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Canvas Student Mobile Features

Canvas Student Mobile Features

This document compares the features available in the Canvas Student app on Android and iOS devices and Canvas web.


The following tables show the current functionality comparison between the web version of Canvas and the Canvas Student app. Additional features will be added based on development priorities. 

To compare app functionality for other user types, please view the Canvas Teacher mobile features document or the Canvas Observer mobile features document. The Canvas mobile applications require Android 8.0 or later and iOS 15.0 or later.

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v 7.2

v 7.2

Features

Web

iOS

Android

Dashboard

View Courses

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Groups

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Set Course Favorites

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Set Group Favorites

✔️ ✖️ ✔️

Set Course Colors

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Set Course Nickname

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Concluded Courses

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Grades

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Course Invitations

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Global Announcements

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Change Dashboard Layout

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Reorder Course Cards

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

To-Do List

Show To-Do List Items

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Mark To-Do List Items as Done

✔️ ✔️


✔️

Notifications

View Notifications

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Set Notification Preferences

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Conversations

Create Conversations

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Add Attachments

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Reply to Conversations

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Calendar

View Calendar

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Add Calendar Items

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Scheduler Appointments

✔️ ✖️ ✖️

Profile

Set Profile Picture*

 ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View User Files

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Manage User Files

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Switch Users 

✖️ ✔️ ✔️

View Help Options

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Change Landing Page

✔️ ✔️ ✖️

Generate Pairing Code

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

       Change App Theme (Dark Mode)

✖️ ✔️ ✔️

Masquerade as User (Admins)

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

App Options

View Canvas Widgets

✖️  ✔️ ✔️

View Bookmarks

✖️ ✖️  ✔️

 

Course Features                                      

 

 

v 7.2

v 7.2 

Features

Web

iOS

Android

Announcements

View Announcements

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Reply to Announcements**

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Assignments

View Assignment Details

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Assignment Submission

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Assignment Rubric

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Peer Reviews

✔️ ✖️ ✖️

Submit Assignments

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Submit Assignments with Device Scanner

✖️  ✔️  ✔️

Add Annotations

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Resubmit Assignment

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View DocViewer Annotations

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Assignment Comments

 ✔️ Text/Media  Text/Media

Add Assignment Comments

✔️ Text/Media  Text/Media

View Assignment Score Statistics

✔️ **  ✔️ ** ✔️ **

Set Assignment or Quiz Reminder Notifications

✖️ ✔️ ✔️

Collaborations

View Collaborations

✔️ ✔️ ^ ✔️ ^

Conferences

View Conferences

✔️ ✔️ ^ ✔️ ^

Discussions

Allow Discussion Attachments**

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Create Discussions**

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Peer Reviews

✔️ ✖️ ✖️

Reply to Discussions

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Show Pinned Discussions

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Course Files

Download Files

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Files

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

External Tools

       Launch from Rich Text

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

       Embed in Rich Text

✔️ ✖️ ✖️

Grades

       View Grading Periods

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

       View What-If Scores

✔️ ✖️ ✔️

       View Grades

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Modules

       View MasteryPaths

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Offline Content

       View Offline Content

✔️ * ✖️ ✔️ *

Outcomes

       View Outcomes

✔️ ✔️ ^ ✔️ ^

Pages

       View Pages

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

People

       View People

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

       View Profile Bio*

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

       Message Users

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Quizzes

       Take Quizzes 

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

       View Quiz Results**

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Rich Content Editor

       Basic Text Formatting

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

       Attachments

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

 

 

Group Features           

 

 

v 7.2

v 7.2

Features

Web

iOS

Android

Join Group

✔️ ✖️ ✖️

View Group Home

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Group Announcements

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Add Group Announcements

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Group Pages

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Group People

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Group Discussions

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Add Group Discussions

✔️ ✔️ ✔️

View Group Collaborations

✔️ ✔️ ^ ✔️ ^

View Group Conferences

✔️ ✔️ ^ ✔️ ^


Group features are available to all users; navigation links cannot be hidden or rearranged

 

*Users can view this feature if the institution allows permission

**Students can access this feature if instructors allow permission

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Last update: 2024-03-18

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