Where are the required settings?
All notification parameters are collected in the corresponding section. You can get there using the direct link:
https://vk.com/settings?act=notify
Of course, you must already be logged in to VKontakte.
Or click on the bell icon at the top of the browser window. A list of recent notifications will open. Here, click on the “Customize” link.
Let's move on to setting up notifications
The third option is to open the menu, select “Settings”. And on the next page open the “Notifications” tab.
Open the settings menu
Regardless of which option you choose, you will end up with a section with available parameters. This is where we will work next.
Notification settings section
Feedback from MTS subscribers on this issue
So, what do people who also encountered a similar situation write:
- Tatyana, Moscow. Just a few days ago my relatives and friends started calling me. They asked - what happened? Naturally, I was perplexed. It turns out that my phone was hacked and they started sending mass messages. For example, they sent everyone the phrase “how could you?” and a link that led to an unknown destination. I had to call everyone and tell them that there had been a break-in. I contacted the operator. It seems the problem has been solved.
- Semyon, Sochi. I once encountered a similar situation. For several days, I constantly received such SMS messages on my mobile phone, although I did not go anywhere. I was afraid to call the number listed there. Moreover, follow the link. As a result, I personally visited the operator’s salon. The specialist quickly checked everything, it turned out that there was a short-term failure of the system, which began sending erroneous messages to many people.
- Alena, Samara. When I received such a message, I immediately called the company’s support service at the specified number. The operator asked several questions, and then recommended going to your account and changing the password to a more complex one. Which is what I did, otherwise I used my date of birth. Not surprisingly, such options are easily hacked. After that everything immediately became normal.
- Anton, Petrozavodsk. Somehow I found myself in an unpleasant situation when scammers gained access to my personal account. Fortunately, MTS responded quickly and sent me this SMS. I logged into my account and it turned out that I was subscribed to a bunch of paid services. At the end of the month I would receive a huge bill. I quickly canceled everything and changed my access data. I no longer use simple passwords and don’t share them with anyone.
- Matvey, Orel. My friend works at MTS. Therefore, when such notifications arrive, I first of all call him and ask him to run my number for fraudulent activities associated with him. Only after that I go to my page and change all the data. This service is clearly useful, so you should not try to block it in any way.
That is, judging by the comments of other users, a service of this kind is indeed very necessary and important for people. The main thing is to make sure that the sender is really your mobile operator company, and not an attempt to deceive a person in this way. Therefore, you should always be extremely careful.
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How to enable or disable VKontakte notifications?
Among the list of available options, we need to find the required notification type. And for it, put the switch in the “Off” position. The entire process will be shown below, using the most popular alert options as an example.
Notification on the VKontakte website itself
Here we work with the “Notifications on the site” block. We are interested in 4 points:
- Show instant notifications;
- Receive notifications with sound;
- Show message text;
- Receive browser notifications.
We turn them off by moving the switch to the desired mode.
Changes are applied automatically.
As you understand, turning on occurs according to the same principle - we simply set the switch to the “On” position.
Recommendations for increasing the security level of your MTS account
To prevent attempts to hack your account on the MTS website, you must follow some recommendations. The operator’s website is a fairly reliable system that does not allow the possibility of hacking. But users often make mistakes in using their number.
- Under no circumstances disclose your personal account information. No operator will require them from you. They are needed only by attackers;
- Do not allow other users to use your account;
- Do not write your mobile number as a password to log into your account;
- Create only complex passwords that are difficult for those who do not know them to guess;
- After creating your password, write it down in your notebook so you don't forget.
By following these simple recommendations, you will eliminate the possibility of penetration into your MTS account. You will no longer receive messages indicating that you have logged into your MTS account, call: 111764.
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How to disable email notifications in VK
If you do not want notifications from a social network to be sent to your email address, do the following things.
On the settings page, go to the very bottom, to the “Email Notifications” block. Here, for the “Notification frequency” item, you need to select the “Never notify” option.
If you only want to enable or disable a specific type of alert, select it from the list below.
Disable email notifications
SMS alerts
Please note that this option does not affect receiving system messages on your phone. Codes for page recovery, password reset, etc. will be sent in any case.
Let's move on to the "Notifications via SMS" block. Here about. Or we remove it if we want to turn it off.
Enabling and disabling notifications via SMS
Other alerts
We still have a few unsolved sections left.
Feedback
This section deals with events of commenting or replies to your comments, events in conversations, reposting your posts, publishing posts on the wall, etc.
There is no On/Off switch. You need to choose from the options:
- Disabled;
- All;
- Only important ones.
We find the desired item and select the required option from the list.
Sections "Events" and "Other"
These sections contain settings for notifications about adding friends, events with possible friends, birthdays, events, etc.
Configured in the same way as above.
Other notices
What is this number 111764 from MTS?
In theory, the notification “Your MTS account has been logged in” is a standard notification that you have logged into your personal account. An alert will be sent every time someone, including you, has successfully logged into the system. The system can remember the standard IP of your computer (phone) and add it to the white list. All other addresses are considered potentially dangerous. When can this SMS arrive:
In fact, the arrival of alerts from 111764 is reliable double protection of your data, which is offered free of charge by the MTS protection service. The protection promptly notifies you that someone has entered your account, additionally indicating their IP. By the way, I called back to this number, but it was listed as incorrectly dialed.
How to activate notifications in a group?
If you are interested in updates to communities or public pages (how are they different?), you can always receive a message about the release of new posts, comments, etc. To do this, you need to activate the notification in the selected group.
We go to the desired community, and in the menu click on the “Enable notifications” item.
Activate notification in the group
This feature is very convenient for administrators - with its help you will always be aware of user activity (see how to assign an administrator in a group). This tool, paired with community statistics, will allow you to get the necessary analytics.
Note. If you activate a notification for a user or group page, then in the “Notifications” section, the “Other Sources” menu appears. By default, all alerts that relate to your page are displayed here. And in a new tab they show the people or groups you have selected.
Notifications from multiple sources
Why are scammers trying to hack?
Most often, mobile operator accounts are hacked in order to make it possible to carry out certain operations with it. For example, this could be the following:
- They will try to withdraw funds if the personal account of a particular operator allows this;
- They will issue a variety of paid subscriptions for a person, for which money will be constantly withdrawn.
That is, if you receive the message “Your MTS account is logged in, call 11764,” then you should obviously think about it and be wary.
Why aren't notifications coming?
We exclude the possibility of incorrect settings. If you have completed all the previous steps, then your notifications should be guaranteed to be turned on.
Failures can occur for a number of reasons. The most common ones are listed below.
For computer
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- Problems with VK. There's nothing worth doing. As a rule, all technical problems are corrected within an hour.
- The browser is not working correctly. We try to reset the cache and restart the PC.
- Viruses. We check the computer with an antivirus utility.
For smartphone
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- We check in the settings whether receiving notifications is activated.
- The phone is not working correctly - it needs a reboot.
- Crashes in the application. Reinstalling the latest version.
