How to do “Visited recently” in VK on Android and iPhone?

How to set status: was online recently on VKontakte

We won’t figure out why you needed this status. You just need to inform us that this cannot be done through the official VK client for the phone or on the website. Therefore, you will need the vk.me application for your phone. This is a full-fledged messenger from VKontakte. But it was officially “written off” and now it is not in the Play Market.

Launching VK.Me on your phone

After installing it, we need to log in and go to settings.

1. Click on the menu item Privacy ; Select Privacy in VK MI
2. Next, click on the line Who sees that I’m online ; Click the line Who sees that I'm online
3. Then select Just me.

   
   Select Only Me in VK.Me

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Now you can visit your page at any time. And instead of the “online” status, other users will see “was recently”. There is a small drawback - now all users on VK will also be displayed for you with the status “have been online recently”. This means that you will not be able to determine which of them is currently online.

There are also other similar programs that help enable invisibility in VK. You can download them from the App Store and Google Play using this link.

VK Feed IOS application

VK Feed application for Android

Kate Mobile app for Android

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Everyone needs to avoid online mode and stay in the shadows

We have all been using the VKontakte social network for several days, of course everyone uses it differently. Some people spend most of their time on VK, texting with friends, some listen to music from popular public sites, some play flash games all day, and some read the news and watch videos.

However, there are certain desires about functionality that unite us, for example: we all want to view guests logged into our profile. Many users want to hide the Online inscription from the upper right part of the Vk network interface, and some are even thinking about hacking their account in order to read other people’s messages and have repeatedly entered the corresponding query into the search engine.

In this article we will talk specifically about logging into Vkontakte with an offline status and a friend who has entered your profile will not be able to identify you and will think that you have not logged in yet.

Even after his dismissal, Pavel Durov asked the VKontakte developers to remove the “Online” sign when he went online and the time when he was last online. This function is completely disabled. However, there is a way by which you can track whether it is online or not, I will talk about this a little later.

How to remove the status “was online recently”

Some consider the status a bug, others guess that the settings need to be changed. And everything will return to normal again. Perhaps the status “was online recently” is set by default for users who downloaded and installed VK.Me on their phone. Or these settings were somehow applied previously.

How to remove “was online recently”

To change this:

1. Open VK MI ;
2. Select Privacy ;
3. Click on the line Who sees that I'm online ; Select Who can see that I'm online
4. And select the All .

After fixing it through the settings, the client will work as usual. In some cases, the status “visited recently” in VK is displayed for all users, but for them you are “online”. This case is indeed a network or VK servers error.

This can happen even after deleting the VK.Me client. To return the settings, try downloading it again and installing it on your phone. Then change the settings and check the status of your page on PC.

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Method 1. Plugin

Browser extensions are a treasure trove of useful additions for any occasion. Of all the solutions presented, the best is “Vkfox”. Before attempting to install it, make sure you have a Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Opera browser. There is no support for other browsers, and those based on Chromium do not work well with the basic functions of the add-on. So, the user needs to go to the official website of the plugin - https://vkfox.io or find the add-on in the extension store of your browser manufacturer. Then, you need to click on the “Install” button.

A small window will appear asking you to install it on your computer. Click add - and we get a new icon with the image of a fox in the tab with other plugins.

After this, you will be prompted to go to the main part and allow VKfox to access your page data. Click “Allow” and get full access to the extension’s functions.

If necessary, click on it with the left mouse button to highlight the entire range of available settings. In addition to changes regarding the notification sound in the plugin itself, there is an option called “Always online”. By default, there is a checkmark opposite it, but we need to put a cross.

After this, you will again be able to access your page in “Offline” mode. But as promising as this may sound, there are certain restrictions regarding activity on the page.

You will remain inactive for other users until the moment you decide to write a message, like a photo or post. The whole problem lies in the system of the network itself. However, this is the easiest method to remain invisible while surfing the pages of your favorite site.

Why did the “was online recently” status appear in VK?

If after changing the settings you cannot change your status, try the following:

1. If you have deleted VK.Me from your phone, return to the Play Market and install it;
2. Go to settings and open Applications ; Select Apps in Android
3. We look for the VK.Me application in the list and select it;
4. Then select the Memory and click on Clear cache . Select Clear cache

Now go to the messenger settings and change the status. After that, delete the application from your phone. This instruction will be useful if you have previously used the VK MI application to change your status. Otherwise, try restarting your browser or clearing its cache and history.

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Hide online mode in FireFox

For users of one of the most popular browsers, FireFox, there is another way to become invisible on this social network. First, you need to open a new tab and enter about:config in the address bar, thereby opening the advanced browser settings page. In the filter field you need to enter “network.http.redirection-limit” (without quotes) and change the value to 0, having first remembered the initial value. After this, you need to open a new tab and log in to the social network, an error message should appear, this is normal.

After this, you need to go to some section, for example “my photos” or “my news”. After this, we need to return to the tab where we have the settings open and return the original value to the parameter that we changed at the beginning. If everything was done correctly, then the status should become offline. In order to continue to remain invisible, it is advisable not to go to your profile and the pages of other users, otherwise you can become online.

VK messenger VK.Me

Not long ago, VK owners created a new messenger, VK.Me. It aims to be a universal and easy way to connect with your friends. Due to the fact that the application was released recently, it has many flaws. For example, it is strange that it is not compatible with popular phone models based on Android 9 and others.

The VK.Me application is not compatible with phone models

Those users who managed to install it will find a lot of good things in it. The messenger allows you to create self-deleting messages, change your online/offline status, create phantom chats, and use masks.

Masks in VK.Me messenger

And this is not the entire list of its capabilities. But the most important thing: if you don’t want to use the messenger, switch directly to the VKontakte application.

• You can transfer money inside VK.Me;
• Share links, videos, music with friends;
• Create conference chats for all your friends at the same time;
• All contacts from the VK list and the telephone directory are available for communication;
• Call anywhere in the world for free via high-quality video communication using the global network (VK servers).

Most likely, the functions that the messenger has now are not everything. We have a lot of interesting things waiting for us. We will monitor the news and development of the application.

Online, but in the shadows

This is the easiest way that allows you to be present on the site, but the icon will not light up.

• As usual, enter your username and password, and then go to the personal messages page.
• Now let's go make coffee. After about 20 minutes, the server automatically closes the session, but you remain logged into your account.
• You get the opportunity to read and reply to all messages, read news and listen to music. But when you go to your own or someone else’s page, you will most likely become online.
• This method is very simple and effective; it allows you to hide your presence with a minimum of effort.

How to make disappearing messages in VK

The new messenger VK.Me provides new, previously unavailable opportunities for using your VKontakte account. Using the VK MI client, you can write and send disappearing messages to other users. Refer to the section above and download the messenger if you haven't already.

1. Messages application and select the person you are talking to; Select your interlocutor in VKMI Messages
2. Type the text as you do in the VK application or website; Enter text for the user in VK.Me
3. Press the Send , but don't release it. A menu will appear where you need to select Disappearing message ; Click on the Send message to VK MI button
4. By tapping the number, you can specify when the text will be removed from the recipient's message list. Select Disappearing message in VK.Me

To set the status “was online recently” on VKontakte, write a self-deleting text - download the messenger. You can familiarize yourself with all its other capabilities in detail. If you have suggestions, comments or problems on the topic of the article, write them in the comments. Or in our VK group.

Method 3. Opera browser

It is worth noting right away that this technique does not always work. If you still want to try, then make sure that you have a clean version of the browser and not Next. To switch to hidden mode, you will need to perform a number of steps.

• Open the browser menu and find “Settings” there (you can press the key combination “Alt+P”).
• We find the “General Settings” section, here you need to pay attention to the “Advanced” tab and the sub-item called “Network”.
• Uncheck the box next to the “Enable automatic direction” function.

After the completed operation, all that remains is to enter your data at this address - https://vkontakte.ru/login.php. A message will definitely appear letting you know that everything was done correctly. Now you need to go to any social network page.

Please note that you cannot visit your account or links to other people’s pages on VKontakte, otherwise the system will automatically switch you to visible mode. In order to complete this kind of monitoring, you need to return the checkbox to its place. Let us repeat once again that this can only work with the Opera browser.