Hello, friends! If you correspond with many people, then the likelihood that you will have unread messages on your page is very high. There can be a lot of them if you decide to promote them on VKontakte. You could have done this just for fun, but you didn’t foresee thousands of frozen dialogues.
Let's now figure out how to view all such messages and delete them from your VKontakte page.
If you are interested in how to view a VKontakte message without it remaining unread, then read the detailed article by following the link.
How to leave a message on VK unread via phone
How to make VK so that messages remain unread? To read a message, but leave SMS unread via phone in the VKontakte mobile application (both on Android and iPhone), you will need:
- Go to VK dialogues and click on the avatar of the person whose messages you want to see, but leave unread;
- Hold and do not release your finger from the phone screen. This will open a dialogue and you will be able to read the messages received;
- Gently release your finger - the dialogue will be closed, and the messages will remain marked “unread” for the interlocutor.
It is important not to move your finger after you have clicked on the avatar and while you are holding it to read messages. Below is a video instruction showing that the method really works.
Solution 1: Clear cache
If the problem occurs on Android, you can try deleting the message cache in the appropriate settings of the application you are using. It is worth noting that caches are temporary files that are stored by an application for quickly loading content on a social network. Information about the user’s correspondence is also stored here. In some cases, the cache may become full or begin to work incorrectly, causing various types of failures to be detected in the application. After clearing the cache and deleting these temporary files, the application will again save a new cache.
It is important to understand that after this procedure, messages will not disappear anywhere, that is, they will not be erased along with the cache. All messages remain on the servers of the social network, from where they will be downloaded again in the application in the future.
First, you need to go to the settings of your VKontakte application by selecting “General” here.
On the next page that opens, you need to find the “Clear message cache” item at the bottom. It is worth noting that after this action you will not have to make any additional confirmations, since the cache will be automatically cleared quickly. Next, you just have to re-enter your VKontakte messages and check whether they will be loaded and updated after all these steps.
How to leave a message unread on VKontakte on a computer
Now let's look at how to leave a message unread on VKontakte on a computer. On PC you will need:
Go to messages, right-click on the desired dialog and select “View element code” or “Inspect”;
In the console, find the required element and open the message;
In this case, you can read the full text of the message, but it will remain unread for all interlocutors.
Setting up VK notifications on your computer
- Go to ;
- Open the menu by clicking on the photo thumbnail in the upper right corner of the window;
- Go to “Settings”;
- Go to the “Notifications” section;
- Activate all required types of notifications.
You also need to go to each of the items and check whether the correct parameters are set for them. If VK browser notifications do not pop up, then go to activate, if it does not show notifications about messages, go and activate, if it does not send by email, enable it, and so on for each item.
How to make messages on VK unread
Another way to make all received messages on VK unread is to link your email to VK and set up notifications so that VKontakte messages are sent to your email. To do this you will need:
Link your email to your VK profile and set up notifications.
After which you will be able to read messages by opening them in your mailbox. In this case, all SMS will remain unread in VK!
Another way to leave messages on VK unread is to use the Kate Mobile program. To do this, you need to log in to the Kate Mobile application (enter your VK login and password), and then you can safely open any dialogue - and you can always close the dialogue after reading and leave all messages unread.
Why don't I receive notifications about messages on VK?
Owners of Meizu, Xiaomi and Apple (iPads and iPhones) preferably contact technical support with problems. The reason is failures of push notifications responsible for iOS applications. Some owners of personal profiles have learned to troubleshoot problems themselves:
- Log in to the system again.
- Uninstall the application and install it again.
This method does not help everyone, but most managed to solve the issue this way. It is best to contact customer technical support to determine the true dysfunction and take steps to combat it.
How to make a VK message unread: mark
Is it possible to make a message on VK unread? For example, in the VK mobile application there is a function to mark a message unread.
In fact, this feature allows you to mark a message as unread so that you don't forget to reply to it in the future. At the same time, you cannot make an already read message unread - the interlocutor will see that you have read his message!
VKontakte notifications do not work on iPhone Post
There are notifications in the application itself, but the user does not receive them when the application is closed. This is not about shortcomings of the developers of the social network, but about incorrect settings of the mobile device. The reason is the server. Correct operation occurs only after all necessary adjustments have been made.
The developers are taking measures to eliminate existing problems. Among the main recommendations is the installation of current versions of the program. If all of the above adjustments fix the problem only temporarily, then the problem lies with the server.
Notifications do not arrive in VK in Safari
When you first log into a social network through a browser, you must agree to receive notifications, having previously indicated which of them will give notifications. For correct operation, you should use the latest version. It is recommended to enable automatic updates to ensure the system works correctly.
The reason is a system failure that was not initially foreseen. The solution to this issue is simple:
- Set the correct time zone and time. Incorrect data negatively affects the operation of notifications. To change the parameters, go to the “Settings”, “Auto-detection of time and time zone” section. Select the time zone and date. Reboot the mobile device.
- Enable the “Show Contents” function. Go to “Settings” in the “Protection and blocking” subsection. Select "Show content". In the “Notifications” section, check the connection of the device you are using. If necessary, activate the switch.
- Disable "Background data limitation". Go to the “Options” section and disable active restrictions. After this, notifications will arrive both when Wi-fi is turned on and when you have a mobile Internet connection.
- Turn off energy saving. If the battery is low, many mobile devices activate a power-saving mode. Some applications can be deactivated, including VKontakte.
If notifications stop coming, you should determine the reason and take appropriate measures. If one method does not work, then you should try others.
There is an unread message hanging on VK, how to remove it?
Now let's look at another question - if there is an unread message on VK, how can you remove it? Indeed, if a message in VK hangs unread, but it is not there, this is annoying and prevents many users from using VK calmly.
It also happens that an unread message is deleted by VK, but the unread dialogue is displayed. Why is there an unread message on VK ? This usually happens when there are failures and glitches in the operation of VK. There are several simple solutions to this problem:
- Try simply refreshing the VK page, this way you can delete the unread message;
- Clear your browser cache;
- Log out of your VK account and log in again;
- Log into your profile from another device - from a computer, if the unread VK message is on your phone.
What to do if there are a lot of unread messages on VK? Is it possible to delete an unread VKontakte message? You can delete all correspondence, leaving messages unread.
However, it will not be possible to undo the action.
How to delete an unread message?
If you need to remove a chat or a fragment of it from yourself, then:
- Open the “My Messages” section in the left menu.
- The search will display all available chats and correspondence with users. Place the cursor over the dialogue with the desired user and click on the cross next to it, which will appear on the right.
- In a new window, you must confirm the action by clicking on the “Delete” button.
The interlocutor will keep all your correspondence and attachments. Previously, VK did not allow you to erase your messages from other users, and people looked for various programs and services for this, which often turned out to be fraudulent. But now such a function has become available, as in Telegram and other instant messengers.
To delete an unwanted message before it is read, you need to quickly do the following:
- Go to the chat, where important information remains that cannot be given into the wrong hands.
- Select it so that a check mark appears on the side, and click on the “Trash” icon at the top.
- In the new window, be sure to select the “Delete for everyone” option and confirm the action.
You can recover newly deleted entries. If you did not have time to refresh the page, then instead of the erased text fragments, the words “Restore” will remain. Click on them to return the correspondence components back.
For more information on how to restore deleted correspondence in VK, read the material at the link.
