

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When I add tasks to my to-do list in Canvas in a browser, my to-do items do not show up in the mobile app. Is there a setting I need to change to be able to see my whole to-do list in the mobile app for students?

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