Category Archives: Blackboard Mobile

Updates about Blackboard Mobile Learn

Blackboard Mobile App Access Issue

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We have been informed there is an issue with Android users accessing Blackboard via the mobile app. User’s trying to access the Blackboard Learn App on an android device will receive the following error message “You cannot access this right now.”

Blackboard have acknowledged this issue and have informed us it will be fixed in the next update of the Blackboard App v8.7 This should be released in early August.

You can still access Blackboard on a mobile device by using a web browser.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

[Closed] Blackboard Mobile App Access Issue

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We have been informed that there is currently an issue with users accessing Blackboard via the mobile app. When searching for a university, in order to sign in, you will see the following message: “There seems to be an issue on our side. Please try again later.” Blackboard are urgently working to restore access.

You can still access Blackboard on a mobile device by using a web browser.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Interruptions to key University online services, 5.30-9.00 pm Mon 22 March

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IT Services will be completing their emergency upgrades to the University network on Monday 22 March between 5.30 pm and 9 pm. This will affect access to some of the services that the Digital Education Office manages, including Blackboard and Re/Play. Further information can be found in the IT Services status item about this work.

Interruptions to key University online services, evenings Fri 19 & Sat 20 March

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IT Services will be making emergency upgrades to the University network on Friday 19 March between 6 pm and 9 pm and on Saturday 20 March between 6 pm and 9 pm. This will affect access to some of the services that the Digital Education Office manages, including Blackboard and Re/Play. Further information can be found in the IT Services news item about this work.

Resolved: Blackboard app partial service disruption

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The partial service disruption that was affecting the Blackboard app has been resolved. From around 11.30 am yesterday, you may have experienced an error when attempting to log in to the app.

The root cause of the issue has been identified as an emergency security fix that was applied to one of the University’s authentication servers. We have now reconfigured the app so that it uses a different authentication server. However, the app will have cached your previous login method.

In order to login again via the Blackboard app, you need to uninstall and reinstall the app on your mobile devices.

If you are still unable to log in once you have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, please contact digital-education@bristol.ac.uk.

Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience that this issue has caused you.

Please check the IT service status page to see how the University’s systems and services are working and for planned maintenance information. You can also check the Blackboard status page.

Partial service disruption to the Blackboard app

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The Blackboard app is currently experiencing an unexpected partial service disruption. During this time, you may experience an error when attempting to log in to the app. It is still possible to access Blackboard via a web browser. Blackboard is investigating.

We apologise for the disruption and will provide an update when we hear anything further.

Please check the IT service status page to see how the University’s systems and services are working and for planned maintenance information. You can also check the Blackboard status page.

Blackboard Mobile App Planned Maintenance/Outage 17th December 3:30 AM

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Blackboard will be performing essential maintenance on the mobile app from 3:30AM on 17th December. The Blackboard app will be unavailable for around 5 hours during the maintenance; please access Blackboard using a web browser during this time.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Digital Education Office.

Android users should update Blackboard App

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Android users must update the Blackboard app to continue receiving push notifications.

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) has been discontinued. Due to this change, Blackboard apps have migrated to Google’s new Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). To maintain push notifications on your device, please update to Blackboard App 4.0 or Blackboard Instructor 2.5.