You can set notification preferences in the Canvas Student app to receive updates about your Canvas courses. Once notifications are selected, notifications are sent to you even if you have not opened the Canvas Student app. You can choose to set notifications for specific communication channels, or you can set notifications for all your available channels.
Communication channels in the Canvas Student app match the same notification options within your Notification Preferences in the browser version of Canvas. Any preferences updated in the app will be reflected in the browser version.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Open User Menu
In the Dashboard, tap the User Menu icon.
Open Settings
Tap the Settings link.
Open Push Notifications
Tap the Push Notifications link.
Set Push Notification Preferences
By default, communication notifications can either be on or off.
To disable a notification, tap the toggle to the left [1]. Disabled notifications are never sent.
Enabled notifications show the toggle to the right [2] and are sent as soon as possible (ASAP).
Open Email Notifications
Tap the Email Notifications link.
Set Email Notification Preferences
Email notifications match the notification types set in the browser version of Canvas. Options include Immediately, Daily, Weekly, or Never.
To change a notification email frequency, tap the notification name [1]. A list displays with the frequency options. Tap the name of the desired frequency [2].
