Download VKontakte with saved. How to return audio recordings in the official VKontakte application for iOS

1. Disable auto-update of the Vkontakte application on Google Play;
2. Remove the new version of VK;
3. Restore the old VKontakte client.

Disable VK auto-update in Google Play:

1. Launch the Play Store, go to "Options" by clicking on the corresponding icon (Alternatively, the icon with three horizontal stripes next to the inscription "Google Play");
2. Select "Settings" and uncheck the box next to "Auto-update applications" (in some versions of the application, you must check the box "Never").

After these steps, the VK application installed from "Google Play" will no longer be able to update automatically, and you can use the usual old version of VK for Android, without worrying that at any time the client interface will be able to change due to next program update.

Removing a new version of VK:

• Go to "Settings", then to "Applications", then select the new VKontakte application that disappointed you and delete it from your Android device.

Restoring the old VK client for Android:
Download and install the previous version of the official client social network VK for Android (you can find it by clicking on).

Everything. You have returned to your smartphone or tablet the familiar version of the VK application with a convenient interface for you, and it will not go anywhere without your consent. You can not be afraid of automatic updates of the VKontakte social network client - you have blocked this opportunity.

A new version VKontakte application allowed us to make sure once again that not all the changes conceived as an improvement and increase in the usability of the application lead to these improvements. The tastes, habits and needs of users are highly individual. Fortunately, you can almost always find a way to go back to the old proven version of the program and continue to communicate on the social network (in this case) in the usual conditions.

Information from 04.10.2017 : As a result of a change in the VKontakte policy, audio recording in older versions of the client no longer available... The official response from VKontakte technical support on this matter.

For the first time in 10 years in a new design, without the obligatory paid subscription, but also without the free cache on Android.

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The music sections of VKontakte on the web and in mobile applications have changed a lot visually and got a complicated navigation with an emphasis on learning new music. Despite the efforts of the social network to monetize the section, a mandatory paid subscription was not introduced in it.

One of his major "innovations" - the social network has abandoned the music cache in its Android application: now this function will be paid and available in a separate music application Boom. TJ managed to test the new audio section before the official launch.

New navigation

Home page The "Audio Recordings" section has now become a hub with a new design: the first place is still occupied by the tracks added by the user, but in addition to this list, three more sections have appeared. The second is "Playlists": a separate page with complete list playlists (as opposed to the main one, where only five playlists are displayed).

The third section is "Recommendations": it contains everything that VKontakte has learned about the user's tastes. In the center of the section there is a personalized playlist, and then the songs are collected in blocks: tracks of friends, new releases, playlists from communities (you can listen).

It also displays recently listened songs, popular on VKontakte, and other tracks that the social network considers potentially interesting for the user.

The last section is "Updates from friends": this is a feed of all audio recordings that the user's friends have added to themselves. From this section, you can immediately pick up the tracks of friends to yourself, start playing them or build playlists based on recommendations.

Has changed and appearance player, which is displayed by clicking in the top panel. It now has a "Current Playlist" section, where you can control the current music playback without changing your own list of audio recordings.

Advertising

By the time the new music section was launched, VKontakte was turned on for all users: but if earlier it worked only in the web version, now it will appear in mobile applications as well. Advertising sometimes runs between tracks when you switch them: at this moment, the slider is repainted yellow.

In the web version of VKontakte, the social network does not yet offer to disable advertising, but you can do this using a paid subscription to the Boom application for or. His United Media Agency is a partner of Mail.Ru Group in legalizing the music section.

Paid subscription

Boom has a free plan that lets you download up to an hour of music for offline listening, but it's only available for the first 90 days. V free version Boom already has audio ads.

A full paid subscription costs 149 rubles per month and provides unlimited access to audio recordings, as well as disables audio ads - both in mobile applications and on the web.

However, VKontakte is currently promoting Boom only for users of mobile applications. In the web version of VKontakte, a paid subscription is not required to listen to music.

The disappearance of the cache from the music "VKontakte"

Long years the struggle of copyright holders with "VKontakte" music gradually disappeared from the application on iOS, but remained relatively untouched on the Android platform. The main difference was the preservation of the function of downloading songs to the cache for listening without the Internet: for years it remained available to owners of Android smartphones, despite discussions with Apple and the removal of the application.

Now in the VKontakte application for Android free function listening to tracks from the cache will no longer be. Songs can be selected to be stored in the cache, but you will not be able to listen to them.

VKontakte will offer to listen to the saved songs in the Boom application, where you will need to pay for a subscription. According to the press secretary of VKontakte, Evgeny Krasnikov, this was the demand of the copyright holders: offline listening to music cannot be free.

We are systematically developing our music service after signing an agreement with the majors. This is one of the requirements - offline music by subscription.

Evgeny Krasnikov, VKontakte press secretary

Today I decided to publish a rather interesting help, which should solve the problem with music in the latest version of the VKontakte application for iOS. This will be useful for most users, especially music lovers. Surely many have noticed that in the VK App 2.2 the item "my audio recordings" has disappeared, which at first glance makes it impossible to enter this section, and therefore users can no longer listen to their audio recordings. but smart people found a solution to this problem.

First, let's figure out why the audio recordings disappeared. The fact is that a significant part of the music on the VKontakte social network is illegal, that is, it was posted by users in violation of copyright. The policy of the AppStore, which hosts the VK App, prohibits the publication of applications that provide access to illegal content. The VKontakte administration assured that this problem solved, but let's face it: until the music on VKontakte is fully legalized, the problem is unlikely to ever be solved. Therefore, in order not to lose the application from the AppStore and not deprive millions of users of the opportunity to install the application for iOS or update it to fix bugs and get new features, it was decided to temporarily disable the music section.

However, the section has not been completely disabled. Only the link "My audio recordings" from the main menu has disappeared, but the section itself is still available in the application. To access it, you just need to make a special bookmark through the desktop version of VKontakte, through which we will enter the audio recordings section. Let's take a closer look. So.

Instructions: how to return the audio section in the VK App 2.2 for iOS:

After completing this simple sequence of actions, you will have a fully functional link to the section with your audio recordings.

To access music via mobile app for iOS, you also need to go to the bookmarks section on the "Links" tab and follow our link, which we added a little earlier. Ready! We got to the audio recordings section through the VK App for iOS! Happy listening, music lovers!
In contact with is the official client of the most popular social network.

The program provides access to all the functionality of the site directly from the screen of your smartphone. All that is required for this is to enter your username and password. If you are often on the road, at school or at work, do not have constant access to a PC, or are simply an active user of the Android platform, the application will definitely help you.

You will be able to access all of your sections, including photos, audio recordings, videos, news, replies, messages, bookmarks and everything else. It's nice to be able to interact with each section at the same level as on a PC - download and view media content, attach files to messages and records, share interesting posts with friends and groups, and much more.

If you have limited internet traffic, we recommend using the web version or the unofficial Kate Mobile client.

Peculiarities:Official Vkontakte client for android Full access to all sections Viewing and downloading media content Attachments to posts, messages Regular updates with increased functionality

What's new:

• Bugs fixed;
• Added a mod with a working audio cache, which is installed separately from official version.

Mod Info:

Version 4.8.3 [Mod: audio cache] has a working audio cache (you can save music for free and listen to it offline) and is installed separately from the official version (you can use both this mod and the official application at the same time). To install a modified version of the APK file, you must remove the previous (original) version. This deletes all your data (development level, save level and overall game progress).