In Canvas Student 7.0, the Discussion and Announcement Redesign and Offline Mode are supported.
Canvas Android app version updates are distributed in a phased rollout, which distributes the update to all users over time. The features in these notes may not immediately be available as an update in the Play Store. The Canvas Student Android app requires Android 8.0 or later.
- Updated Features
- Discussions
- Support for Discussions and Announcement Redesign
- Feature Option
- Courses
- Offline Content
Discussions
Support for Discussions and Announcement Redesign
When the Discussions and Announcement Redesign feature option is enabled, students can participate in discussions and announcements using the enhanced discussions interface.
In Discussions, students can expand and collapse all threaded replies in the default Inline view [1]. To switch to View Split Screen, tap the View Split Screen button [2].
In the Split Screen view, threaded responses open in a separate view.
In Announcements, students can expand and collapse all threaded replies in the default Inline view [1]. To switch to View Split Screen, tap the View Split Screen button [2].
Courses
Offline Content
When enabled, students can sync course content to view as read-only when offline.
In the Dashboard, tap the Options icon.
Then, tap the Manage Offline Content link.
Students can tap the Select All link [1] or select individual courses [2]. Then, tap the Sync button.
A confirmation message displays with the approximate storage needed to sync content. Then, tap the Sync button.
In the Dashboard, a progress bar displays during the sync process.
When offline, only synced courses are available for viewing.
Related Idea: [Canvas Mobile] Offline Access Within the Student App
| Date | |
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| 2023-11-27 |
Updated Feature Discussions: Support for Discussions and Announcement Redesign
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| 2023-11-22 | Release Notes Published |
Change Log
2024-04-08
2023-11-22
