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Canvas Features and Releases

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Stay Ahead with Canvas Updates

This is your dedicated resource for tracking every new feature, enhancement, and update. Maintained by XCITE, we provide a detailed, chronological log of changes to help you leverage the full power of Canvas

Dive into the release notes to see how Canvas is evolving and discover tools that can transform your teaching and learning.

Collaborative Innovation

To ensure updates serve the entire campus, XCITE, ITS, UCR School of Medicine, and University Extension have formed a working group. This team meets regularly to discuss Canvas feature requests, review updates, and decide on the best implementation strategies for UCR. To have a feature vetted by this group, please email xcite@ucr.edu.

Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-11-19)
Updated Features Course Settings: Set Learning Mastery as Default Grades Page Tab- Admin, Instructor, Student Developer Keys: LTI Advantage Services Permission Renamed- Admin Developer Keys: Improved Endpoint Search and Scope Requirements- Admin Other Updates Course Settings: Cross-listing Updated to InstUI- Instructor
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-11-15)
New Features User Navigation: Canvas Portfolio Feature Preview Concluded- All Users New Feature Previews IgniteAI Translations for Inbox, Discussions and Announcements- All Users IgniteAI Insights for Discussions- Instructor Ignite AI Rubric Generator-Instructor Feature Preview Change Log Updates Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader: Comment Library Filter- Instructor Other Updates Legacy Canvas Native ePortfolios: End of Life- All Users Gradebook: Improved Gradebook Performance with GraphQL Data Fetching- Admin, Instructor
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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 [Reverted and Delayed as of 2025-10-23]
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Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-11-05)
Updated Features Account Settings: Restrict Personal Access Tokens Includes Observers- Admin Reports: APIs Missing User-Agents Report- Admin User Settings: Access Token Expiration Date Required- Student Other Updates External Apps: Boolean Values Returned as Strings in LTI 1.3 Launches- Admin Developer Keys: User-Agent Notification- Admin Reports: Failed Report Error Code- Admin Feature Preview Change Log Updates Enhanced Rubrics: Rubric Trash Icon Text Update- Instructor
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Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-10-22)
Updated Features SIS Imports: SIS Imports Retain Existing IDs- Admin Other Updates User Interface: Dialogs and Modals Updated to InstUI- All Users Feature Preview Change Log Updates Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader: Assignment Comment Editor Supports Images, Math, and Course Links- Instructors
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Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-10-08)
Updated Features Apps: Canvas Apps Support Fullscreen in Top Navigation- Admin People: Access Tokens Management- Admin User Settings: Required Fields and Expiration Limit- All Users Other Updates Course: Confirm Unenrollment Modal Updated- All Users
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Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-09-10)
Updated Features Account: Restrict Student Personal Access Token Creation- Admin Developer Keys: Banner and Link to Canvas Apps Page- Admin Other Updates Course Settings: Content Security Policy Checkbox update- Admin, Instructors Feature Preview Change Log Updates Differentiation Tags: CSV Upload Update- Instructors
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Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-09-24)
Updated Features Canvas Media: YouTube Overlay- All Users External Tools: Top Navigation Tool Resizing-All Users Gradebook: View Hidden Grades Indicator- Instructor People: Page View Updates- Admin SpeedGrader: Multi-Select Section Filter with Checkboxes- Instructor Feature Preview Change Log Updates Differentiation Tags: Export CSV template- Instructor Enhanced Rubrics: Clickable Outcomes Pill- Instructor Enhanced Rubrics: Assignment and Rubric Points Mismatch Alert- Instructor Enhanced Rubrics: Rubric Layout Persists- Instructor Enhanced Rubrics: Rubric Incomplete Indicator- Instructor Enhanced Rubrics: Rubric Point Values- Instructor Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader: Multi-Select Sections Filter- Instructor
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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 [Delayed as of 2025-09-11] Other Updates Conferences: BigBlueButton Quizzing- All Users
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Canvas Release Notes (2025-06-21)
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
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Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-08-27)
Other Updates Course Import: Warning for IMSCC Files with Turnitin Assignments- Admin, Instructor Feature Preview Change Log Updates Differentiation Tags: Tags Visible in Student Details Tray- Admin, Instructor Differentiation Tags: Gradebook Filter Available- Admin, Instructor Differentiation Tags: Bulk Remove Tags- Admin, Instructor
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Canvas Deploy Notes (2025-08-13)
Updated Features Groups: Tooltip Added for Group Section Requirement Setting- Instructor Notifications: Improved Visibility for Course Activity Definitions- All Users Feature Preview Change Log Updates Differentiation Tags: CSV Import Support- Instructor Differentiation Tags: Tag Display Updated in Differentiation Modal- Instructor Differentiation Tags: Assignment Details Tag Display Update- Instructor Differentiation Tags: Role and Tag Filter Update-Instructor Differentiation Tags: SIS Import Support- Admin
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