For a long time, users of the largest Russian social network have been forced to look for ways to listen to music in VK without restrictions. The VKontakte administration has introduced a ban on listening to music records in endless mode, and now this function is paid. However, it is really possible to cope with this inconvenience.
The essence of the restriction on listening to music
It all started in 2017, when the largest record companies from different countries turned to the administration of the social network with a demand to solve the problem of pirated placement of audio recordings in the public domain. As a result, it was decided to prohibit users from listening to music in VK without restriction and to make this function paid. In addition, audio ads are now played when launching some songs. Part of the proceeds goes to the owners of the rights to the compositions, who in turn undertake not to remove the tracks from free access.
Each registered VK user is given the opportunity to freely listen to music for 30 minutes daily. While this restriction applies to the VKontakte mobile application: after half an hour, the player stops working, and an offer appears to subscribe to a monthly audio subscription. From this moment on, the user cannot listen to music when the screen of the mobile device is actively locked.
The subscription price is about 150 rubles per month, and the restrictions are lifted immediately after payment. This is a fairly affordable amount for free access to thousands of songs, so if you often listen to music in the background, you should consider purchasing this service. It should be noted that the restrictions do not apply to the full version of the site on computers and other devices.
Easy ways to listen to music without limits
At the moment, all prohibitions can be removed in the following ways:
- disabling the screen lock;
- listening through the browser instead of the application;
- use of third-party applications.
So, in order to freely enjoy your favorite songs and tracks, you can go to the smartphone settings and set the maximum operating time of the device before switching to lock mode, or turn it off altogether, if possible. It is important to remember that prolonged use of the active screen can cause the phone to become very hot and quickly drain the battery power, so do not forget to reduce the brightness of the image and turn on the power saving mode. You will also have to avoid accidental taps on the screen in every possible way.
Using the browser bypassing the application is a completely convenient way to listen to music in VK without restriction, since the player will work even with the active screen lock. There are also disadvantages here. For example, a site in the mobile version has a rather poor interface in terms of functionality. In addition, most devices do not support automatic transition from one track to another, which is why you have to unlock your smartphone and switch the track manually.
Special applications available for download through the smartphone's online store (App Store, Play Market) are convenient in that they allow not only free and free listening to VKontakte music, but also download tracks for offline listening. You can find them through the search section by keywords VK, Music, "VK" or "Music". However, with the assistance of the administration of the social network, unofficial applications are periodically removed from the store, so you have to look for new ones or wait for revisions and the return of old ones. The only official application for listening and downloading VK music is called Boom, but in order to get the corresponding functionality, it is necessary, as in the case of the social network application, to subscribe to the same monthly subscription.
Thus, the only most convenient way to listen to music in VK without restrictions is to subscribe to the official application or the Boom program. Some users have also opted for downloading music to their smartphone from a computer (for example, via iTunes on Apple devices). You can download songs by buying them in official online stores or using special browser plugins to download them from the same VKontakte social network.
