The latest update of the popular social network VKontakte application for iOS brought two global changes at once. The first concerns the reconstruction of the mobile client, which many users were not happy with, which is why they were forced to do it. The second change is new restrictions on listening to music on VK, which relate to direct background playback. In this article, we have prepared for you several working ways on how to remove the music restriction in VK, how to listen to music on VK in the background. You can use any of the methods below.
Restrictions on listening to music on VK
So, from October 1, for owners of iPhone and Android devices on which version of the VKontakte 3.0 application is installed, new restrictions on VK background music have been introduced. Now users can listen to music on VKontakte in the background for only 30 minutes, previously the limit was up to an hour a day. If you want to listen to more free music on VK, pay money to the social network!? But not all users are ready to pay tribute to the network developers, especially if the need to listen to music in the background on VK does not arise every day.
As for the subscription, unlimited music on VK will cost you 149 rubles per month. If you do the math, it’s about 5 rubles a day. In principle, the price is quite reasonable, but we are all freebie lovers at heart. Therefore, we decided to tell you several ways to bypass the music restriction in VK.
So, let's move on to the main thing - a description of working ways to listen to VK music in the background without restrictions on iPhone and Android. I personally checked it - everything works!
1 way
- Take your mobile device and open the official VK application. As usual, we turn on our favorite tracks and enjoy 30 minutes of playback.
- Once the 30 minutes are up, you will see a limit warning pop up - your listening will be limited. Then on your phone go to the Settings section and change the date on the phone to yesterday. After that, as usual, go back to VK, click on “play” and enjoy the music in the background without restrictions!
Music without restrictions in VK: how to remove and bypass the restriction?
Method 2
There is another way - useful in case you are too lazy to change the date. So, to remove the restriction on background music in VK, you need to do the following:
- Connect to your iPhone or Android device any working headset that allows you to control playback using the built-in buttons.
- Now open the Music application on your mobile device and play any song, and then pause it.
- Then resume playing music using the button on the headset. Now you can listen to music on VK without restrictions in the background.
How to listen to music on VK without restrictions
3 way
This method is suitable for Android devices with ROOT.
- Download the App Ops application to your smartphone (it is responsible for fine-tuning application rights)
- Go to the downloaded App Ops, select the VKontakte application and change its rights. Opposite the items “Get audio focus” and “Prevent sleep mode” - set Prohibit
- Enjoy VK music without time limit
Alternative option
If you don’t want to put up with the rules of a social network in any way and think that paying for low-quality music is somehow not your thing, then you can use an alternative option. Thank God, now there are a huge number of ways for users to listen to music - Yandex.Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Last.fm, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Deezer and many others. True, there are also some points that are worth knowing about.
To use the Spotify service, a Russian user needs to register as an American, for example. The same goes for Last.fm. As for the Apple Music music service, listening to quality content will cost you a little more. Yandex.Music has a more loyal policy, but then you will have to limit yourself to only music selections and recommended songs. In general, it's up to you...
After updating the official VKontakte mobile application to version 3.0, users had a “small” limitation, which became available to users of smartphones on iOS and Android. Many have already guessed that the restriction concerns the time spent listening to music. in the background.
Now in the VK mobile application there is a restriction on listening to music - 60 minutes a day, which they later want to reduce to 30 minutes. In order to remove the restriction, you must subscribe to a monthly subscription. for 149 rubles. That is why information on how to listen to music on VK without restrictions is very necessary. That's why we tried to collect for you all the most relevant and useful information on this issue.
What free methods are there?
More recently it became known that there are free ways bypass this limitation (thanks to smart users). At the moment, 3 such methods are known. So, if you need to know how to remove remove restrictions to listen to music in the background, read:Article update dated 07/09/2019:
Besides the following methods that still work, we wrote an article for you about that and save it in the device’s memory for further offline listening. You can also simply listen to songs without restrictions. All the details are in that article.
Article update from 05/13/19:
Perhaps many have already guessed, but for those who have not yet, I would like to tell you about a small life hack. To continue listening to music after the restriction message appears, we do the following things: go to settings, in the auto-lock screen section, check the box " Never" so that the phone screen does not become blocked and the music does not go into background listening mode.
Next, so that the phone’s battery drains much, much more slowly in this mode, we set screen brightness to minimum and continue to enjoy music on VKontakte.
Yes, perhaps not everyone will like this method of bypassing music restrictions, but the main thing is that it solves it, and this is the most important thing. For example, if you listen to music in the car, then it will really help you continue listening to your favorite music.
Article update from 11/21/18:
A new way to listen to music on VKontakte without restrictions:
Step 1. Go to the menu “Settings” - “General” - “Date and time”.Step 2. Uncheck "Automatic" to be able to select the date and time manually.
Step 3. Click on the line that appears with the current date.
Step 4. Set the date to yesterday. For example, if today is November 21, then you need to select November 20.
Ready! Immediately after setting the new date, music on VKontakte will be available for listening in the background without any restrictions. You can change the date to the current one immediately by simply turning on the “Automatic” checkbox. For the next hour (and in some cases more), music from VKontakte will be played in the background without problems.
Other workarounds that also work:
Method 1:
Suitable for those who have headphones with a button:
1) Connecting headphones to a smartphone
2) Open the VK application
3) Play any track and pause it
4) Blocking a smartphone
5) Play music using the button on the headphones
6) Enjoy the background music)
Method 2
Using the mobile version of VK
1) Go to the official mobile version of VKontakte - m.vk.com
2) Go through authorization
3) Go to the music section and listen to it non-stop
Method 3
This method stopped be relevant
1) Download the official Boom application from VKontakte (no paid subscription required)
2) Listen to music in this application.
Method 4
Suitable for Apple Watch owners
We do the same actions as in the first method, but now using the Apple Watch control. Thanks to the watch, you can safely continue listening to music!
Method 5
The simplest, but paid1) Sign up for a monthly subscription for 149 rubles
2) We continue to listen to music without fear of a time limit.
Updated 11/01/2017
From November 1, the limit of free music on VKontakte has been reduced up to 30 minutes. Very sad...Important! Please note that in future application updates, these workarounds will will most likely close. Therefore, before the next update, think carefully! Perhaps after the updates, our methods regarding how to listen to music on VK without restrictions will no longer be relevant.
Since October 2017, VKontakte has introduced a paid subscription, without which you can only listen to music in applications on iOS and Android for 30 minutes a day. However, this limitation can be circumvented. Lifehacker knows at least five ways.
Web version
While the restriction does not apply to web versions, the easiest way to listen to music is in the browser. This method works both in the desktop version of VKontakte and in the mobile version. The only negative is that you won’t be able to switch tracks from the remote control on your headphones, so it’s better to immediately prepare a good playlist.
Third Party Applications
There are a lot of alternative applications for listening to music from VKontakte, which not only work in the background, but also allow you to download tracks for offline listening. On Android you can use the modified VK Coffee client. On iOS, Apple periodically blocks these types of applications, so it’s better to search for new ones by searching for “VK music” in the App Store.
Telegram
Telegram has a very convenient built-in player, which can also be used to listen to music. Using the @Rhymeru_Bot bot, you can easily download tracks from your page and listen to them directly in the messenger. You can also create a separate channel, upload your favorite tracks to it and listen to them from there.
Resetting the timer
The available 30 minutes of background music listening per day can be extended by changing the clocks. Just go to your smartphone settings and set the time back a day. Afterwards the correct date can be returned.
Old versions of applications
In previous versions of official clients, it was still possible to listen to music without restrictions, and you can take advantage of this if you do not update the application or install an old one. For Android, it's not that hard to find version 4.8.3 on 4pda or other sites. With iOS everything is much more complicated, but if
One of the most popular functions of the site is listening to music, and on this, the administration decided to make extra money. In April 2017, users of the mobile application received an unpleasant surprise in the form of a listening limit of 1 hour per day (later the time was reduced to 30 minutes), for the web version, advertising was included that played before the composition.
The innovation was negatively received by the audience, and options began to appear to remove the restriction. Today we will only talk about working methods that any user can implement.
A popular way to listen to music without restrictions
By releasing new versions of the mobile application, VK constantly closes “holes” with the help of which users bypass the limit on listening to music. In order not to be left without your favorite tracks at the most inconvenient moment, download the entire playlist from your page to your phone.
Downloading music is associated with certain risks - loss of access to your account and subsequent... Telegram bot will help you reduce risks and download all songs at once - @vkm4bot ().
Do you want to take a risk? Take advantage of popular online services:
- Kissvk.com;
- Downloadmusicvk.ru;
- Music7s.me.
You can also find instructions for working with them at the link above.
Change the time on your phone
The allotted 30 minutes has ended and the music has stopped playing in the background? Close the VKontakte application, change the date to a day earlier or later - enjoy listening again.
1. Go to the menu of your Android device. Click the Settings icon.
2. Find the “System” - “Date and Time” section. Turn off automatic date detection and set a new one.
Do not be alarmed if, after the translation, other installed applications stop working correctly or the network disappears. After restoring the current date, everything will be restored.
Use a headset
This method is especially relevant for iPhone owners, since when purchasing a device, a headset with an answer/end call button is included.
1. Connect headphones.
2. Open the VK mobile application and start playing the song.
3. Pause it, then switch the smartphone to the background (short press the “Power off” button).
4. Press the answer button. It is located in the middle of the wire.
This technique can work on phones running Android, provided that you are using a native headset.
Disable screen lock
Feature of the VK limit - listening is limited only in the background. The solution is simple - disable automatic screen lock in settings.
1. Open settings. Go to the "Device" section.
2. Find the item “Display” - “Sleep mode”. Set it to the maximum possible value.
Advice - do not put your phone in your pocket without the screen being locked. You be sure to dial a random number(possibly abroad and you will be left without money in your account) or launch a couple more installed applications.
Use the mobile version of the site
The music limit is not tied to your account specifically, but to the application id in the system. To bypass the restriction, it is enough to use not the official program, but the mobile version of the site.
1. Launch any browser installed on your phone (Chrome, Safari). Go to m.vk.com.
On some versions of Android, when the smartphone goes into Sleep mode, the playback of songs may stop.
Music without restrictions in alternative clients
In addition to the official application, there are a number of programs created by third-party developers. They, like older versions of VKontakte, cache music, allowing you to listen to it without the Internet for an unlimited amount of time.
The most popular:
- VK Coffee;
- VMP (page on 4pda.ru).
Downloading and installing them from the official AppStore and Google Play stores will not work, only from third-party resources. Before installing on Android, go to Settings and enable installation of applications from unknown sources.
Remember - installing applications and subsequently entering data from your accounts, may result in its loss or freezing.
Install VK version 4.8.3 and lower
In version 4.8.4, a restriction on listening to songs has appeared. Many users install older versions of the application or new ones that contain a special patch that allows them to remove the limitation.
1. Enable installation of applications from unknown sources (the procedure is described above).
2. Uninstall the official VKontakte client.
3. Install an older version, for example this one.
Don’t be surprised if, after installation, some of the functionality of the social network is missing, that’s why it’s an “old version”.
Conclusion
At the time of writing, all methods are working. Over time, they may lose relevance or new ones may appear. The most reliable option remains to make concessions to the VK administration, paying 149 rubles for and listening to your favorite music for free.
Don’t forget about similar services that can be used instead of VKontakte:
- Yandex.Music;
- Last.fm;
- SoundCloud.
At the moment, they are free, and in terms of functionality they surpass the capabilities of VK.
In this post we will tell you what mirrors you can use to continue communicating on VK, and why mirrors are needed in general. A mirror in VK is a tool that helps you get to a site that has been blocked by the system administrator. If you work in an office and cannot access VKontakte from your work PC, the service will unblock access. We have compiled a list of the most popular:
Why do you need a VKontakte mirror?
As we noted above, the mirror changes your IP, which can be used to determine your location. In 90% of cases, mirrors are used in the workplace to circumvent the employer’s ban and, despite the blocking, use VK.
In addition, mirrors help provide access to sites prohibited in Russia. For example, some large American online stores do not allow Russian IP. To make a purchase there, you should use an anonymizer. In general, the use is limited only by your imagination. Bypass a block, make purchases, change your address - this is an incomplete list of things that can be done using an anonymizer.
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