How to delete history on VK - the expansion of the functionality of the social network has led to the fact that now this question can be interpreted in different ways. Some people are interested in clearing their browsing, searches, and personal activity. Others are looking for a convenient way to get rid of other people’s stories that clog up the news feed and distract attention from useful and interesting publications. In both cases, it is not difficult to cope with the task. To do this, just take a little time and read the instructions below. After that, all that remains is to apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
How to delete stories
First, let's find out how to delete your history in a contact on your phone:
- launch the application and open the news tab;
- at the top of the screen, where all the stories available for viewing are located, yours are in first place - click on your entry;
- its playback will begin;
- before it ends, you need to click on the three dots icon at the bottom of the story;
- in the menu that appears, select “Delete”.
By the way, if you doubt the importance of the information in the recording, you can save the history to your PC or phone. Then you can view it at any time.
If you are using a computer, then the sequence of actions is as follows:
- open your page on the news tab;
- Find your story at the top of the screen;
- launch it and click the three dots at the bottom;
- select "Delete".
This way you can remove personal stories from the news feeds of your friends and subscribers. If you are interested in the question of how to restore history in VK after deletion, then, unfortunately, such an option is not provided. However, you can always save a photo or video in the device’s memory and then publish it again to your story.
If you want to find out how to hide your stories on VK from a certain person, then again this can be done through the settings, which are called up by clicking the icon with three dots. In these settings there are several options for viewing your stories:
- All users;
- only friends;
- friends and friends of friends;
- just me;
- only some friends.
Here you can select the “who is blocked” setting and select the names of friends whose feeds will not display your posts.
If you want not to see the history of a specific user, then on the computer and on the phone the principle of action is the same:
- open your profile on the news page;
- at the top of the screen, select the story of the person you are tired of;
- while playing it, click the icon with three dots in the lower right corner;
- select the “Hide from stories” option.
More than this person's stories will not appear in your feed. If you want to return them, you will need to go to this user’s page, open his story for viewing and by clicking on the icon with three dots, select the “Settings” function. There you can click the “Do not hide” link and again admire this friend’s posts. Or click on the “Settings” button above the feed with stories in the news tab - a list of people whose stories you have disabled will open in front of you.
What are VKontakte stories?
VKontakte stories are a publication format that is visible to friends, subscribers and group members for 24 hours from the moment of creation. They are photographs or short videos that serve to share bright and happy moments in life. Here's what they look like on PC:
And here it is in the application on the phone:
Well, here’s what you need to know about them before creating them:
- duration cannot exceed 15 seconds;
- maximum file size is no more than 10 MB;
- photo size 1080x1920;
- video size 720x1280;
- All photos and videos must be in vertical format.
Now let's learn how to create them together!
Complete shutdown
In general, not all users liked this VKontakte function; some do not like it, and some are completely annoyed by it. This was especially evident when communities had the opportunity to post stories. Unfortunately, the site administration did not provide the ability for the user to delete stories from their feed and suggests simply not paying attention to them.
VK Helper
You can still delete stories on VK. Let's find out how. There are many extensions for VKontakte that make using this social network much more convenient. One of them is VK Helper - an extension that works in any browser and allows you to delete stories from your feed.
You can install VK Helper from the official website of the application vk-helper.pro. First, select the browser you are working in, and then complete the installation, following the detailed instructions. Once the installation is complete, an extension icon in the form of the letters VK will appear to the right of the address bar in the browser. Click on it, select “Add account” and enter the login and password for your VK page.
When you are authorized, you need to click on the extension icon again to open the “Settings” menu. Next, select “Interface” and in the list of all options, check the box next to the inscription “hide friends’ Stories from the news feed.”
Stylish
There is another way to disable stories in VK, thanks to it you can feel like a real hacker. To do this, we need an extension called Stylish, you can download and install it from the official website userstyles.org. Go through the standard procedure for installing and initializing your account, do the following:
- open the news tab;
- right-click on “Stories” and select “View code” in the menu that appears;
- in the page code that appears, find the line div class ="stories_feed_cont";
- copy the inscription stories_feed_cont;
- now click on the extension icon, then on the icon with three dots and select “Create style”;
- come up with a name for the new style and save it;
- now open the “Sections” window, then the “Code 1” field and paste there the line of code that you copied earlier, putting a dot in front of it (.stories_feed_cont);
- After the inscription, put an open curly brace, go to the second line and enter display: none; and on the third line put a closed curly brace;
- click the "Save" button.
Now the block with temporary friends' news will be removed from your page.
How to delete activity records
Every time you log into your account, the site remembers this action and stores data about your device, IP address, time, browser and country (this is called activity history). If you want to clear your activity history on VK, you need to do the following:
- open your page;
- in the upper right corner, call up the menu and select “Settings”, and then the “Security” tab;
- here you can view the entire list of visits by clicking on the “Show activity history” link;
- Below is the line “End all sessions”, by clicking on it you will stop the activity of all devices on your page.
Is it possible to delete activity history in VK on a phone? Unfortunately, this feature is only available for the full version of the site.
How to delete your browser activity list
At the end of the article, let's figure out how to delete the list of visits in the browser.
Google Chrome
- click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the browser;
- then go to the “History” page;
- on the left you can click the “Clear history” link and delete the entire list of visits;
- if you are only interested in activity on a specific site (for example, VKontakte), then enter a link to it in the search bar (vk.com), or find a link to it in the list and click “Other posts on this site” through the icon with three dots on the right;
- Now you can delete all records of VK visits using the line on the left.
Yandex browser
- click the icon with three horizontal lines and select “History”;
- here you can work with general visit activity, or you can find activity for a specific site;
- on the right, find the field labeled “Search” and enter the link to the site vk.com there;
- in the list of results obtained, hover the cursor over the desired inscription and click on the arrow;
- select "Delete from history".
Opera
- call the “History” page through the menu or by pressing Ctrl+H;
- in this tab, work with general visit activity or enter vk.com (or another site) into the search bar on the right;
- When you hover the cursor over the result, a cross will appear to the right of it, which can be used to delete it.
Mozilla Firefox
- call the menu by clicking on the three dots in the upper right corner;
- select “Library” and then “Journal”;
- here you can either “Delete history” completely, or use the line “Search in the log”;
- enter the link to the site in this link;
- You can delete the results one by one using the right mouse button.
Deleting visiting sessions in VK
In order to delete VKontakte visiting sessions, you can use one of the methods described below. Let's look at each of them in detail.
Google Chrome
Most people who spend time on the Internet use the Google Chrome browser. Today it is the most popular. Clearing your browsing history is quite simple; even a beginner can do this procedure. To do this you need to do the following:
You need to enter the browser page where your visit history is indicated.
At the top of the window you need to click on the “Search” item.
Next you need to copy the text: https://vk.com and paste it into the field.
You will be shown results where you can find the ones you want to delete.
Once you have found the session, click on the three dots icon.
The “Delete from history” column will appear, click on it, and the entry will be erased.
To speed up the deletion process, check the boxes for the desired objects.
After that, click "Delete".
Next, you need to confirm your actions. Data about your visit to VK will be deleted.
Opera
If you use Opera, you will need to do the following:
You need to enter the section with information about visits.
Next, click on the “Search in history” item, which is located in the upper left corner.
Paste the social network URL: https://vk.com/ into the special field.
Next, in the search results, find the data you need.
Then hover your mouse over the line to delete the entry on the right and click “Delete”.
You also have the opportunity to change your search query by adding various details. For example, by specifying the ID of a specific page.
Yandex
Many people use the Yandex browser. Here, too, to delete your VK visit history, you need to perform simple manipulations:
In the browser, go to the “History” item.
On the right side, find a block called “Search”.
Paste the address https://vk.com/ into the field and click “Enter”.
Having found the information you need, hover your mouse over the line where the title of the entry is indicated.
An “Actions” prompt will pop up nearby; you need to click on it.
A list will appear where you need to click “Delete from history.”
To speed up the procedure, you need to tick the selected data and click on the “Delete selected items” link.
After this, a dialog box asks you to confirm your actions.
Mozilla Firefox
For those who prefer the Mozilla Firefox browser, to delete the VKontakte browsing history, you need to carry out the following manipulations:
First you need to enter the “Journal” section.
Then, in the “Library” item, you need to find the search column.
