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- Sep 17, 2025
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- Detected by Releasebot:Sep 29, 2025
Canvas Release Notes (2025-10-18)
New Features
- People: Differentiation Tags Feature Option Removed- Instructor
New Feature Previews
- Discussion/Inbox AI Translations- All Users
[Delayed as of 2025-09-26]
Other Updates
- Developer Keys: Canvas Apps Link- Admin
- Aug 20, 2025
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-09-20)
New Features
- People: Self-Serve User Data Export- Admin
New Feature Previews
- Discussion/Inbox AI Translations- All Users
Other Updates
- Conferences: BigBlueButton Quizzing- All Users
- Jul 23, 2025
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-08-16)
Feature Preview Change Log Updates
- Smart Search: Results Page Interface Update- All Users
All Users
- Jun 18, 2025
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-07-19)
New Features
- Discussions: Manage Threaded Replies in Legacy Type Discussions- Instructor
- Files: Redesigned Files Page- All Users [Added on 2025-06-23]
New Feature Previews
- Canvas Portfolio- All Users
Other Updates
- Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Experience for Assistive Technology Users- All Users
- Analytics: New Analytics Default Status Update- Instructor
- Analytics: Deprecation of Legacy Course Analytics- Admin, Instructor
- May 21, 2025
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- Detected by Releasebot:Sep 29, 2025
Canvas Release Notes (2025-06-21)
New admin-focused improvements: Canvas Apps navigation and LTI usage monitoring, updated NPS survey dashboard view for admins/instructors, a redesigned Files page (delivery delayed to 2025-06-20). Widespread accessibility refreshes (clarity, error feedback, visual/semantic structure, keyboard navigation). New feature previews: Differentiation Tags (admin/instructor) and SpeedGrader speed/USability
New Features
- Account Navigation: Canvas Apps- Admin
- Canvas Apps: Monitor Tab- LTI App Usage- Admin
- Dashboard: Interface Updates for Instructure Net Promoter Score (NPS) Survey- Admin, Instructor
- Files: Redesigned Files Page- All Users
[Delayed as of 2025-06-20]
Other Updates
- Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
- Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
- Accessibility Updates: Improved Visual Clarity and Semantic Structure- All Users
- Accessibility Updates: Streamlined Navigation and Keyboard Accessibility- All Users
New Feature Previews
- Differentiation Tags- Admin, Instructor
- Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader- Instructor
- Apr 23, 2025
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-05-17)
New Features
- New Quizzes: Text Block
- Discussions: Permalink for Discussion Entries
Other Updates
- Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
- Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
- Gradebook: Gradebook Icon Update for LTI Assignment and Grade Service
- Mar 19, 2025
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- Detected by Releasebot:Sep 29, 2025
Canvas Release Notes (2025-04-19)
New Features
- Media: Media Player with Improved Accessibility and Usability - All Users [Delayed until 2025-04-24]
Other Updates
- Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity - All Users
- Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback - All Users
All Users
- Feb 19, 2025
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- Detected by Releasebot:Sep 29, 2025
Canvas Release Notes (2025-03-15)
A multi-faceted product update introducing course copy and import enhancements, default views for discussions, login/registration improvements, accessibility refinements, developer keys for admin use, and expanded rubrics and self-assessments for students and instructors.
New Features
- Copy Content: Copy Course Page Enhancements- Instructor
- Discussions: Default View Settings- Instructor, Student
- Import Content: Import Content Page Enhancements- Instructor
Feature Options
- Login: Login and Registration Enhancements- All Users
Other Updates
- Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
- Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
- Developer Keys: Lucid Developer Key Update and Course Copy Support-Admin
Feature Preview Change Log Updates
- Enhanced Rubrics: Student Self Assessments- Instructor, Student
- Assignment Enhancements: Student Self Assessments- Instructor, Student
- Jan 22, 2025
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-02-15)
A broad release introducing course content enhancements, grading defaults, and import improvements; login refinements; new quizzes migration; accessibility and rubrics updates; plus security and admin tweaks to LTI, parameters, and deployment naming. Several items show delays.
New Features
Copy Content: Copy Course Page Enhancements- Instructor [Delayed as of 2025-01-29]
Grading: Account Level Default Grading Scheme- Admin, Instructor
Import Content: Import Content Page Enhancements- Instructor [Delayed as of 2025-01-29]
Feature Options
Login: Login and Registration Enhancements- All Users [Delayed as of 2025-02-05]
New Quizzes: Question Bank Migration on Course Copy- Instructor
- Enhanced Rubrics- Instructor
Other Updates
- Accessibility Updates: Enhanced Structural Clarity- All Users
- Accessibility Updates: Improved Error Feedback- All Users
- Authentication: Enforcement of Implement Token Validation in OpenID Connect- Admin
Platform/Integration
- Assignment Custom Parameter Data with Leading Zeros Stripped During Course Copy- Admin
- Updated Deployment ID Naming for LTI Compliance- Admin
- Validation_context and error do not launch in LTI Launch claim objects- Admin
- Nov 20, 2024
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- Detected by Releasebot:Sep 29, 2025
Canvas Release Notes (2025-01-18)
A broad release with new admin features (Developer Keys, default grading), expanded AI translation for discussions and inbox, new quiz analytics, and speed/ UI improvements. Highlights include multiple due dates, full screen mode, and a student analysis report. Several items are noted as delayed, with ongoing migrations to the Data Access Platform and rubric enhancements still in progress.
New Features
Developer Keys: Platform Notification Service- Admin [Added 2025-01-17]
Grading: Account Level Default Grading Scheme- Admin [Delayed 2024-12-17]
Feature Options
Discussions: AI Translation- All Users [Delayed as of 2024-12-17]
Discussions: Multiple Due Dates for Discussions- Admin, Instructor, Student
Inbox: AI Translation- All Users [Delayed as of 2024-12-17]
New Quizzes: Student Analysis Report Available- Instructor
New Quizzes: Question Bank Migration on Course Copy- Instructor [Delayed as of 2025-01-21]
SpeedGrader: Improved SpeedGrader Experience- Admin, Instructor [Delayed as of 2024-12-05]
User Interface: Full Screen Access- All Users [Added 2024-12-17]
Feature Previews
- Apps: Canvas Apps Page- Admin [Added 2024-12-17]
Other Updates
- Analytics: New Analytics migration to Data Access Platform (DAP)- Admin [Added 2024-12-17]
Change Log updates
- Assignment Enhancements- Admin, Instructor
- Enhanced Rubrics- Admin, Instructor [Added 2024-12-17]