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Ive been using the widget for a while when it suddenly stopped working, so I removed it and tried to put it back, when it was not letting me put the widget back. Like other posts have said, there'd be two options for widget theme, and a button to hid...

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When viewing Canvas Messages from my students through a browser, under their name it lists the name of their course. In the mobile app it does not. Is there a way to change settings in the app to fix this?

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I have found out how to moderate a quiz in the web version of Canvas, but I cannot find how to do it in the Canvas Teacher app so I can do it if I'm not in my office.  Anybody found that feature yet?Jan

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I am trying to place a widget for the Canvas app on my homescreen on my Google Pixel 7Pro-I am able to select the widgets and move them to the place on my homescreen I would like them to be, but then a popup appears that asks me to select either ligh...

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This may also be a newly introduced bug -- but after searching for ages, I cannot seem to locate where to report these.I own a Samsung phone and I'm trying to add the To-Do Canvas widget to my home screen. The process I take is:Tap and Hold screen ->...

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A student says they submitted a photo of their assignment through the Canvas Student app and got the confirmation BUT the professor never saw a submission. There is no copy of the photo in the student's user files (Account> Files > Submissions > COUR...

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 I ran into an old friend currently in the MP program for WCU. He stated he had some recommendations on how Canvas can be better for mobile. He states that it would be nice to be able to sort by comments/posts in the mobile app. He likes how robust t...

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I've found it very useful if only just mentally, to be able to see how I stack up to my class on assignments and tests. I understand this feature can be disabled by the instructors, yet I know people in my same class with the ability to see this feat...

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Hi when the students annotate on a pdf that is included in an assignment using the iOS app, the annotations have disappeared for some of the students when they returned to the assignment. Some of the students can still see their annotations and some ...

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Whenever I get a push notification from canvas on the iOS app, the notification redirects me to Safari when I click on it. I have already tried signing out and signing in and it didn’t work. When it redirects me to safari, it prompts me to sign in ev...

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I am trying to log onto the canvas on my personal laptop and I already have a school account but on a separate computer. I have also printed out a qr code from my school computer, because there is a tab that says mobile login. It wont let me get back...

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How do I get my canvas mobile calendar to show due dates in a different time zone? I live in EST and the mobile calendar shows my due dates in EST time and has caused me to miss a couple of assignments 

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Hi!On the Canvas Teacher app, I can pull up a student's grade under the People tab. However, it shows all their assignments for entire semester. I'd like to only see 4th quarter assignments. Is this possible, and if so, which setting is it under?Than...

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The highlight tool in the app won't allow color change after having selected text. The only options I get are "comment" and "remove" when I tap the selected text to change the color. There used to be an option to change the color, but this option has...

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I’m trying to grade a Canva project in speedgrader on the teacher app, but I can’t get logged in.  I’ve tried all the options and all it does is spin like it is trying to load. 

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I like canvas, but sometimes I have difficulty logging in to it on my cell phone.

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I like cnavis but i dont like that when i go somewhere i cant do my work on my phone

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Hi,     I am trying with the parent app right now base one the guide below:     https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Parent-iOS-Guide/How-do-I-view-details-for-an-assignment-in-the-Canvas-Parent-app/ta-p/2073     May I know that if the parent ca...

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I am the teacher on my Canvas site. When working from my laptop or desktop, I can access all files and modules, assignments, etc.When I login from my iPAD, I can see the site, I can see SOME of my modules, but a few give me ACCESS Denied errors. The ...

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This is odd.... I have a graded discussion assignment set up, and students must reply to one another. I am trying to also reply, but one student's post has no 'Reply' option at all. I've tried Edit and searched the help topics but cannot find any inf...

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How do I link my child’s account to my phone?

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My canvas app takes up almost 6 gigs on my phone and I noticed that almost all of that is 'Documents & Data". I dug a little deeper and found that its all files from courses I took two years ago that I do not need to access on Canvas anymore. Is ther...

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The highlight tool no longer allows me to change color after selecting text. Was working one day and the next the option was gone. I only get two options now, “Comments”and “Remove.” I’m posting this here because my university was unable to help. Oth...

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How can I add my Institute Class to my Online Canvas app? I have IOS and my Pathways classes are on the Canvas mobile app, but I have been unable to determine how to add my Institute class.  Thanks. 

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Is there a reason why the button for a student to start an assignment is labeled differently in web vs. mobile? It's "Start Assignment" for web and "Submit Assignment" for mobile (see attached screenshots). It would be great if they were labeled the ...

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Whenever I open a lecture video on my canvas app it plays briefly. When I make the screen smaller to also use my notes app the video crashes, I already uninstalled and reinstalled canvas, I am not sure how to fix this issue. 

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So my canvas grades widget is showing a grade for an assignment i can’t seem to find anywhere. I’m a science major and i’m not taking any english classes or any heavy reading courses and have never heard of this book. It isn’t color coded with the re...

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I use an IPAD running IOS 16.3.1, the Ipad is up to date. While using the canvas app. last night when my Ipad started to go into power save mode. it deleted my discussion posts. They were unrecoverable. This is continuing to happen today as well. 

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Hello,We recently moved to 2-factor verification for email and using this for MFA.  We are having issues with people being able to download the Canvas app now.When they select on Find My School, it launches them to verify with their email. Once this ...

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Does Impact support mobile browsers?

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