How to upload your music to VK from a computer and via phone? How to add music to a group and to VKontakte history?

Rules and features to consider

The huge social network VKontakte has a special section for audio recordings, in which everyone can add the music they like or upload their own tracks. However, you need to remember that VKontakte has put forward a number of rules and conditions for audio files. You can download a track only under the following conditions:

Mandatory format – mp3;
One audio recording does not weigh more than 200 MB;
Copyrights must be respected;
The contents of the file do not violate the laws of the Russian Federation.

All other audio recordings can be downloaded without fear of deletion.

Possible problems when adding music

Users often have difficulties adding tracks to their own page. For example, a file categorically refuses to download or a window with an error constantly pops up.

The following factors may be the reason:

The audio file does not meet the service requirements mentioned at the beginning of the article. You must make sure that the track is in mp3 format and its size does not exceed 200 MB. Otherwise, you won't be able to add it to your profile.
Poor Internet connection speed. A bad network may also result in an error. You need to check for a stable connection and try again a little later.
Problem with the social network servers. You need to wait 30-60 minutes and try adding music again.

If the service still continues to generate an error, then you need to contact support. Just don’t forget about attaching a file, which will cause an error when added.

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Question to the expert

For what reason does VK not load songs when the display is turned off, the music stops playing?

Each smartphone has a 30-minute background playback limit.

I created a playlist of my favorite songs on my smartphone. Can I add only one or two songs from it to my page, or will the entire playlist be added?

Of course, you can add only one song you want. The entire playlist will not be downloaded.

I really like one composition, but it is subject to copyright and I cannot add it to my profile. What should I do?

You need to change the song title and artist name in the file properties. You can increase or decrease the bitrate of a song. As a rule, this helps.

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How to upload music to VK

You can upload your music to VK from a computer and laptop, as well as from a phone and tablet.

From computer

The audio file itself must be located on the hard drive of your computer or laptop.
Log in to your profile, go to the “Music” tab
Find the Explorer window and click on the “Download Audio File” button.
Select the desired entry and add it.
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Via phone

But how to upload music to VK via phone? You cannot add the song you like using the mobile application, since there is simply no such option there. But you can use the extended mobile version. To do this you need:

Open the “Full version” of the site in your smartphone browser;
The rest of the sequence is the same as when downloading an audio recording via a computer.

From search

Another quick and convenient option is saving music from the search. It uses an internal search, through which you can easily find the song you need. After entering the audio title or artist name, a list of tracks with matching recordings will appear. Choose the one that suits you and add it to your music using the plus sign.

However, remember that you should initially listen to the song and make sure that it is the one you were looking for. It is very common to upload audio with an inappropriate title.

How to send a song from your phone to VK in dialogues

You can share your favorite audio tracks with friends in dialogues. They must be attached to the message you are sending.

The algorithm of actions is as follows:

Opening a dialogue and starting to communicate with a friend.
Hover over the paperclip icon. The menu will appear.
Select the “Audio Recording” sub-item and click on it.
Opening a list of their audio tracks located in the “Music” tab. From here you can attach any composition you like.
You can also write the name of the desired artist in the search bar at the top of the screen and select him.
Click on the "Attach" icon.
The appearance of an audio track in a dialogue with a friend.
Send the created message.

Where do you want to add music?

We figured out how to add music to VK, but where to post it and how to share it with friends? Music can be added not only to personal audio, but also attached to a photo on the wall, uploaded to a group, playlist or dialogue.

To the group

Almost all users of this Russian social network are faced with the question of how to add music to a group. In fact, the instructions are almost no different from those discussed earlier. The main thing is that a section with audio should be open in a group or public page.

To add it you need:

Go to community settings
Go to management
Click on the “Sections” tab and turn on audio recordings.

In groups, the music section is divided into two types:

Open. Anyone can add songs to it;
Limited. Only people involved in the community (for example, an administrator) will be able to upload audio.

To add music to a public page, you need to:

Open the group itself
Click on the “Add audio recording” item on the right side of the menu
Select and upload the appropriate file.
Read also: Administration/maintenance of VKontakte groups and accounts (Autoposting)

At the same time, the collection of songs in public differs from personal audio added to the user’s page.

Attach to photo and post on the wall

In this way, safely add songs both to the community and to your personal page, because music can be found not only in the lists of personal audio recordings.

To publish tracks on the wall you will need:

Log in to VKontakte
Find the section “What’s new with you?” and follow the icon with a note next to it
Select the audio you are interested in (you can only attach music that has already been published on the social network, that is, you won’t be able to upload a new file);
Post the track on the wall.

To attach tracks to a photo, you need to add the picture itself to the photo album, go there and leave the first comment. In it you need to click on the paperclip icon and select the button with a note.

Add to playlist

One of the most convenient and useful functions is the ability to create a personal playlist on a specific topic or mood. You can combine all your favorite tracks.

The first step is creating the playlist itself. To do this, you need to go to the music section and find the “Add playlist” button on the right side.

In the window that appears, indicate the name of the future collection and its short description. An area for clicking “Add audio recordings” will also appear. By clicking on it, you can fill the playlist with your favorite music from a search on VKontakte or from your personal collection. You just have to mark the selected tracks with a special tick.

When finished, click the "Save" button.

Songs can also be added to a ready-made music selection. To do this, you need to play the required audio recording, click on the three dots, click on the “Add to playlist” button and select the collection to which you want to add the song.

Into dialogue

Many users are interested in how to share music in a conversation with a friend.

Find the person you want to send the audio recording to.
Select the option to send messages.
If you are on a computer, then click on the paperclip icon. After this, a window will appear in which you need to select the “Attach audio recording” section.
If you are using a mobile application, then also click on the paperclip, and then go to the music section.
Select the entry you are interested in.
Send a message.

How to replenish the “Music” section with already downloaded tracks?

We've looked at exactly how to add your audio recording to VK from a computer, but much more often users are interested in how to add tracks to their page found from a friend or on a community wall. This process will not be difficult, because it will only require a few steps described below - instructions are available for both a computer and a smartphone.

From computer

Open vk.com.
Find your favorite audio recording.
Now you need to move your mouse over the song so that the buttons appear, and then click the plus sign so that the audio appears in the list of tracks in your profile.

By the way, if you don’t want to share your favorite songs with other users and hide your preferences, you can hide music from other users.

In the mobile application

In the mobile application the sequence is different:

You will need to turn on the desired track;

Go to the player (click on the right button on the bottom panel, and then on the track name);

Select the plus sign.

By the way, music can be distributed into playlists.

It should be noted that adding all audio recordings of a friend on VKontakte at once in this way will not work - you will have to add each song separately.

Possible problems that users often encounter

From time to time, every VKontakte user encountered problems of various types. Some of them just arise during the publication of audio recordings.

Possible problems:

The format is not suitable. In this case, it is recommended to use special programs so that the file is in the required format, namely mp3.
Unstable Internet. You should contact the provider's technical support.
Content prohibited by Russian laws. Unfortunately, you won't be able to download such music.
Problems with network servers. Wait a few hours.

How can I add music to my personal page?

You can add music to your VKontakte page in two ways: by searching from existing songs or by downloading from your PC.

How to upload music to VK from a computer

In order to download a track from your computer yourself, you will need: Internet access and a file in MP3 format.

If the file is in a different format, then you need to use special programs to change it.

Go to your page and go to the “Audio Recordings” section.

In the upper right corner, find the icon with a cloud and click on it.

A special window will open in which VKontakte will remind you about compliance with copyrights and composition requirements. Click Select File.

Select the desired track and wait until the download completes. The file will immediately appear in the playlist with the same name that it had on the PC. To open the editing window, click on the pencil next to the composition.

Other users will be able to listen to the downloaded song + add it to their page.

Add a song from search

One of the most convenient, popular and official ways to copy audio tracks onto a page is to use internal search. To do this, go to the “Audio Recordings” section and look at the top of the menu. There will be a search bar there.

We enter the name of the song of interest and a list of all music files of the same name will appear in front of us. We look for the one we need, point it at it and click on the “+” icon.

Remember that under the title of the song you are interested in there may be a completely different one. Therefore, before you add it to yourself or send it to a friend, listen, perhaps it really is a completely different composition or its quality leaves much to be desired.

Creating a cover for a playlist

When creating a playlist, you can add an image that will later serve as the cover image. To do this, go to the music section and click on the “Add playlist” icon. In the settings window there will be a rectangle with a plus in the center. Tap on it and download the cover for your collection.

If the playlist has already been created, then hover over it and click on the brush drawing. After this, the same settings window will appear, in which you can change or add an image.

In some cases, the song image is not detected by the social network. This is due to the size of the audio file.

How to save music from someone else's page

You can save audio recordings to your profile not only from the search bar, but also from the pages of friends, acquaintances or simply other users of the VK social network. When a user sees a good composition on the wall in the profile of another user or community, to save it, he needs to hover over it and click on the “+” icon.

To get a similar result in the VK mobile utility, you need to turn on the track and click on the icon to go to the menu.

Next, you need to click on the name of the audio track, and after opening the player, click on the icon with three dots.

Now you need to select the “Add to my music” sub-item.

Users can also add their own compositions to posts on the wall. To do this, click on the note icon.

How to delete downloaded music

Did you accidentally add the wrong song or didn't like it? Or maybe the quality leaves much to be desired? Let's look at how to delete downloaded VKontakte music from a smartphone or computer.

To do this, go to the “Audio Recordings” section in the group or on your personal page. Point to the song you want to delete. An “x” icon will appear, which is what we need. Click on it.

As a result, the file will be deleted.

As long as the page is not refreshed, it can be restored.