What's new and good?
But there really is good, no matter what anyone says. After all, everything new is always perceived with hostility.
New menu (More convenient with a larger screen)
All the most important functions are placed on the bottom panel, the remaining menu items are now in the lower right corner. With this interface it has really become more convenient and you can get to messages, for example, in 1 click.
Now, owners of smartphones with a large screen will find it much more convenient to use the application. Previously, the menu button was at the top and in order to use it you needed a second hand or incredible tricks with one.
Now this very menu is at the bottom and can be easily clicked with your thumb.
Answers "Bell"
Now all the most important things, friends, likes and reposts, are all collected in one point. There are also notification settings; now you can fine-tune notifications to suit yourself. Leave only what is truly important to you.
Improved search
The new version uses a single input field for search, here you can find a person, group, recordings, videos and music. Search has become more interactive, with an algorithm at the forefront that displays information based on user preferences.
To disable Safe Search, you still need to switch in the browser (See).
Less significant changes in the new VC.
As soon as I put the first one, I noticed that it turned red, it immediately reminded me of Instagram. Previously, when pressed, it acquired a darker, blue color. What I immediately liked were the very carefully executed elements under the news, likes, messages, and views. Now they look more harmonious and stylish.
By the way, VKontakte music now has a listening limit, how to get around this innovation (See).
Who doesn't like the new version of VKontakte?
Not everyone likes the new version of VKontakte. Many people demand to return the previous version, which they consider more convenient. Some argue that the new design is too similar to Facebook and even Odnoklassniki. Users even created an online petition demanding that the old version be preserved and given the “right to choose” (this did not affect anything). Online petitions are often created for various reasons and thanks to them, information is disseminated very widely. But in reality, the petition has never helped anyone. When the noise subsides, everyone forgets about her.
VKontakte laughed at its users who promised to leave if they did not return the old version. A month after their promise, they still continued to use VK ().
It is known that some people always greet any major update with hostility, since changing old habits is too painful for them. But over time they calm down.
Our instructions will help you quickly navigate the new version of VKontakte: Where in the new version of VKontakte are the settings, my answers, music, birthdays, exit, statistics...?
Please write below in the comments what you think about the new version of VKontakte! Your opinion is important.
Why is it important? When you express your opinion, it will become easier, you will release your negativity. True, 92% of people will not read this, but will immediately look for where to write - they don’t care. Congratulations if you're reading this! If you really want to contact VKontakte employees and ask them to return the old version, try contacting their support service - but we don’t think this will affect anything.
How do you like the innovations?
Now it’s too early to give a definite answer, it takes time and this time may force us to get used to the new design and functionality. Welcome pictures telling about new features are made in a disgusting style, where the simple design is used to it. Now just add a beige background and it will be ala Odnoklassniki...
Surely in the near future there will be a lot of debate, better or worse, but we will have to grab a new update, redesign 2021.
As for the changes, at first glance you can notice that the messages function has been moved from the main menu to a separate icon in the lower tray, WhatsApp recalled. Of course, if we take all the changes, then VK has become more like Facebook and a little like Instagram.
If, after installing the update, the VKontakte client on Android begins to work with errors, users have a logical desire to remove the updates. You can't just abandon the latest version. To roll back an application, you will have to uninstall it and then install the old version using the APK file.
Disable automatic updates
Before you understand how to remove an update to the VK application on Android, you need to prevent programs from updating without your permission.
- Launch Play Market, call the main menu and go to settings.
- In the Auto Update option, select Never. Check the box next to the “Notifications – notify about new updates” option.
After disabling auto-updates, applications will not download updates until you allow them. You can install the latest update manually through the Play Market. Go to the “My Applications” section, and you will immediately understand for which programs the developers have released updates - next to them there will be an “Update” button.
New version on the phone too?
The new version refers to the full version of the site that people use on computers and tablets. This does not apply to the VK application for phones, which is developed and updated separately (see How to download VK to your phone). There is also a mobile version of the VK site, which also exists separately, but it gradually borrowed many elements from the new “full” version.
How to return the old version of the VK mobile application on your phone?
You can install the old version of the mobile application manually, this is described here:
The old version may not have music playing. No one guarantees that older versions of the application will work at all. The VK administration can disable them. In the future, you can disable automatic updates and the application will not update.
A better option is to get used to the new version of the application. When something new comes out, there are always people who don't like it. This was the case with the new version of the VKontakte website - many promised to leave VK forever, but they are still sitting there just fine. It's all a matter of habit.
Uninstalling a new version
You have prohibited automatic downloading of new versions, but if the program has already been updated, how can you cancel the upgrade? Errors often appear in VK after updates, so there is a need to remove the updates. This can only be done by completely deleting the application from the phone.
System programs have a “Uninstall updates” button in the settings. If you go to the Google Services or Play Market options, you can easily roll them back to their original state. In the case of third-party applications, this is not possible. Therefore, you have to uninstall programs and then install them again, downloading old versions in the form of APK files. To remove VK from Android:
- Open settings, go to the “Applications” section.
- Find the VKontakte client in the list. Open its properties.
- Click "Uninstall" and wait until the uninstallation process completes.
When deleting a client, user data will not be affected, since it is posted on the VK website, and the application is only one way to use the account.
New version of VKontakte
On June 9 last 2021, approximately 10% of VK users were connected to the new version of the social network. This was done forcibly, since the update occurred independently, and it was not possible for them to return the outdated version of the site. However, it didn’t end there either, because on August 17, 2021, the VKontakte social network completely updated its design for all users. At the same time, the opportunity to return to the old version was lost for every registered person on social media. networks.
After this, people spend a long period of time trying to find out whether it is possible to return the old version of VK. Moreover, if the answer is yes, then they want to know how it can be done. As representatives of the social network VKontakte say, there will never be a return to the old version of the site!
Finding and installing the old version
Only the latest version of the client is available on the Play Market, so there is no point in downloading the application from there. Old versions can be found on forums and specialized sites. Use only trusted sources - for example, the website 4pda.ru, where you can find almost any version of all popular applications and at the same time read how it works.
If we talk specifically about the VK client, then old versions can be found on this page: https://trashbox.ru/link/vkontakte-android. You just need to select the appropriate assembly and download it to your computer. After downloading the installer, one question remains - how to install the program from an APK file on your phone? Separate instructions will be required here.
Instead of a file manager, you can use a browser to install from an APK file. Open it and enter the command “content://com.android.htmlfileprovider/sdcard/FileName.apk” in the address bar. The "sdcard" fragment indicates that the installer file is stored in the root of the SD card. If you placed the APK in another directory, indicate the path to it and be sure to write the file name correctly.
- At the bottom of the main page of your profile there is a link located below the item quot;My settingsquot;. Immediately after clicking on the link, the page will reload and the VKontakte design will have a new look. Some social network users complain that they cannot access the coveted link to update the design. In this case, try logging into your profile from another computer or mobile device, as existing viruses may limit the operation of the application.
- On the computer, first go to the old version of VK. To do this, open the page and enter your username and password.
- let's go, Now let's pay attention to what's below. In the lower left corner, near the quot; my settingsquot; we see the link
- press. Then everything happens automatically and literally in a couple of seconds. The page will update itself.
To update VK on your computer to a new version
, we will need to go to the article about the new design https://new.vk.com/blog/redesign2016. At the bottom of the article, click quot;Join testingquot;. And then I’ll wait for a response from VK.
On April 1, 2021, VKontakte launched an updated version (it was long overdue) of the site design, which was in test mode for some time and was available only to a select few, or to those who wanted to try it. For this purpose, the news blog had a button to submit an application, which, when activated, included a new version for you. At the moment it is included for everyone.
https://vk.com/support - go to popular questions and you will see a question related to the design of VKontakte, click and you will instantly see the updated VK)))
In general, none of the proposed options work anymore. Maybe you can return to the new version if you abandoned it earlier, but if it was not connected to someone initially, then now there is no way - no versions, methods or options work. And through the quot; helpquot; at the top of the page, as suggested here - nothing changes (maybe if someone tested it before and refused, they can still somehow switch back, but for the rest, alas). Even the application for testing is not confirmed. Therefore, all that remains is to wait for mass connection.
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Follow the link https://new.vk.com/blog, at the very bottom there will be a button to test or what, I don’t remember exactly, but I think you won’t be mistaken, after which they will write to you via VKontakte messages after a certain period of time, informing you that a new one has been included design, written by the VKontakte team. Personally, they turned it on for me after 2 weeks, I applied on April 1, they turned it on on April 14.
There is a help button at the top, go in and search once, click on the list of questions at the top, click on implementations, and click agree to the new design. Then exit the page and log in again and the new design is ready
New design of the site, the new version of VKontakte is already activated for everyone by default and in order to update VK on your computer to the new version (switch to the new format of the social network), you need to go to your page and click on the button at the bottom quot; Use the new version of the site defaultquot;.
To be honest, I didn’t like the new design: the good old version was cooler, didn’t look like other sites, and the new version is somewhat reminiscent of Facebook.
Indeed, from 2021 it is possible to update VK
to the new version on your computer.
To update VK on your computer
:
- There may be a situation where you log in and do not see a link about the new version. Don’t worry, as the button may disappear while the update is being finalized. It's worth checking back after a while and trying again.
- Open your personal page.
If the redesign doesn’t turn on, don’t be upset ;). Better yet, watch a funny video!
The social network VKontakte announced the release of completely updated mobile and iOS devices. Literally everything has changed in them - both new functions for users and a redesigned user interface have appeared. Updated earlier this month.
New for leading mobile platforms, they have lost the side navigation menu, which opens by clicking on the hamburger menu. From now on, the so-called tabbar is used - a single panel at the bottom of the screen, which combines the key functionality of the social network. Thus, users can now switch between news, messages, notifications and search with literally one touch.
In addition, the largest VKontakte update for Android and iOS also introduces completely new recommendations and search sections. They include posts, videos, live broadcasts, stories, communities and personal pages that may be of interest to the user. These will mainly be aspiring musicians, photographers and writers. The recommendations work is based on a new algorithm - with the help of it the social network plans to promote quality content.
The notifications section with a new design now includes all notifications and friend requests - just like in the web version of VKontakte. Also, likes have become red, and the view counter is shown on each post without the need to open a separate post.
The update will be available for installation on Google Play and the App Store within the next 24 hours. Or you can download it on Trashbox.
Quite often lately, users have been wondering why the VKontakte page is constantly updated. On the one hand, there is nothing dangerous in this. But cyclical updating of any website is a huge problem for a person. Sometimes you can’t work with a particular site. So why does this problem occur? And how to deal with it? The best tips and tricks will be presented below. The user himself can decide what is best for him to do. The most important thing is to find the cause of the phenomenon being studied. Sometimes a rolling update is the result of a minor glitch and is fixed quickly. But in some cases, the problem occurs due to serious computer problems!
What happened to VKontakte music? Why is it paid now?
There have long been rumors that a paid music subscription will appear in the VK application. At the end of April 2021, VK decided to transfer music listeners to the Boom application, which has a paid subscription. The application belongs to the partner Mail.ru Group, which includes VKontakte itself. The music section in VK has changed - playlists and advertising have appeared. In the VK application for Android, music caching has disappeared (you can no longer save music and listen to it without the Internet). Why did all this happen? The fact is that if everyone listens to music for free, musicians will have nothing to eat and they will have to leave for another job. Therefore, this could not continue indefinitely. You can express your outrage right here in the comments. Be sure to share this page with your friends!
This is how VKontakte representatives answer questions about free music in the application.
The social network VKontakte is one of the most popular. Today, millions of users from around the world visit this Internet resource every day. We are talking not only about residents of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, but also about representatives of the United States of America, Great Britain, France and other countries.
Most recently, the social network VKontakte changed its design. Today, many are interested in how to return the old version of VK and whether it can be done. Now we will try to answer this question, and also talk in detail about how you can change the new version of the social network to the old one, to which everyone is already accustomed. Go!
Crash
Why is the VKontakte page constantly updated? Sometimes other sites also start to restart in browsers. The update frequency is about 5 seconds. There is no need to panic, because the first cause of the problem being studied is a system failure. The least dangerous scenario, but it does not occur very often.
System failures are not dangerous for your computer. What could have been the impetus for this? Anything. For example, installing a program. Especially if it is originally intended for the Internet or browser. Solving the auto-update problem in this case is not so difficult. But more on that a little later. First you need to understand why the VKontakte page on your computer is constantly updated.
Browser crash
Why is the VKontakte page constantly updated? The next reason is a browser crash. This option should not be confused with a regular system failure. Indeed, in reality, there is a serious difference between these concepts.
However, if we talk about ways to correct the situation, the methods for a system failure and a browser failure are also different. That is why you will have to learn to distinguish between these options. For the user they are not so significant. Determining what kind of failure is taking place can be very problematic. Therefore, you should first exclude the browser one, and then the system one. How to do it? More on ways to combat the problem a little later.
Browser settings
Why is the VKontakte page constantly updated? Another reason may be the fact that in some applications for accessing the World Wide Web there is such an item as “automatic page refresh”. Most often, the problem being studied is observed in the Chrome browser.
For one reason or another, the named menu item is activated. And then the user’s VKontakte is updated all the time. And not only this page, but in general all the tabs that are just opening. It is easy to guess that the problem can be solved without much difficulty.
How exactly? You just need to turn off this setting in your browser. It is recommended to check all programs for accessing the Internet. If the automatic function is enabled there, you will have to turn it off. No? Then the reason lies in one of the previously listed points. Accordingly, you will have to choose a different method of resolving the situation.
How to update a page in VK on your phone
No matter what brand your phone is. In any case, the instructions will be the same for Android or iPhone. The only difference is how you open the site - through a browser or an application. We will study each option in detail.
Browser
Browsers provide access to the World Wide Web. If you use a social network in a mobile Internet browser, then to update the VKontakte page on your phone you need to:
- When spending time on VK, pay attention to the top line.
- Near the search line there will be an image in the form of a round arrow. Click on it and the update will begin immediately.
- Consider the version of your browser, perhaps you are using Chrome or Opera (for example). In some applications, you need to go to the menu, which is usually located in the upper right corner, and then click the appropriate button.
- When using Chrome, just pull the page down, after which it will reload. This is how other programs work too.
Application
The mobile application differs significantly in design and functionality from the browser version.
- The user cannot update all tabs independently. To reload the News section, you need to go back to the very top and pull your finger down.
- The icon shown will notify you that the update process has started.
- The described method does not work on the private messages tab. It reboots automatically immediately as written to you.
Update or reinstall
Is Opera's VKontakte page constantly updated? It doesn't matter what browser we're talking about. It has already been said that sometimes browser crashes lead to the problem being studied. And you need to know how to correct the situation.
There are several options. The first is to reinstall the browser. Quite often this method helps. But then you will have to type and save all the data entered into the program again.
The second method is to update your browser. It helps very well when the said software is outdated. In any case, if there has not been an update for a long time, it will not be superfluous.
System rollback
If the VKontakte page is updated all the time and the reason for this is a system failure, then it helps a lot. It is recommended not to use this method if there are suspicions of the presence of serious and dangerous viruses. Indeed, in this case, the rollback will most likely result in a lot of negative consequences. Up to the destruction of the operating system.
At the moment, the function being studied is in “Standard” in Windows. It's called "Recovery Tool". It is recommended to select a rollback point whose creation date corresponds to a time in which the cyclic refresh of pages in the browser was not bothered.
Cleaning the registry
“VKontakte” is constantly What to do in this case? It is recommended to clean your computer's registry first. And a browser. Namely: history, cookies, cache.
In order to get the system registry working, you must first download a special application. For example, CCleaner. Then it starts, the user clicks on “Analysis”, then on “Cleaning”. A few minutes of waiting and the job is done.
But clearing the browser cache occurs through the settings of the mentioned software. You need to look in the same place where the parameters for storing the history of visited sites and privacy are located. A few mouse clicks and you're done!
Problem with Internet
It can happen both on a computer and on a phone.
If VK does not load for you, why not, first of all, check whether other sites and applications are working? If the Internet is bad, all resources load slowly, pictures do not display, and the video “hangs” or “stutters” during playback. Or, there is no network at all.
- Check the router to see if the power cable has come loose. Reboot if necessary;
- Restart Wi-Fi on your phone;
- Check to see if your traffic plan has expired;
- Remember if the payment date for the Internet is overdue;
- On your computer, diagnose network problems (right-click on the Wi-Fi icon);
- Reboot your device;
- If your connection is slow, disable all third-party programs that use the Internet (torrents, You-Tube on your child’s smartphone, Mom’s Digital TV, etc.)
- Call your provider, there may be work going on on the line.
System files
The next step is working with system files. Both in case of system failures and viruses, this scenario is very helpful. To fix permanent updates, you will need to delete one file.
It is located in the Windows/system32/drivers/etc folder. We are talking about a document called hosts. You need to either delete it (including from the trash) or open it with notepad and then erase all the contents. Of course, the changes remain. Next, the computer is sent to reboot. That's all. Now the pages in the browser should work properly.
