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.
Everything is much easier on a smartphone/tablet
In short, for Android you need to install the old version as an application and make sure that the device cannot be updated.
The process looks like this step by step:
- Open the Play Market and select “Options” (three horizontal bars), then “Settings”.
- Tap on the words “Auto-update applications” and in the menu that appears, select the “Never” option.
- Now go to the usual settings of your device, there you will find the list of applications (in the newest versions of Android, you need to open the “Applications” menu, then “Application Manager”). There, open the page of the VKontakte application that you already use to access this social network.
- On the application page, click the “Delete” button and select “OK” in the prompt that appears. The program will be deleted.
The procedure for “changing the design” on an iPhone involves almost the same steps. The video below clearly shows how all this is done. If you have any questions, be sure to write to us!
Surely you have heard about the Android operating system, unless you yourself are the owner of a device running this shell. This platform has appealed to a good portion of gadget owners and is the most common OS among mobile devices. Since 2009, when the first version of the “robot” was released, the developers have not stopped improving and modifying their brainchild. New versions and updates are released regularly. But do you always need to update your device and how to return the old version of Android after updating? We will talk about this in this publication.
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.
Bringing back the past on the computer
To return to the old version of VK on a PC or laptop, you just need to use the settings.
This is done like this:
- Enter any dialogue. It can even be a chat with several friends. Find the gear icon at the bottom and click on it.
- A secondary menu will appear. Select the item “Switch to classic interface”.
Unfortunately, this is where the options for PC and laptop users end. Unfortunately, they will not be able to completely switch to the old design.
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.
- Open Android settings. Go to the Security section and allow installation of applications from unknown sources.
- Connect your mobile device to your computer. Copy the APK to any folder in your phone's internal memory or SD card.
- Launch any file manager on Android - for example, ES Explorer.
- Use your file manager to find the copied APK file. Launch it and wait for the application to install.
Charge your smartphone
What is worth noting first of all is that before starting this procedure you need to charge the device well. It doesn’t matter how long it takes to roll back the system and how long the gadget will reboot after that.
If during such manipulations in the “recovery” mode the device does not have enough charge and it cannot fully complete its task, then, most likely, problems with its further use cannot be avoided.
The same applies to flashing your phone yourself. For some users, certain system functions disappeared or did not work, even the touchpad became inoperable. In some cases, the firmware did not install at all and it was simply impossible to enter the OS. But even then recovery helped again. If you cannot enter this mode or it simply does not exist, there are a number of simple utilities for flashing this mode directly through the operating system. Sometimes you may need a PC for this task.
We told you about how to return the old version of Android after updating. Treat your gadget with care and it will serve you for a long time.
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.
How to cancel VK update on Android and iOS?
How to remove a VK update if the new version of the application turns out to be worse than the previous one or contains inconvenient functions that cannot be disabled? There are several different solutions, but most of them boil down to the fact that you need to remove the program from your smartphone and install the old version, additionally disabling updates. As a result, the user will receive the social network that he used in the past and will be able to get rid of the inconveniences that have arisen. In addition, in some cases, you can roll back the application to its previous state using the functionality of your smartphone.
How to remove the latest VK update on iPhone?
For owners of iPhones and iOS devices, this task is a little more difficult to cope with. To do this, you will need to install additional programs, since installing an outdated version of Vk without them will not work. The best of these services for installing third-party applications are PP Assistant and Charles. The main disadvantage of the mentioned utilities is the lack of a Russian-language interface. But there is no other solution for those who are trying to figure out how to undo the latest VK update in order to get rid of restrictions on listening to music and watching videos.
How to disable VK auto-update
To disable auto-updates and protect yourself from making changes to installed applications, you should:
- Go to Google Market.
- Switch to store settings pages.
- Find the item that mentions auto-updates.
- Select the line “never” from the list of available options.
- Then all that remains is to add a notification about the availability of updates in order to use the latest versions of other programs.
It is recommended to occasionally check for the latest add-ons for various online services to keep them up to date.
Finding and installing the old version
It was already mentioned above that only the latest official version of the program is supplied to official application stores. Therefore, you will have to look for previous options yourself on third-party sites and portals. 4pda is considered the most reliable, where many programs and utilities for phones are presented. There is also a forum where users tell how they managed to remove the updated application and replace it with the old one. It is recommended to check the reliability of other portals before downloading files.
Disable auto-update of the VKontakte application in Google Play Market
- Launch the Play Market, go to “Options” by clicking on the corresponding icon (for me it is an icon with three horizontal lines next to the inscription “Google Play”);
- Select “Settings” and uncheck the “Auto-update applications” checkbox (or, depending on the application version, check the “Never” checkbox).
After these steps, the VK application installed via Google Play will no longer be updated, and you will be able to use the convenient old Android version without worrying that it will be deleted during the next program update.
If you still have a problem, then there are the following recommendations:
Then do it again (as described above and in stages) clear the cache and registry as described above.
As for AdwCleaner (which is mentioned last in the list above), this is generally one of the mandatory items in the fight against browser add-ons and other malicious nuances:
It would be a good idea to close your browser when using the program. However, all the details are in the article on this program, the link to which was given above.
Of course, it won’t save you from viruses at all, but it may help solve simple problems with access to social networks. But this is like one of the very last options.
That's probably all for now. Let's move on to the afterword.
Restoring old VK Android
In order to return the old verified version of VK on Android, you need to download and install a version lower than the one to which the application was updated: https://trashbox.ru/link/vkontakte-android.
Now you can use the proven functionality of the old version of the VKontakte social network without worrying that anything will happen to your favorite application.
How to return the old version of the vk.com social network application is described in the video:
Why is this happening?
The VKontakte employees themselves believe that they have worked on the errors, and therefore the old version no longer makes any sense. This is confirmed by the screenshot of the support request below.
Interesting:
At first, when the design update just happened, there was a button in the normal settings that returned the old appearance. Then it was removed.
So, we figured out how to return the old version of VK to the computer at least to some extent. Now let's talk about what users of multimedia devices can do.
