Possible friends
On social media The VKontakte network has special algorithms that offer you potential friends. This list is formed from various factors.
For example, people can be recommended based on your city, mutual friends, place of study, work, and so on. Below you will learn how to open a list with possible friends.
On the computer
To get on a page with possible friends on social media. VKontakte network, the user will need to follow this procedure:
- Go to the main page of VKontakte and left-click on the item “Friends" When the list with all your friends opens, pay attention to the right side of the page. There will be a section " Possible friends" But, there will be only five users there. To see everyone, left-click on the column “ Show everyone».
- This way, you can get to the tab with all the friends recommended to you on social media. VKontakte network.
On the phone
If you want to look at possible friends on VK through a mobile device, then, unfortunately, you will not be able to do this. The official VKontakte application does not have a corresponding section with recommended friends.
Indirect location methods
- Open photos in your profile (https://vkontakte.ru/photos.php? >). Often, geotags are loaded along with photographs, from which you can determine not only the city, but also the coordinates.
- Another option is how to search in VK using >https://vkontakte.ru/groups.php? >). As a rule, people subscribe to city public pages like “Overheard”, “Flea Market” or “Glorious City of Kitezh”.
- A list of friends often helps (https://vk.com/friends.php? >) - joint photos in friends’ accounts and comments on posts can tell a person’s location.
Obviously, the question of how to find a page in VK by ID is easy to solve, but searching for a location is a difficult task and without a guaranteed result. But if the situation is force majeure - you need to find a fraudster or a missing person - then it is better to contact law enforcement agencies, they have more tools at their disposal.
Advanced people search
Let's move on to searching for people on the VKontakte social network. Below we will talk about how to find a person using a specific parameter. So that you don’t get confused, we’ll first deal with the full version of the social network, and then move on to the mobile application.
Via computer
You can search for people on VK using various parameters. To understand this topic in more detail, let's look at several parameters using a specific example.
By first and last name
It is most logical to search for a person by his first and last name. For such a search, the user will need to perform the following steps:
- On your personal computer, open a browser and go to social media. VKontakte network. At the top of the screen there is a special search bar. Click on it with the left mouse button.
- Now, using the keyboard, enter the first and last name of the person you need to find. After that, press the “ Enter", or click LMB on the line "Show all results».
- You should be redirected to a tab with all the search results for your query. There will be a special sorting menu at the top right of the screen. You will need to left-click on the “ People».
- That's all. Thanks to the presented sequence of actions, you can find people by the specified first and last name.
By date of birth
It is important to note that you cannot search for people specifically by date of birth. But, you can indicate the exact number of years of the person and start searching. This is done using this method:
- Follow the link https://vk.com/search. Thanks to this link, you can get to the page with searching for people on VK. On the right side of the screen there will be many options for sorting people. You will need to find the column " Age».
- Using the column "From" And "Before» you indicate the age range of the people shown. Since you want to find a person with a certain age, then set the minimum range. If you know that a person is 18 years old, then in the column “ From" And "Before» select value 18.
- With this filter, only people of a specific age will be shown.
Around town
Another search option is by city. To indicate a specific city when searching for a person on VKontakte, the user will need to follow this procedure:
- You will need to go to the page to search for people on VK. You can do this via the link https://vk.com/search. When the corresponding page opens in front of you, find the item “ Region" Left-click on the “Select country” line.
- A list of countries around the world will appear. Choose the country that suits you. After this, a line will appear to select a city. Click directly on it with LMB.
- A window will appear with different cities. Using the keyboard you can write the name of the desired city. For example, let's select the city " Saransk».
- Ready! We have set up the search system so that only people from the selected city will be shown to us.
Via phone
Not all parameters for searching for people on VK via a personal computer were discussed above. But it’s worth understanding the search for people in the mobile version of the social network. To find a specific person, you will need to perform the following series of actions:
- Open the VKontakte mobile application on your device. You will need to click on the “ Services ” icon. This section is located at the bottom of the screen.
- Then, click on the magnifying glass icon located in the upper right side of the screen.
- A special tab for searching will open. Enter the first and last name of the person you want to find. When the search results appear, you will need to click on the “ People ” column.
- You can add various filters to your search. To do this, click on the icon marked in the screenshot below.
- A special window with several filters should open. There you can indicate your city, country, gender, age, marital status, and so on. When you are done with the settings, click on the “ Show results ” button. If you do this, you will be shown users already sorted by your filters.
How to find a person by photo
It’s worth saying right away that the method of searching for a person by photo in VK does not always work. But still, you can find a person from a photograph. This is done like this:
- Let's open a user's photo on the VKontakte social network. At the very top of the browser there is a link to this page. You will need to click on it and copy a piece from there. It should look like this − photo331074780_386086977.
- Now, go to the section "News" There, find the column “ Photos” and click directly on it.
- A section with photos will open. There will be a line " Search photos" In it you will need to enter the word “ copy:" and paste the copied fragment after the colon. It should look like this: copy: photo331074780_386086977.
- Thus, you were able to find similar pictures on VKontakte.
What is ID and where to find it
The concept has nothing in common with the similar abbreviation IP. An account ID is an individual combination of numbers assigned to the user when registering on a social network. The set of characters in the page address is located:
- Go to the profile of the person you are interested in.
- Click on the address bar.
- Copy the numbers after.
If there are letters in place of the digital combination, it means the user assigned an address to the page manually. In this case, you can find out the ID in 2 ways.
- View in other sections. On the person’s page, click on the “Photo Albums” block. If the section is hidden, open the avatar, under the image, click “Photos from the Name page” and “All photos”. In the list of albums, place the cursor in the address bar of the browser. ID – combination of numbers in the link after albums;
- Use third-party services. Any one designed to determine a contact ID will do. The first one in Google results for the search query, https://regvk.com/id/, gives a combination in 3 clicks. Copy the profile address, paste it into the appropriate field and click the “Define” button.
For security reasons, avoid services that ask you to log in using your social network credentials. Instead of finding out the ID, you risk giving scammers access to your account.
How to find a person by phone number
To find a person’s profile on the VKontakte social network by his phone number, you will need to use the synchronization function. To search for a person by number you will need to do the following:
- Save the phone number of the person whose profile you want to find on your smartphone.
- Open the application and go to the settings section. You will need to find the “ Contacts synchronization ” item. Click on this column and select the line “ Contacts only ”.
- Now, go to the section with your friends on VKontakte. Click on the plus sign icon. In the “ Import friends ” section, click on the “ Contacts ” column.
- All you have to do is confirm your actions. Once you do this, a list with user pages from your number book will appear in front of you.
How to find a person on VKontakte without registration
Without registering on the VKontakte social network, it will be quite difficult to find any specific user. But still, it is possible. Below are some examples of such a search.
Through the VK website
If you are not registered on the VKontakte social network, then you will not be able to find a specific user. You can follow the link https://vk.com/search and you will be taken to a page for searching for users.
But, if you want to add any parameters, the page will close and the message “ You must be logged in to view this page ” will appear. So, you won’t be able to search for a person through the official website without registration.
Through search engines
You can try to find a user of the VKontakte social network through a search engine. Let's look at two different search engines using a real example.
Yandex
If you want to find a VKontakte user through Yandex, then you will need to perform the following steps:
- Open a browser with the Yandex search engine. In the search line, enter the person’s first and last name, and then the word “VKontakte”. That is, it should look something like this: “ Maxim Lugovoy VKontakte" Click on the button to search.
- Search results will appear. Open any link, you will be redirected to a page with a user according to your request.
To find a VKontakte user through the Google search engine, you can use the following algorithm of actions:
- Open a browser with the Google search engine. You will need to enter the following command in the search line: site:vk.com First Name Last Name. That is, you should get something like this - site:vk.com Maxim Komarov. After this, click on the “ Enter" For search.
- If you do this, you will see search results related only to the VKontakte social network. This way you can find VK users through Google without registration.
Now you know how you can find a person on social media. VKontakte network in a variety of ways. As you may have noticed, there are plenty of ways to search.
Why is this necessary at all?
Still, it was necessary to start from this moment: why does it even occur to anyone to define this Internet Protocol? Apparently, there is a great belief that knowing an IP address can seriously help in identifying a specific person. Naturally, you don’t need to find out what IPs your friends have, because... you already know where they live, etc.
Most often, this issue is addressed in situations where scammers contact users through VKontakte. Unfortunately, cases of fraudulent activities through social networks are very common, and some people, despite regular warnings, still fall for the cleverly placed hooks of dishonest citizens.
Alas, even if you manage to calculate the IP, it is unlikely that you will find the person in real life. Most often, the specified IP address does not help track the attacker, because... Most scammers use anonymizers and VPN services. The task of these services is to disable real IP addresses and assign new ones that relate not just to other cities, but to other countries. You've probably encountered them if your provider blocked access to sites. Anonymizers and VPN applications work not only on PCs, but also on smartphones, incl. on iPhone.
So, we draw a conclusion from all of the above. Finding out people's IP addresses only by their VKontakte id is not the best idea. Simply because there is no direct relationship between them. It may also be impossible to find a person by IP address. And there are not many legal ways to do this. Therefore, think about whether you need this at all before you take real action.