Hello, friends! We have already told you how to find a person on VKontakte by last name, id or photo. So, if you want your VK page to be found by friends, acquaintances, classmates, and colleagues, then you need to indicate as much truthful information as possible in your profile.
You can read about how to add a place of study and work on VKontakte by following the link. Now let’s look at how to indicate your date of birth on VKontakte, and if you don’t want other users to know your age, then I’ll tell you how to hide or delete it.
How to add your date of birth on VKontakte
To indicate your DR on the VKontakte page, click on your profile thumbnail in the upper right corner. From the drop-down list, click “Edit”.
Then, on the “Basic” tab, find the “Birthday” line. Instead of the words “Day”, “Month”, “Year”, click on the arrows and select the necessary data from the lists.
After specifying your birthday, scroll down the page a little and click “Save”.
Now any user can see when they were born in your profile.
On the phone
You can also hide your date of birth from other users through the mobile application. Let's see how this can be done on Android OS.
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Hide your date of birth via Android:
- Launch the application on your phone and click on the “ Profile ” button in the lower right corner.
- Next we move on to editing the page.
- In the window that appears, move to the “ Main ” section.
- After that, click on the button under your date of birth.
- After this, 3 different items will be displayed in front of us - select “ Do not show date of birth ”.
- Finally, click on the checkmark in the upper right corner to save your changes.
Once the changes are saved, no user will be able to find out what day you were born on.
How to change your date of birth
In order to change the previously specified DR, again click on the miniature avatar in the upper right corner of the page and click “Edit”.
In the “Birthday” field, change what you need: day, month or year by selecting the appropriate value from the drop-down list.
When you change the date, click on the “Save” button at the bottom of the page.
How to change date of birth in VK from your phone?
Step-by-step description of how to change your date of birth in VK from a smartphone:
- We go to our Vk page through the Android application or browser.
- Click on the “Edit” settings label.
- In the main section of user information we find the date. It is written in the format “Day, Month, Year”.
- The line below offers options for displaying it on a social network - show it in full, show only the date and month, or not show it at all, delete it. Choose the last option.
- If you want to change the data, then simply adjust the digital fields.
- Save your changes at the bottom of the page.
Based on how to remove the date of birth in VK in the mobile version, it can be argued that the telephone version differs little from the computer version. The main thing is not to forget to save them after making updates. Otherwise, the update will not appear. You can change your age information an unlimited number of times.
If you have questions about the functions of the VKontakte social network, you can always contact support. It’s better to write there directly through the feedback service. Employees respond within 24 hours and help resolve a variety of issues and troubleshoot problems.
How to remove others
If you once indicated a significant date on your VKontakte page a long time ago, and now you don’t want it to be displayed on your profile, then you can delete it. Click on your thumbnail avatar and select “Edit.”
On the “Basic” tab, in the “Birthday” field it will say “Show date of birth”. Click the down arrow next to this line and select “Do not show date of birth” from the list.
Save your changes.
Now, when you go to the main page of your profile, friends and guests will not be able to find out when you were born.
As you can see, we did not delete the DR in the account settings, but made sure that it was not displayed on the page, so no one would be able to recognize it.
Why is it better to use real data?
Before changing your date of birth on VKontakte, think again about the necessity and relevance of such an action. Specifying false information in your profile can lead to a number of consequences:
- Friends and relatives will not be able to find you. Many people search not only by last name, but also by day of birth. In this case, it is easier to find the right person. Incorrect data can lead you astray from the correct search, especially if the profile contains a general photo from which the person cannot be identified.
- There are difficulties in restoring the profile. If you lose your password or change your phone number, you may need to go through a recovery procedure. In this case, it is important that the information in your profile is correct. Under other circumstances, it may not be possible to restore access to the page.
That is why it is better to set the correct date of birth and change it only to indicate the correct option. As a last resort, you can hide true information from outsiders, but they must be entered correctly in the system. This is important if necessary to confirm the identity and its membership in a certain profile.
How to hide your age
If you want other users not to know how old you are, then you can either completely remove your birthday from the page, as described in the previous paragraph, or simply indicate the day and month without a year.
Select “Edit” from the drop-down menu again.
Next, in the “Birthday” field, select “Show only month and year” from the list.
Click on the “Save” button.
Now the content on your page will be displayed as follows. Users will know when you were born, but how old you are will not be clear.
Is it possible to put a false age?
If you don’t want to remove your date of birth from VK, you can take an alternative route - set a fake age. In this way, you can hide your real date of birth and change your age, thereby fooling other registered people. This method is often used by women to “become younger” or by VK members who plan to remain incognito in all respects. And to remove data or make changes to the DR, just go to the editing section (mentioned above) and set any numbers. This applies to day, year and month.
By the way, keep in mind that you can also hide photos, change the name, or completely restrict access to the page.
How to add or remove age from your phone
If you are used to using the VKontakte mobile application from a phone or tablet, then go to it and in the side menu click on the thumbnail with an avatar.
Further at the top right, click on the three vertical dots.
In the list that opens, select “Edit Page”.
Find the “Birthday” field and click the arrow next to the date.
Select the appropriate day, month and year, and click “Done”.
Just below the selected date there will be another line. Click on the arrow next to it and select from the list the item that suits you. If you need to completely remove your birthday from the page, select “Do not show on your profile,” if you want people not to know your age, select “Show only the day and month.”
After selecting the date and indicating whether it will be displayed in full or not, click on the checkmark in the upper right corner to save the changes.
I think you have succeeded, and now guests will be able to find out when you were born, or, conversely, they will not be able to see how old you are.
How to remove the age of VKontakte in the mobile version?
You can also make the appropriate settings on the m.vk.com website. First, here you need to go to your personal profile page and click on the “Detailed information” button to proceed to editing your personal data.
On the next page, click on the “Edit Page” button.
In the “Birthday” section on the page that opens, you can change the set date of birth by selecting the day, month and year. In the “Show on page” section, you can select one of the visibility options in which the date will be shown in full or without the year. You can also completely hide your date of birth from other users. Finally, to confirm your actions, click on the “Save” button.
