How do I view Announcements in the Student app on my Android device?

Canvas lets you view Announcements in your Canvas courses. You can also view Announcements directly in the Notifications tab. If your instructor allows, you can reply to announcements.

The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.

Note: The Course Navigation menu matches the browser version of your Canvas course. If Announcements is not available in your Course Navigation, it will also be hidden from view in the app.

Open Course

Open Course

In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course you'd like to view.

Open Announcements

Open Announcements

In the Course Navigation Menu, tap the Announcements link.

Note: You may need to swipe your screen to view Announcements in the menu.

View Announcements

Select Announcement

The most recent announcement will always appear at the top. Unread announcements are indicated by a blue dot [1]. All announcements show the last post date [2].

Announcements that do no allow replies display the Lock icon [3].

Swipe your device from top to bottom to quickly refresh Announcements.

Open Announcement

Select Announcement

To view an announcement, tap the announcement you want to read.

View Announcement

View Announcement

View the course announcement.