Canvas Tutorials Mobile Support for Students

Student Tutorials

Mobile Options for Students

View the tabbed menu below to explore the different options available. Instructors, please view Mobile Support for Instructors.

Canvas Student App

Canvas Student mobile app icon

For the latest app updates, please visit the Mobile Release Notes page 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 and Google play Store) on your device for Canvas Student Canvas app.

Important Note!

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.

What are the limited-support guidelines for mobile browsers on tablet devices?

View the video tutorial.

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Canvas Student App Notes

In the Canvas Student App students should note the following when submitting assignments.

Discussions

When using the Canvas Student app in discussions, a limited toolbar is available. You will not be able to upload and embed image or video content.

How do I reply to a discussion in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I reply to a discussion in the Student app on my iOS device?

Use the mobile web browser on your device or use a desktop computer.

Quizzes

The app does support students completing and submitting quizzes in the app; however, not all question types can be viewed in the App. If a quiz has unsupported question types, students will be redirected to login to the mobile web browser on the device. Additionally, if an instructor setup a quiz to display one question at time, you will NOT be able to complete the quiz in the mobile app. View the following guides for more details on how to submit quizzes in the mobile app.

How do I take a quiz in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I take a New Quizzes assessment in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I view quiz results in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I take a quiz in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I take a New Quizzes assessment in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I view quiz results in the Student app on my Android device?

Assignments

The 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 Note: 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.

Review the linked guides below for more details on how to submit assignments in the mobile app.

Android Guides

How do I view Assignments in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I make a comment about an assignment in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I view the rubric for my assignment in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I submit a media file as an assignment submission in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I enter a website URL as an assignment submission in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I submit a text entry assignment in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I submit a Canvas Studio assignment in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I submit a PDF assignment with annotations in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I turn in an assignment from a third-party app to the Student app on my Android device?
How do I verify my assignments were submitted in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I resubmit an assignment in the Student app on my Android device?
How do I view assignment comments from my instructor in the Student app on my Android device?

iOS (iPad/iPhone) Guides

How do I view Assignments in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I make a comment about an assignment in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I view the rubric for my assignment in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I upload a file as an assignment submission in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I submit a media file as an assignment submission in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I enter a website URL as an assignment submission in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I submit a text entry assignment in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I submit a Canvas Studio assignment in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I submit a PDF assignment with annotations in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I submit an assignment from a third-party app to the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I verify my assignments were submitted in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I resubmit an assignment in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I add annotations to a submission in the Student app on my iOS device?
How do I view assignment comments from my instructor in the Student app on my iOS device?

Laker Mobile App

Students can download the Laker mobile app which allows students access to the Laker Hub options. This option is available for android and iOS devices. Search the app store for Laker Mobile. The app icon will have a picture of Laker Louie.

Laker Mobile icon

Important Note: Students must reset web services password before they can login to the Laker Mobile app. This can be done in the Laker Hub in the upper left menu. When the password is reset, it will reset for Canvas, email, Laker Hub, and IRIS.