How do I view Discussions in the Student app on my Android device?
The Canvas Student app helps you keep track of all course discussions. You can also view newly created discussions or changes to discussions in the Notifications tab.
The images in this lesson are shown for a phone display, but unless otherwise noted, tablet displays mirror the same steps.
Notes:
- Rubrics are not currently supported for graded discussions in the Canvas Student app.
- The Course Navigation menu matches the browser version of your Canvas course. If Discussions is not available in your Course Navigation, it will also be hidden from view in the app.
Open Course
In the Dashboard, tap the name of the course you want to view.
Open Discussions
Tap the Discussions link.
Note: You may need to swipe your screen to view Discussions in the menu.
View Discussions
Pinned discussion display at the top of the page [1]. For each discussion, you can view the number of total replies [2] and the number of replies you have not read [3].
Discussions with unread posts are indicated by a blue dot [4].
Swipe your device from top to bottom to quickly refresh Discussions.
To view a discussion, tap the name of the discussion [5].
View Discussion
For each discussion, you can view the due date [1], title [2], and description [3].
To reply to the discussion, tap the Reply button [4].
Note: Anonymous discussions must be viewed in a web browser.
View Discussion Toolbar
The Discussion Toolbar remains at the top of the discussion topic when you are viewing discussion replies.
To search for replies or specific authors, enter your terms in the Search field [1].
To filter replies, click the All drop-down menu [2]. You can filter by all replies or unread replies.
To sort replies by newest or oldest, click the Sort button [3].
To view threaded replies in a split screen sidebar, click the View Split Screen button [4].
You can collapse or expand the threaded replies by clicking the Collapse Threads button [5].
To view threaded replies inline, click the View Inline button [6].
View Discussion Replies
To view the discussion replies, scroll down.
Manage Discussion Replies
To manage discussion replies, tap the More Options icon [1].
In the options list, you can do the following to discussion replies:
- Mark as Read [2]
- Go To Topic [3]
- Copy Link [4]
- Report [5]
