How to view history in VK on your phone

Where are stories saved on VK?

If a person accesses his VKontakte page through a browser on his phone, then the history of his actions in the account is saved in a special browser window. However, to view the history, the user will need to complete several steps:

Open your default browser. Usually this is Chrome.
Click on the “Three dots” icon located in the upper right corner of the screen.
In the list presented, find the line “History” and click on it once.
After performing the above manipulations, a list of all sites that the user has viewed, including VK, should appear on the display. Moreover, this information can be stored indefinitely in the browser until a person deletes it. Here you can easily find the necessary Internet resource, because... Next to each line is the time and date of its opening.

The VKontakte mobile application has been developed for the Android and iOS operating systems. Information about viewed photos, videos, pages of other users, etc. is also saved here.

Note! The application interface may also differ depending on the specific version of the operating system.

This application is updated regularly. Therefore, the tab that has the “History” button can change its location. Usually, in order to understand where the browsing history is stored in the VK application, the user needs to follow the algorithm:

Open VKontakte by clicking on the corresponding icon on the desktop.
Tap on the icon in the form of three stripes in the lower right corner of the touchscreen. After this, a special tab will open, which will provide basic information about the user’s profile.
In the menu that appears, you can see the line “Story Archive”. By clicking on this line, the user will be able to view all previously recorded stories.

How to post a VKontakte story from your phone?

Most often, people use this feature from their mobile application. Now we will learn how to do this. If necessary, look at the separate material - how to add music to a VKontakte story.

Open the VKontakte application and log in to your page. Go to the “News” section. In the top block with current stories, we need to click on our avatar and the “+” icon.

Let's start creating a story from the phone

Here the interface is wider. Let's figure it out gradually.

The first screen contains the following tools.

Go to privacy settings.
Return to VK.
Uploading photos from your phone's memory card.
Turn on/off the flash.
Switch between your device's front and rear cameras.
Adding masks.

Phone Story Editor Interface
To post a simple story, let's upload a photo for the background. Click on the corresponding icon and select a file from your phone's memory card.

In the next step, similar tools will be available - drawing, stickers and signatures. They are located in the upper right corner of the screen.

Using them, add all the necessary content and post the story by clicking on the “Publish” button. Here you can save the layout of the story and select specific recipients.

Publishing a story from your phone

This process is shown in more detail below.

We've sorted out the simple stories. Let's take a look at the interesting features.

How to add music to a story?

This can only be done by publishing a story from a mobile phone. To do this, use the sticker adding tool. And select the "Music" option.

Trying to attach music to the story

This will open the Add Audio Tool. Select or search for the desired song. Then just click on it.

Select the desired song

It will be attached to the story, and you will need to select the fragment you want to add. Select it using the radio button, then save your changes.

Specify the time period

Now publish the story. When you launch it for viewing, the attached recording will play.

Creating a video story

As we mentioned at the beginning of the article, you can create a story not only from a static photo, but also using a short video sequence. To do this, in the story creation tool, you need to select the “Video Story” tab.

Creating a VKontakte video story

Your phone's camera will then be activated and you can start filming. Record a short video in the usual way. After clicking on the “Leave Entry” button, the standard editor will be loaded. And instead of a static background, your video will be added there. All other instruments are unchanged.

Recording a video story

Make the necessary edits and publish the story.

Ping Pong function

This is an interesting type of video story. If you try to explain it in a nutshell, it is a short video that scrolls from beginning to end, and then in the opposite direction.

It's easier to show than to explain. In the story creation window, select the “Ping Pong” tab.

The process is very similar to creating a video story or live broadcast. Click the button to start recording. And just make a short video. Recording will stop automatically.

Ping Pong function

The story editor will open, where your video will be in the background, playing in both directions. You can see this in the example below.

How to view the history of other VK users in the application

Users of the social network Vkontakte regularly create short stories on their page. In such posts, users briefly talk about events that have happened to them recently. Typically, the history of VC is a summary of one specific event. Memes can be used to frame a story.

When you launch the VKontakte mobile application, all recently recorded stories of friends and subscribers are shown in the main event feed. To view a particular entry, you need to click on its name.

The general view of VK stories is as follows:

How to see the history of VK friends in the computer version

If a person prefers to use the Vkontakte social network through a browser, then to view stories he will need to take a few simple steps:

Go to the official VK website by entering its name in the search bar of your browser.
Enter your account login information. at this stage the user will need to fill in the “Login” and “Password” lines. The login is usually the mobile phone number to which the page is linked.

VK login window:

After completing the above steps, the main account profile will appear. Now you need to look at the parameters column on the left of the main menu and find the “News” line there, and then tap on it with the left button of the computer keypad once.
The “History” column will show all records available to the user.
LMB on the story title to launch and view its contents.

Delete browser history

The browser itself records not only the fact of visiting Odnoklassniki, but also the list of pages that the person visited. This means that anyone else with access to a computer or phone can check it. How to delete browsing history in Odnoklassniki? Let's look at an example on Google Chrome (the actions are similar in other browsers). 1. First you need to open your browser, find settings and history.

2. Then you need to enter “ok ru” in the English layout or “Odnoklassniki” in Russian in the search bar and press “Enter”. 3. If the list turns out to be quite extensive and manually checking the boxes takes too long, you can hold down the “Shift” key and mark only the first and last position. After this, all entries will be highlighted. 4. Delete them by selecting the appropriate item.

How to create your own VK history through a browser

To complete the task, experienced specialists recommend using the following algorithm:

According to the scheme discussed above, go to your profile page and go to the “News” section.
Next to the names of all stories there will be a plus sign. Tap on it with the left mouse button to perform further actions.

After performing the manipulations described above, a special window for creating a history will appear. Here you can select the background color, select the desired font, add an inscription, apply effects, etc.
After completing the entry, you will need to click on the “Publish” button.

Now you can close the window and make sure that the story is actually published and is visible in the feed of the main events of the day.

In the Vkontakte mobile application, when creating a story, you can record a video. In this video, the user expresses his opinion about a particular situation and shares his impressions. It is also possible to add inscriptions, backgrounds, etc.

The window for creating an entry in the mobile application looks like this:

How to delete VK history

If the user does not want to look at other people's stories, then he can turn off notifications coming from a specific account. The process of completing the task can be divided into several points:

Launch the VK mobile application.
Tap on the desired story.
Click on the profile icon at the top of the window that appears.
Now you can get to the page of the user who recorded this story. Most likely, he is among your friends.
There will be several actions presented at the top of your profile. In this situation, you will need to click on the word “Notifications”.
In the context menu, click on the line “Do not notify about broadcasts.” After this, the history of this account will not be displayed in your profile.

To delete your own previously created history, the user will need to hold down the entry icon for a few seconds, and then in the context menu click on the Delete history line, next to which the trash can icon will be displayed.

If you want to uninstall VK history through a browser, then you will need to right-click on it, and then in the context-type window also click on the “Delete history” line.

How to watch history

First, let's figure out how to view history on VK from a computer non-anonymously. It couldn't be easier to do this. Every time you log into your account and go to the news tab, at the top of the screen there is a list of current stories that you can view. In the same way, you can view the history in VK on your phone. In the news tab at the top of the screen, you will see avatars of your friends, whose stories are available for viewing. By launching one recording, you will view all of them in turn, as they will automatically change. If you want to take a closer look at one of them, then you just need to touch the screen and hold your finger on it as long as necessary - the playback will stop for this time. Here you can also add a personal story by clicking on the image of your avatar with a small plus sign.

Please note that you can only post a story from your phone. If you are using a computer, then you will only be able to view.

It’s worth noting right away that there is no official way to discreetly and anonymously view history on VK; your name will in any case be on the list of those who have viewed it. One of the methods that you can use is to create another account, the so-called “fake” one, and calmly watch stories, leave comments, like photos (and all this anonymously). However, this method has its drawbacks:

firstly, if a person has a closed account, then he may simply not want to add your fake page to his list of contacts;
secondly, even if the page is open, a person, seeing an unfamiliar name among those who have viewed his post, can simply block your page;
thirdly, one day you may forget to switch to another account and view the history, not anonymously, exposing your name.

Common Questions

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Question to the expert

Please tell me what to do if there is no plus sign on my VK page on the computer to create a story?

You may have experienced a system failure. Try logging out and then logging in again, or restart your browser. As a last resort, restart your computer. If the plus sign still doesn’t appear early, then I recommend that you download the VKontakte mobile application and create a story through it.

Why can’t I view my friend’s VK story, although I’m sure that he publishes it?

Most likely, this user has limited the circle of people who can view his stories. Perhaps the Vkontakte administration is carrying out preventive work. I recommend that you talk directly to your friend about this.

Why does the process of deleting history in VK on a phone take several minutes each time?

Here, most likely, the problem is in the technical characteristics of your device. It is possible that your smartphone is taking a long time to process the command due to lack of RAM.

Please tell me why I can’t create a VK history via my mobile phone? This can only be done on a computer through a browser.

You probably disabled this feature in the mobile application settings. Click on the gear icon and activate this function by moving the slider opposite to the “Enabled” position.

Thus, there are several common methods for viewing, creating and deleting stories in VK. In this matter, much depends on the device through which you logged into your account.

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Applications for viewing VK stories anonymously

To watch stories on VK anonymously, there are special applications. Let's look at some of them

VK Coffee

VK Coffee is a free application for VKontakte. It has many useful functions, including: permanent online or offline modes, that is, the status will remain unchanged, regardless of whether you are currently using the application or not; the ability to anonymously read messages, leaving their status unread; download and listen to music; log in simultaneously from several accounts; and much more. What’s especially nice is that this application is compatible with any device and is absolutely free. It will also give you the opportunity to be online secretly, and you can view the history in this VK application absolutely anonymously.

After installing this utility, the appearance of your VK page will remain virtually unchanged. When you open the main menu of the application, you will see several options that allow you to be online anonymously. Here you can enable the “unreader”, which will allow you to view stories and messages in VK incognito, activate the offline mode so that no one can see that you are online, and also enable hidden typing so that other users do not see that you are typing.

By the way, try to see for yourself who watched your story to better understand how the service works. And then you can decide whether your anonymity is worth such efforts.

SOVA V

SOVA V is another great client that allows you to anonymously view VK recordings. This application has a large list of features and is popular among users. Once you install it, you can change themes, download and listen to music, turn on offline mode, switch between accounts and much more interesting things.

After installing this application, you will need to go to the news feed settings and activate the “don’t mark stories as read” option there. Now you can anonymously view other people's posts. In addition, you can enable the “global unreader”, which will allow you to view personal messages, as well as messages in general conversations and from bots, leaving their status unviewed.

By the way! If you liked the recording and you want to be able to review it at any time, then you can use it on your phone or computer.