May 2026 Features & Releases

Canvas Features & Releases May 2026

Use the links below to learn more about topics that interest you or may help with day-to-day tasks.

Incident Change Log for May 2026

This Change Log reflects precautionary UX changes made by Instructure in response to the May 2026 Security Incident. Updates will be added as they are made available.

Upcoming Canvas Changes

1. June 17, 2026
1. Depreciation: Removal of Unauthenticated File Access
2. June 20, 2026
   
1. Breaking Change/Enforcement: User-Agent Header Enforcement
3. June 30, 2026
   
1. Depreciation: Removal of Legacy Login User Interface
   
2. End of Life: Canvas ePortfolios No Longer Available
   
4. July 01, 2026
   
1. Enforcement: New Quizzes Native Canvas Integration is Enforced
5. July 18, 2026
   
1. Enforcement: Performance and Usability Upgrades for SpeedGrader Feature Option is removed
   
2. Breaking Change: Assignment lock_at value reflects student overrides
   

For additional information, visit Instructure Enforcements, Depreciations, and Breaking Changes.

New Features

1. Authentication
   
1. Discovery Page Configuration
   
2. Canvas Apps
   
1. Manage App Registration
   
3. Pages
   
1. IgniteAI Study Tools
   
4. Portfolio
   
1. Video and Image Support
   
2. Enhanced Linked Evidence Labeling
   
3. Updated Evidence and Requirement
   
4. Guided Reflection Prompts
   
5. Themes
   
1. Login Page Custom Text

Other Updates

1. External Tools
   
1. LTI 1.3 Tool Configuration Schema Updates
   
2. User Settings
   
1. Removal of User-Generated Access Tokens for Free for Teacher Accounts

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Canvas Deploy Notes:

May 6, 2026

Updated Features

1. Canvas Apps
   
1. App Registration Control [Delayed as of 04/24/2026]
   
2. New Quizzes
   
1. Default Font Setting

Other Updates

1. Canvas Apps
   
1. Consistent Deployment Order on Availability and Exceptions Tab

April 22, 2026

Updated Features

1. Account Settings
   
1. Suppress Notification Setting
   
2. New Quizzes
   
1. Partial Credit for Categorization Question Type
   
3. People
   
1. Temporary Enrollment Banner
   

Other Updates

1. DocViewer/SpeedGrader
   
1. Allow annotating on rotated pages
   
2. Notifications
   
1. Suspended User Notifications
   
3. Reports
   
1. Enrollments Provisioning Report Update

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