— September 19, 2021 12:53 — The official VK mobile application called “VKontakte - social network” has the largest number of downloads from the Play Market and App Store compared to its competitors. This makes it the most popular client for VKontakte, but far from the most reliable and convenient. Let's look at the main problems of the application that prevent it from becoming truly the best among its peers.
There are dozens of better apps
VKontakte has repeatedly put a spoke in the wheels of developers of unofficial clients for the social network. The fight against the invisibility function, which was implemented in Kate Mobile and some other VK clients, eventually forced many users to switch to using the official application. Paid subscription and restrictions on music, mandatory integration of advertising inserts introduced at the request of the VKontakte administration also took away a significant advantage from unofficials.
However, despite all the monopolistic behavior of the social network, many clients continue to use VK mobile clients from third-party developers. Each application in the Play Market and App Store has its own features and features that are sure to please someone.
I will not give a list of applications. You can find them all yourself in the Play Market and App Store by searching “VKontakte” or “VK”.
A skeptic's view
Now let’s take another look at these services, but from a different angle. By the way, this will make it more clear why many people are looking for how to remove mini applications in VK.
If you think about it, these utilities have nothing to do with the social network. When you open them, you understand that these are third-party programs, and VK only posts a link to them. Of course, not for free. It turns out that mini applications are advertising, which, by the way, allows Contact developers to earn good money!
User surveillance
It has long been known that the official VKontakte application collects an exorbitant amount of data about its users. Of course, some of this information is really needed for the stable operation of some services and further improvement of the application. But why does VK need to know all the geodata, which button the user pressed, all the nearest Wi-Fi points and even the serial numbers of SIM cards?
Officially, the application is regularly improved. But these improvements are not always beneficial. Let's hope that over time the developers will finally bring the client of our favorite social network to mind.
In the meantime, you can read other articles on our Yandex.Zen channel.
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What kind of utilities are these with the “mini” prefix?
There is no need to confuse regular Contact applications, available to users through the “Games” section, with the mini-services platform.
Today it has more than 10 thousand products on a variety of topics:
- Small games;
- Acquaintance;
- Shopping services (online stores, showrooms, etc.);
- Order services (taxi, food, etc.);
- Payment for services (fines, mobile, utilities);
- Education (tests, courses, mind simulators, etc.);
- Finance (exchange rates, checkback services, calculators);
- Health and beauty (fitness apps, pregnancy management, workouts, recipes);
- And many others.
The main goal of mini services is to solve the everyday needs of users without leaving VKontakte. In fact, these are small applications inside one large application. The developers are both individuals and entire companies, for example, McDonalds, ComicCon and others.
How to remove system applications on Android
When you buy a new phone or tablet, it already comes with standard Android system applications installed. Most of these programs are designed for the correct and stable operation of a mobile device. But some of them are not so necessary. Users often want to get rid of them.
If you do not have additional root rights, you will not be able to remove system applications. They can only be turned off. To do this, do the following:
- Go to the "Applications" item in the settings. Go to the All tab.
- Select the desired game and click on “Disable” in the menu that appears.
But such methods are not suitable for all utilities. Before deleting an application or game on your Android device, obtain additional superuser rights.
How to delete an account via computer and protect your data
The procedure is almost the same as when deleting a page through a browser on your phone.
How to create a Google account for Android - detailed instructions
In the upper right corner you need to click on the icon with your name and photo, a menu will open where you select the “Settings” item. Then everything is as in the previous description.
Deleting an account on a social network hides information about a person from other users, but not from law enforcement agencies. If a citizen breaks the law or law enforcement agencies need his correspondence for other purposes, they will receive it without problems from the company’s database. Upon official request, the technical support service is obliged to provide this information. There is also always a chance that databases will be hacked.
In this case, there is nothing to be done. Unless you initially indicate as little reliable information as possible in your profile and monitor what is said in the correspondence. But you can protect yourself from scammers and attackers.
Important! Before deleting a page on VKontakte, you need to clean it as much as possible - remove all photos, dialogues, geotags, change your first and last name to fake ones.
Be sure to change your password, delete your email and associated phone number. To unlink your number, you need to:
- Go to your account settings.
- Find the “Phone number” item.
- Click on the word “Change”.
- Enter a new number.
After adding another phone, the first one will be deleted.
A new phone number is entered in this field
Deleting information the hard way
Sometimes, in order to delete all data (including from the VK database), they use a “bureaucratic” method: they send an application indicating their passport data to the developer. The letter must be regular, not electronic, sent to the official address of the company. The statement indicates the reason why the information needs to be deleted. After that, all that remains is to wait for the answer.
Note! The company makes a positive decision only in exceptional cases, so you shouldn’t count on this option too much.
Removal with special utilities
If it is impossible to get rid of the game using standard methods, use third-party programs to quickly remove it. You can download them from the Play Store app store. They are available for free use. These include Uninstaller, a small utility that does not require additional rights. After launch, you will see a window showing a list of all applications. You can select several at once and click the “Delete selected applications” button.
Using Google Play service
You can use the removal of applications from Google Play. In this case, you will need an Internet connection. To delete the game, launch the application store. Then do the following:
- Launch the Google Play app, swipe right to display the menu. Click on the “My apps and games” section.2. From all installed programs, find the one you need and click on it.
3. You will be taken to the game or application page. Click on the appropriate button to delete and confirm the action.
If there is no such button, then root rights are required. Most likely this is a system application. Removing it can cause serious problems with the operation of the smartphone.
Hide launch broadcast in status
When you install and launch a new application, it is added to the status bar. This is somewhat annoying, especially for adults who while away their evenings playing games. In order not to advertise such activity, we implement the following actions:
- Let's launch the application and open the main profile page in a new window.
- In the status line where the broadcast is located, click on it and uncheck the box on the left. Save and refresh the page.
- Check the success of the outcome of events by restarting the application.
It should be noted that until now VKontakte developers have not provided the ability to completely disable broadcasting through the settings. This would greatly simplify the procedure and solve the problem for many users.
Uninstall via system settings
Installed applications that are not system applications can be removed through the device’s main settings menu. To do this, do the following:
1. Go to the main settings menu and select the “Applications” section. Then go to the Third Party tab.
2. In the list of all installed applications, find the one you need and click on it to display all the information. To remove data and other junk, click on the “Erase Data” button, then “Delete”.
Wait a moment until the completion notification appears.
Deleting a page on VKontakte via the Android application
The mobile version of VKontakte is often installed on the phone by default. It is intended for constant active use, and there is no “delete page” option. This applies to both the legal version and the unofficial KateMobile application, which works as a messenger.
Menu where you can choose to delete a profile
Sometimes you just need to hide unnecessary information from prying eyes. Then it is not necessary to delete the page; you can close it as much as possible through the privacy settings. To do this, click on the icon in the form of three horizontal lines, then go to settings (gear-shaped symbol), find the “Privacy” section and set the necessary parameters.
Note! At the very bottom of the page there is a “Private Profile” item. If you activate it, only friends will see the user’s information on VK.
But what if you need to delete a page completely without using a computer? You need to do the following:
- Open a browser on your phone.
- Log in to VK through the browser version.
- Find the “Settings” section.
- Select “Account” (in some versions “Account”).
- Scroll down the page to the words “You can delete your page.”
- Click on this phrase and go to the delete menu.
Here VK will ask you to clarify why the user wants to leave the social network. Select any option, then click on the “Delete page” button. The procedure is completed.
The page is not deleted immediately, but the user’s personal information remains in the database forever. What to do about it - read below.
↑ How to delete your profile/page on VK?
- We go to VK from the browser of our phone or PC.
- Click on the button “Profile
" at the bottom of the page. - Click on "gear
" at the top of the page. - Further "Account
». - Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click “Delete your page
».
Well, that’s all, you have deleted your page from the contact, but if you wish, you can restore it.
We hope that this article will help many VKontakte clients solve their profile privacy problem.
Step-by-step actions to resolve the issue
Removal is a simple process that takes just a few clicks. To do this you will need to implement the following actions:
- Go to your personal page on VK, then find the “Games” item in the menu section on the left. We make the transition and monitor installed applications.
- We find the square with the start of the game, when you hover over it, a small cross appears for deletion. Click on it and confirm the process.
- Refresh the page and check. The application will disappear and will not bother you.
Uninstallation problems sometimes arise when installing a game on a mobile device via Google Play. When logging into such applications for the first time, you are asked to log in through a social network. When you log in, the action is remembered and leads to the latter being permanently added to the corresponding section on the social network. To avoid this bug, we recommend deleting the game on your phone and repeating the steps described above.
