Changing the locality of VK
We immediately draw your attention to the fact that whatever the city you specify, first of all you will have to set additional privacy settings, providing access to the profile to certain users. However, some data, even excluding this feature, will still be available by default.
In addition to the above, like any similar site, VK provides new users with special tips that allow them to easily set all the desired settings. You should not ignore these types of notifications if you are new to the general functionality of this resource.
Our recommendations are aimed, rather, at changing existing parameters, rather than installing from scratch.
Full version
Today, not counting additional sections, which we will mention later, you can set a city on a VKontakte page using two different methods. However, both methods are not an alternative to each other.
The first of the possible options for setting your place of residence gives you, as a user of this social network, the opportunity to set your hometown. This block of editing parameters should be regarded only as an addition, since it often does not claim a high level of reliability.
- Go to the main page of VKontakte using the “My Page” button and under your profile photo click on the “Edit” button.
Alternatively, you can expand the main menu by clicking on the icon in the upper corner of the working window and switch to the main page of the “Edit” section in the same way.
Scroll down the options page to the Hometown text block.
Change the contents of the specified column according to your requirements.
You can change the contents of this field without any restrictions, indicating not only existing cities and reliable data, but also fictitious settlements.
The field can be left empty if desired.
To make sure the information you entered is correct, as well as to check the display, go to your profile wall.
On the right side of the page, expand the “Show detailed information” block.
In the first section “Basic information” opposite the item “Hometown” you will see what you specified earlier.
It is worth noting that if someone uses the data you provide as a search query on the VKontakte website, your page will be displayed in the results. At the same time, even privacy settings that cover your personal profile as much as possible will not protect you from this phenomenon.
In the future, be careful when entering real data without additional protection from privacy settings!
The second and much more significant method of indicating a city on a VK page is to use the “Contacts” block. Moreover, unlike the previously considered option, the place of residence is significantly limited by actually existing settlements.
Changing the language of the VK page
In fact, the change in page language is only partially related to the country, since it is not displayed anywhere and is purely visual. However, if you change your country of residence not on a personal whim, but due to circumstances, it will most likely be more convenient to use the appropriate interface language.
Method 1: Website
Changing the language on the VKontakte page using the website is done through additional settings available under the main menu of the resource. We described the process in sufficient detail using the example of the full version in a separate instruction on the website, and therefore it makes no sense to duplicate the information. Please keep in mind that you can also use the desktop version of the site on your phone, where changing the language is done in an identical way.
Method 2: Mobile application
Unfortunately, despite fairly flexible interface language settings in the full version of the site, the application does not provide anything like that. This is due to the fact that a mobile application for Android or iOS automatically adapts to the language settings of the operating system. Therefore, in order to change the VKontakte language on a smartphone, you will need to change the language of the system as a whole, and, if necessary, restart the application.
Of all the options, the full version of the VKontakte website provides more convenient settings, making the process of changing the country quite simple. In general, there should be no problems with the mobile application, since the main differences come down to the location of the items.
You can also click on the Full information button.
Hello! Today I will show you how to change your VK page on your phone. You can change your first and last name, gender and date of birth, city and country, etc. Everything is very simple! Look further!
Go to your VK page from your phone. On the main page, in the Information section, opposite the title, click on the Edit tab (see screenshot below).
You can also click on the Full information button.
Then, on the next page, click on the Edit Page tab.
Next, you will see a page for editing information. Here you can change:
- Gender and marital status.
— Show or not the date of birth on the page.
All is ready! This is how quickly and easily you can change the information on your VK page on your phone.
— How to change your avatar in VK on an Android phone.
Here we find the item we need.
How to indicate the country and city of residence on VKontakte
1. Go to the “Edit” section.
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2. Open the “Contacts” tab.
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3. Select the country and city in which you currently live.
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4. Don't forget to save the changes.
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Why doesn't the city change?
Usually there should not be any difficulties in changing and adding a new city to VK. But if you encounter this, then most likely you forgot to save the changes you made. This also applies to the mobile version of VKontakte.
Now you know how to change or add a city to VK. Let us remind you that you can do this by editing your profile both on your computer and on your phone. Good luck!
Source of the article: https://vkfaq.ru/nastrojki/kak-izmenit-ili-dobavit-gorod-v-vk
How to change your hometown on VKontakte
1. Go to the “Edit” section.
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2. In the first tab, fill in the column “Hometown”.
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3. Save the changes.
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Now on your page you can see your hometown and the city in which you live now (it can be the same):
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- If users do not see their hometown, then you have hidden it in the VK privacy settings;
- You can write any phrases in this column (Moscow City, the city of which does not exist, etc.);
Changing the first and last name on VKontakte from your phone
This method is the simplest in terms of technique, but the most labor-intensive due to the intervention of moderators. So, the sequence of actions:
- go to your page through the mobile application;
- find the “Settings” section and select “Edit”;
- we change personal data to those that we want to receive;
- indicate the reason for the change of personal data in the appropriate column (official change of first or last name);
- save changes;
- We are waiting for the administrator's response.
As you can see, the procedure for changing personal data is quite complicated. Despite the real reasons given, the administration often refuses to change the user’s personal data. But there are still a number of additional extensions and applications that make this task easier for us. After studying all the presented methods, the user will definitely find a suitable option for himself!
In conclusion, pay attention to several ways to delete a message on the VKontakte social network from your interlocutor.
How to hide the city on VKontakte
As I already said, hide the city in the “Settings” section, “Privacy” tab:
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- Opposite the column “Who sees my basic information” select the desired value;
- By the way, in this case only your hometown will be hidden;
- It is impossible to hide the city of residence;
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Recently, another field has appeared in the questionnaire with the user’s personal data. Section "Hometown". To fill it out, go to the “Basic” tab and fill out the appropriate column.
Click on the “Save” button again.
What is VKontakte location
Location, or otherwise geodata, is information about the user’s location or the place where the photo was taken. Usually this is a location on the map that you can set manually or allow Vkontakte to determine automatically.
You can indicate the location of the photo so that your friends know where you go, or indicate the city where you live so that your old friends can find you, or indicate the geodata of your group if you have an offline business.
In general, it’s a useful thing, no matter how you look at it. Especially for VKontakte targetologists and other advertisers, but this is the topic of another article.
How to restrict viewing of specified data in a profile
If you do not want guests of your page to be able to see information in the profile, this opportunity must be limited using privacy settings. Open the main menu and click on the “Settings” link.
Go to the “Privacy” tab. Here we find the section “Who sees the basic information of my page”, and set the appropriate access level for it.
Location in photo
How to specify the location on VKontakte
To add location information to a photo:
Open the photo and click on the More .
Select Specify location .
Indicate the VKontakte location in the photo
If you indicate a location for the first time, VKontakte will ask you if you allow it to find out this data.
If you are currently in the same place where the photo was taken, you can allow it , then VKontakte itself will determine and indicate the place.
If you are no longer in the place where the photo was taken, then refuse and click block and you will be able to indicate the place on the map yourself, place the sight icon with the mouse cursor.
VK requests location data
If you chose to allow and VKontakte correctly determined the geodata, then click Save location and it will appear in the description of your photo.
If for some reason VKontakte incorrectly determines your address or you refuse to determine it, then a world map will open in front of you, on which you can select a place visually or enter the name of the city and street in the search bar at the top.
Selecting the VK location yourself on the map
Move the crosshair cursor to the desired location on the map.
You can use the slider on the right to zoom out or zoom in.
You can also drag the map by pressing it with the left mouse button.
After selecting your desired location, click Save Location .
Done, now your friends can see where the photo was taken.
What does a photo look like with the specified location?
How to remove a location
To remove a location from photos:
- Open the photo;
- Click More;
- Select Specify location;
- The map will open, in the lower left corner, click Remove location.
- Done, the location will no longer be displayed on the photo.
Deleting photo location in VK
How to change geodata
If you incorrectly indicated the geotag of the photo, it’s okay, it won’t take long to change it.
- Open the photo;
- Click the button in the bottom menu More ;
- Select Specify location ;
- A map will open, enter the desired address in the search bar at the top or place the cursor in the form of a sight on the desired point on the map;
- Click Save Location .
As you can see, nothing complicated.
How to reset location settings / How to disable geolocation
What to do if VKontakte once asked you when uploading a photo whether it should determine your position automatically, you allowed it or blocked it, and now you want to change the decision.
How to disable geolocation in VK if you once allowed it and forgot where you did it.
This item is not easy to find at first glance. But in practice this is not the case.
This setting may be in different places in different browsers, but most often its location is the same.
Using the Opera browser as an example, let's look at how to reset the location setting.
Open the photo, go to More and select Specify location .
When the map opens, look at your browser bar, there should be an icon in the form of an inverted droplet.
Click on it and you will be able to configure tracking permission.
Click Clear Setting .
Now close the photo or refresh the page in your browser.
After you specify the location again, VKontakte will ask you Allow automatic detection or block , and now you can choose what you need.
FAQ
Is it possible to find out a person's location by ID?
If you are not his friend, then you can’t.
There is one way. Through the invisible logger iplogger.ru.
Let us briefly explain the essence, since the topic is beyond the scope of this article.
Any page is created, the point is that there is an address where to go. This page contains a special counter that records the IP address of the user who visits there.
If it doesn’t matter under what pretext you ask the desired user to follow this link, then you will receive his IP address, and from the address you can calculate the city. For example, introduce yourself as an employer or make some interesting offer.
2 conditions must be met:
- The person does not use an anonymizer;
- The provider through which the person works is located in the same city.
That is, there are not many chances, to be honest. But if you really need to find a certain person, then you can try. For example, if it is a scammer.
How to find out the location of a person in a photo?
Everything is simple here, if the user indicated a geotag on the photo and his profile is not closed, then you can go to his photo and see the location in the photo description.
How to see location from photo
How to find a photo on VK by location
To find photos of other users by location, you need to click on the geotag in the photo.
Photos of other users taken in the same place will open. Provided that they also geotagged the photo.
How to find people on VK by location
Go to the Friends .
Then in the subsection Search for friends .
Click Advanced Search .
Find friends by location
An additional search panel will open where you can select the address at which to search for users.
Specify the desired city, additional parameters if you know: school, age, and according to these criteria VKontakte will display users.
Selecting a region in the search for VK users
