January 2026 D2L Brightspace Release
Effective January 15, 2026, new and updated features within D2L Brightspace are available to Students as part of the monthly update.
Release highlights include updates to Announcements, Brightspace Pulse app, and Quizzes.
Announcements
In-line images in announcements display in emailed announcements
With the January 2026 release, when your instructor adds an in-line image in an announcement, the image is now included in the body of the email for notification emails from D2L Brightspace.
Figure: For those who receive the emailed announcement (such as through a notification), the in-line image now displays along with the text.
Brightspace Pulse app
Dates now display for content topics from course's Content tab
With the January 2026 release, an enhancement brings due dates, start dates, and end dates for content topics within the course's Content tab. This feature is available when using the Pulse app version 2.2511.0.1003200 on Android or 2.2512.898 on Apple (or later versions).
Figure: Due, start, and end date details when a student presses the three-dot icon for a content topic.
Quizzes
May need to complete an attempt at a quiz without switching browsers or devices
With the January 2026 release, your instructor may restrict a quiz so you can only take and complete the quiz from the same browser session. If enabled, a session restricted note is available on the summary page before starting the quiz. While your attempt is in progress for this quiz and if you access the same quiz from another browser or device, the summary page states the quiz is session restricted and the continue quiz button is not available to re-enter the quiz. Please contact your instructor if you encounter a message stating "This attempt is in progress and restricted to a single login session. Please contact your instructor for assistance."
Figure: Before starting an attempt at the quiz, the page lists that it is restricted to a single login session.
Figure: For the in-progress attempt at the quiz, the Continue Quiz button is not available to re-enter the quiz attempt (such as from a different browser).