Mobile Options
Mobile Options
Video Overview
View the tabbed menu below to explore the different options available.
Mobile Guides
Please view the guides for your role and device. Click an item to view or use the expand all option to see all items in the list.
Student App Guides
For the latest app updates, please visit the Mobile Release Notes page Links to an external site. in the Canvas Community.
The Canvas Student app is designed for students to navigate Canvas on mobile device. The app works on phones and tablets with iOS and Android. Search the app store (Apple App store
Links to an external site. and Google play Store
Links to an external site.) on your device for Canvas Student Canvas app.
Teacher App Guides
For the latest app updates, please visit the Mobile Release Notes page Links to an external site. in the Canvas Community.
The Canvas Teacher app is designed for instructors to navigate Canvas on mobile device. Instructors can perform simple edits and grade assignments on the app. Review the guides available at the link below.
Important Notes
Limitations of the Student/Teacher Apps
Some options may be limited in the Canvas Student app and you may need to login to the mobile web browser. See the following guide to see what mobile web browsers are supported.
Instructors: Design for Mobile
It is important to design your course to be mobile friendly. View this checklist for guidance on improving your course design.
Assignment Submission Process in the Student App
The Student app does support students submitting assignments in the app; however, please note for student submission process will be different when compared to submitting assignments in a desktop web browser. On mobile devices assignments files will need to be saved in a third party application (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox etc.). Then in the submission process students will need to choose the third party application where the file exists when submitting the assignment.
iOS and Images
By default images created with your device's camera will be saved in the HEIC format which is not viewable on Windows computers. See Web Browser Troubleshooting Tips for more details.