Vkontakte is by far the most popular social network in Russia. And the number of users sitting in it from mobile devices iPhone and iPad is growing every day. But due to Apple's policy, Vkontate were forced to remove many important functions from their mobile client, such as listening to music in the background and offline.
Fortunately, users who have jailbreak installed could install the VKsettings tweak and enjoy the full functionality. But in connection with the latest delays, the question of how to listen to Vkontakte music in offline and background modes has become relevant again. Fortunately, the developer Ilya Kambarov (preciserf0x) has integrated the wonderful VKsettings tweak into the VK client. Next, we will tell you how to install the royal Vkontakte client without jailbreak and its benefits.
Supported iOS
- iOS 9.3 - iOS 9.3.5
- iOS 10.0.1 - iOS 10.2.1
- iOS 11 - iOS 11.2.2
Manual updated
Attention! The Vkontakte team periodically closes the ability to listen to music online through third-party clients, so this functionality may not be available in the current versions of the royal VK.
1. How to install the royal client Vkontakte
The installation process of the royal client is extremely simple and will not take you much time, follow these steps:
- Remove the current Vkontakte client
- Open the mobile Safari browser on your iPhone
- Go to the site and follow the further instructions to purchase a client https://f0x.pw/
- Tap on the VK icon
- Quickly go into the settings and change the date to July 2015
- After installation, we change the date back.
- The installation will begin, at the end of which go to Settings->The main->Profiles and controls arrange ...
- Click on ASTRID MOBILE, OOO and confirm permission
1 If the error “Unable to check programs from“ iPhone Distribution: ASTRID MOBILE, OOO ”” appears, please restart your device and try again.
2 After step 6 (date return), check your time zone, it must be yours. Otherwise, an error will appear.
2. Instructions for free installation of the royal VK on iOS 10, 11 using Cydia Impactor
Cons of this method
- After 7 days, you will have to repeat all the previously done steps
- You do not have the most recent version of VK
You can also jailbreak your device and install the VKsettings tweak.
After that, you have a working Vkontakte application with all hidden functions, such as:
- Offline mode
- Ability not to read messages
- Hide typing
- Multi-account
- Smart Post (create a message on your wall without going online)
- Setting up VK tabs
- Spoofing client ID (iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8 and many others)
- Turn off safe video search
- Playing music with minimized VK applications (in the background)
Rollback to the old version of VK with unlimited music
Video review of the application
How to sit Vkontakte offline
There is no full-fledged offline mode (invisibility when viewing news, writing messages, etc.) and never will be! VKontakte has closed access to offline methods of work, now even with the most advanced applications of this kind, when you perform certain actions, you will momentarily get online (“just came in” and then the countdown is already from this time)
In order for other VKontakte users not to know that you are now online, you can use the royal VK client.
- To do this, follow the instructions described earlier.
- Open the installed application and scroll down
- Activate the toggle switch Offline
That's all, we hope our instructions helped you install the royal VK client and you can now enjoy all its functions.
Updated
The site from which it was possible to download the Vkontakte client stopped working. The developer announced that he can no longer maintain its functionality and offers installation on a paid basis.
It happens that the mobile version of VKontakte opens, but you need to enter the full version (for a computer, regular, web version). How to do it?
You cannot go to the full version in the mobile application on the phone. It is best to use a browser on a computer, laptop, tablet. But it is also possible through the browser on the phone (Safari, Chrome), only it will be very shallow, and you will have to increase it. Here we cover all the ways to sign in to the full version, across all devices.
How to switch to the full version
If you are currently on mobile (m.vk.com), you can switch from mobile to full yourself:
How to open the full version of VK on a computer, tablet
Click "Version for a computer" in the left column of the menu, below (penultimate item):
How to open the full version of VK on the phone
Attention! This advice is not suitable for a mobile application (an application is a program installed on your phone with a "VK" icon). The full version can be opened in the mobile version site VK, which you enter through the browser on your phone (for example, Chrome or Safari) at m.vk.com.
- Open the main menu in the mobile version ( button in the upper left corner in the form of three stripes).
- Scroll it down if you can't see all the items.
- Click "Version for a computer".
And you can also open the full version of VK simply by following the link (more on this later).
On the phone, the full version will look small, so you have to spread the image with your fingers to zoom in and get where you need to. But if there is no other device besides a smartphone at hand now, this is quite a working solution.
How to quickly open the full version of VKontakte
You can open the full version of VKontakte through the "Login" start page. Open it at vhod.ru, find In contact with and click there. You can connect your page with a button "Entrance"(you will need to give permission to access) to always see if you have new messages and other events without going online. You can enter the full version of VK with one click on the rectangle "In contact with", and also quickly open messages, online friends, new comments, etc.
How to open the full version of VKontakte using the link
The full version of VKontakte can be opened directly at this link: Full version... The full version is also called "normal", "normal", "web version", "computer", "desktop".
How to make the link open the full version of VK, and not the mobile version?
Example.
It was https://m.vk.com/vhod_ru
Has become https://vk.com/vhod_ru
In exactly the same way, you can correct the address in the address bar of your browser to open the full version of the same page you are on. You need to click on the address bar, remove the letter m and the period at the beginning, and then press Enter on the keyboard (or the Go, Open in the browser itself).
Why do you need a full version of VK, why is it better than a mobile one?
Only in the full version are all the features of the site available that are not available in the mobile version and in applications for the phone. For example, making a request to support agents. In addition, in the full version there are no restrictions on restoring access to the page and, in general, there are much fewer problems with this - in particular, with attaching photos and entering a confirmation code. It also makes it easier to understand the reasons for blocking the page and unblock it. Therefore, for such cases, we recommend that you always use the full version of the VKontakte website.
Why is the mobile version opening?
This is usually due to the fact that someone posted a link like m.vk.com ...- this letter "m" at the beginning of the link leads you to the mobile version. It's just that that person was using his mobile phone and copied such a link from himself. When other people click on it, they go to their mobile. It's okay, because now you know how to enter the full version of VKontakte!
Why is something not working in the full version?
Most often, if you have problems in the full version of the VKontakte website, it means that you have problems with your browser. Clean up temporary files, reinstall it, update or install a different one.
One tap and you're done.
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The iOS mobile operating system still holds a ton of secrets that, at first glance, do not seem obvious.
One of the problems faced by an active iPhone user is opening web pages in mobile version layout. Safari has two options to switch to full size:
For a long time? Agree! And there is a beautiful alternative to this way:
Method 2. Quick:
- With a web page open in Safari, tap on the icon Refresh and do not release your finger for a few seconds.
- A pop-up menu will open prompting you to go to Full version of the site.
Note: More and more site owners are installing forced opening of the mobile version, which cannot be bypassed by standard means. It is likely that after switching to Full version, the page will remain unchanged.
To enable the mobile version of the site close the current tab with the page and go to its address again.
The title of the article contains the most popular question that often interests our readers. A few months ago, I had to advise users of rather stupid alternatives, but now, thanks to the increase in the number of the most useful plug-ins for Safari, the situation has improved. Introducing the plugin Vkontakte.Ru Downloader for Safari.
What is required of a decent plugin for such tasks? Invisibility and ease of use, of course. The first requirement is implemented remarkably - the plugin does not add any left buttons on the toolbar, for which many thanks to him.
Judge for yourself about the second requirement. After installing the plug-in, next to the Play button will appear next to each audio file button for direct download:
The developers managed to integrate a wonderful feature into the plugin. Click on the length of the song and you will see file size in megabytes and its bit rate:
On the video viewing page, instead of buttons, two additional links will appear:
Now how to install the plugin. File extension .safariextz, in theory, it should immediately open in Safari. But it often happens that attempts to launch it do not lead to any noticeable results. To fix the problem, close Safari completely (Cmd + Q) and only then run the plugin file.
In OS X Mountain Lion, as in iOS 6, programmers have added tight integration with social networks Twitter and Facebook. In Russia and the CIS countries, these networks are inferior in popularity to Vkontakte. And if on iOS there are a huge number of clients and players for the Vkontakte network, then on Mac there are much fewer of them. In this article, we will tell you about several handy programs for OS X that allow you to improve your work with Vkontakte.
VKMessages
Everything is very simple - a program for chatting through the social network Vkontakte. It is possible to send images and insert emoticons. The program resembles Messages from OS X in design.
The author of the program regularly releases updates with features that are recommended by the users themselves.
Pros:
- Notification Center support;
- Search by messages and dialogs;
- Fullscreen support.
Minuses:
- Missing icon in the menu bar
It is no secret that the Vkontakte network, in addition to communication, is used by many to listen to free music. Of course, this cannot be called piracy, since we all listen to music there only for "acquaintance". In this article, we will consider two free Vkontakte audio players for OS X: Vkmusic and Vplayer.
Vkmusic
The program has quite a few useful functions, despite the size of 1 MB. After the first launch, you just need to log into your account and start listening to music.
When minimized, tracks can be switched using the icon in the menu bar or via the dock. 
Pros:
- All played audio recordings are stored in a "cache" for listening without the Internet;
- Quick search;
- Shortcuts for switching tracks.
Minuses:
- There is no Russian language;
- No support for Retina screens;
- No support;
- No viewing of audio recordings of friends or groups;
- There is no way to add found songs to your audio recordings;
- There is no support for standard multimedia keys.
Download VKMusic from Mac App Store
VPlayer
The program recently came to the Mac App Store, but the Windows version appeared much earlier. In this regard, some functions, such as downloading songs and saving them to the "cache", are not yet supported by the OS X version. But the developers promise to add them with updates. 
The program is also controlled in the background using the menu bar or dock. 
Pros:
- Great design that matches the style of OS X
- Ability to listen to friends' recordings
- Russian localization
Minuses:
- No AirPlay support
- There is no possibility of "Caching" files
- No support for multimedia keys or shortcuts
Download VPlayer from Mac App Store
VK Box for Mac
Also be sure to pay attention to the application VK Box for Mac, a detailed review of which is located.
Vkontakte downloader for Safari
If you still want to become a pirate and download music from Vkontakte, then you do not need to use a third-party application for this. It is enough to install a special extension for Safari - Vkontakte downloader for Safari.
After downloading, you just have to double-click on the file and confirm the installation. 
You will now notice a download button next to music and video. 
