Changing the VKontakte theme on your computer and phone

In the official application of the VKontakte social network for smartphones, there is no way to change the background style - we can only activate the dark theme, which is not enough for some tasks. But third-party programs come to the rescue, available for installation through the Play Market. With their help, you can choose a beautiful background for a specific dialogue or the entire interface as a whole. In general, we will tell you how to set wallpaper in VK on your phone using various services. And you, in turn, choose the best option for yourself.

Is it possible to change the design of VKontakte in the mobile version?

In the official VKontakte application there is no option to change the theme. You can only change some interface elements: font size, information display, etc. There are also most profile privacy settings. Perhaps developers will notice the need for this and will allow everyone to make changes to the design of their page in future versions of the mobile client. For now, we can just wait.

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Kate Mobile - will replace the theme in the VK application on Android

Since the original VKontakte mobile application does not allow us to change the color palette of our page, we will use other programs for this. Today, the most popular alternative solution for visiting VK on phones is the Kate Mobile program. You can find it in the Android store - Google Play. Enter the name in the search bar and click the “Install” button on the application page.

Kate Mobile has implemented a large number of non-standard functions for the VK profile. Surely you have heard about “invisibility”. With this feature, you have the ability to visit a page and read incoming messages without your friends and visitors noticing. The program has another useful function - removing restrictions on listening to music through the application. Now let's get back to the topics. We will assume that you have already installed Kate Mobile on your device.

If you have problems with Google's Play Market, use the website https://katemobile.org/.

1. Launch the application, log in to VKontakte;
2. On the home page, click the three dots at the top. In the window, select the “Settings” line;

   

3. Next, open the “Appearance” item;

   

4. Click on “Theme” and you will see a list of themes that you can apply to your VK profile.

   
   Select "Theme" to change the theme of the application

5. Select the theme checkbox and click OK. The application will ask for permission to restart. Confirm it, and if the reboot does not start automatically, close and reopen the program manually. There are over a dozen different themes to choose from, including night.

Choosing a theme in the Kate Mobile app
The dark theme is especially beneficial for your vision at night. The black background is easy on the eyes, and you can chat with friends for a long time.

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Themes for VK

In addition, at the very bottom of the add-on window you can find the “Themes for VK” button. When you click on it, the user will be taken to a page with albums, where he can select a suitable background for his page. The convenience is that all the pictures are sorted, making it much easier to find the right one. You can install the image you like in a couple of clicks.

Orbitum - will help you change the background in Vkontat on your phone

A convenient program for customizing VKontakte is the Orbitum browser for phones and PCs. It can be installed on many platforms, including Android. To download it, go to the Play Store again and use the search bar to find and download the program. When we first launch it, the browser tells us that it is capable of changing themes in VK—that’s what we need. Moreover, this is one of the programs that allows you to apply a huge number of themes.

See for yourself:

1. On the main page of the Orbitum browser, select the VKontakte tab;
2. It will automatically show you a button to open a section with themes for VK;

   

3. You just need to select a topic category from the available ones. There are only 6 categories. Moreover, some have more than 15 different images that can be set as a VK theme on your Android phone.

   

Select a topic and log in. Enjoy viewing social network pages without advertising, with a new theme and other important functions that the standard VK client does not have. You can customize your browser beyond recognition. Add panels of any search engine, change the theme of the navigator elements.

The official website of the Orbitum browser is located at https://orbitum.com/ru/.

Possibilities

The functionality of VK styles is represented by the following features:

• Multimedia keys for the player.
• Equalizer and audio visualizer.
• Extensive customization of VKontakte themes.
• Installing screensavers, color schemes and background images.

Themes for VK style are customizable according to a number of parameters. These are the faces of the blocks and their style. Background colors for the menu. Transparency of individual interface blocks, font sizes and colors, and much more.

Peculiarities

• The VK extension works for Windows operating systems.
• There are multimedia keys.
• A large number of settings.
• Change of different topics.
• Free to use.

Interface

By launching VKstyles on Firefox or any other browser, you can immediately take advantage of all the features of the add-on. Just click on the green bar and VK styling will immediately begin its work. The screen will display a standard background dimming with green backlighting of the controls. If you don’t like this social network design option, you can always change it to something more suitable.

In VK styles for Opera you can customize the appearance of the interface using a variety of sliders and scales. Just try to play with the settings and you will notice changes in the design literally in real time. You pull 1 slider and immediately see what the result will be. Slide another switch and you can track the new changes. Everything is configured on the fly, so most likely there will be no problems with changing the appearance of VKontakte. You don't even have to look for the save button, everything happens automatically. And the developers simply didn’t provide a save button here.

Night social network theme for smartphones

If you want to change the color of your VK profile to dark tones, then you can download a special application from the Play Market. It already has a built-in black theme and you don’t have to look for other solutions to delve into the settings. The program can be downloaded from the link.

This is a regular VK client with several non-standard features:

• Users will be able to activate a mode that will automatically change the color of your VK profile according to the time of day;
• Built-in invisibility and offline mode;
• You can use several accounts in parallel;
• Setting the chat background;
• Find out when your friends visited the page and from what device.

How to change the VK interface on a computer

Most likely, you already know that in the web version of VKontakte you also do not have the ability to change the theme. But here we use a browser to open the profile. This means that you can still change the background. And for this you will need browser extensions. The list of installed extensions is in the menu. For example, in Google Chrome you can find them like this:

1. Click the three dots at the top of the toolbar;
2. Select "More tools";
3. On the left side of the window, click “Extensions”;
4. Here you can remove it if you no longer need it;
5. In the same window at the top, select the three stripes with the cursor and the “Open store” link will appear at the bottom.

Clicking it will take you to the Chrome extensions market. In the line at the top, enter “VKontakte Background”. And opposite the extension, click the “Install” button.

A small VKontakte icon will appear at the top of the browser panel. By clicking on it, a block with application settings will appear.

You can:

• Set the time for automatic VK background change;
• Adjust the outline of the site, add blur, stroke thickness, etc.;
• Add transparency to the main page so that the background underneath is visible;
• Change the pictures that are offered for the background. To do this, you need to select one of them with the cursor.

  

Get-Style application for changing the theme on VKontakte

On the website https://get-styles.ru/ you can see a large number of themes for the VKontakte social network. This site exists to provide users with various unique backgrounds. This is perhaps the largest archive of backgrounds for VK. When visiting the site, pay attention to the menu on the left. These are the categories of backgrounds. And next to the category name is the number of topics in it. To install the Get Style extension in your browser, you need to click the “Download” button on the block on the right. Allow your browser to install it. After this, register on the site.

There are a large number of topics, but not all of them are available for use. The site organizes a rating of visitors and everyone has their own points. For registration you receive 5 points. To earn more, add your unique topics. Despite this, most topics are accessible to everyone. If you like animations, choose one of these categories. The extension is supported by most popular browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, Opera.

If your browser in which you want to install Get Style has other extensions related to VK, you will need to remove them. Since it is not compatible with applications for the same purpose. The theme is selected on the site from the visitor’s profile. Then open the social network page and make sure that the interface colors have changed. This method of changing the theme in VK is significantly different from the process for an Android phone.

Orbitum Browser

I don't use this method, but if you like experiments, you can try a new program for accessing the network. Go to the developer's website and download the product.

It can be installed on a computer or phone running Android OS. The program itself is reminiscent of Chrome, since they are based on the same engine.

After installation, you will immediately find yourself on the welcome page. After scrolling down, click on the “VKontakte” button. Log in to the social network and confirm your consent for Orbitum to access your VK account.

An icon in the form of a paint palette will appear in the upper left corner of the page. By clicking on it, you can select a new topic from a fairly large list. If you are satisfied with the Orbitum browser, you can use it for any tasks on the Internet or access only VKontakte through it.

When using this product, I recommend installing a reliable licensed antivirus. In principle, I recommend using good protection for your computer and not relying on chance.