Do you know what “Stories” are? There is a high probability that yes, but none of you were interested in more detail about this function. It is known that initially “Stories” were available to users of social networks such as Facebook and Instagram. A little later, or rather in 2021, this function was adopted by the Vkontakte developers. Thanks to “Stories”, anyone can publish various photos and videos of 15 seconds duration. Fortunately, no matter what you post, it will be deleted in exactly 24 hours. However, like any feature, stories have their downsides. Its only disadvantage is that those who viewed it will be visible, which means it may be impossible to view the story anonymously. Whether this is true or not, you will find out in this article.
How to create a story?
Before we begin to learn how to view a story in VK so that you are not visible, we will talk about how to create it. First of all, go to the official VKontakte application. Open the "News" section.
- In the upper corner of the screen you will find a camera icon. Click on it. Now you can shoot anything you want. You can record a video lasting 15 seconds, or a photo, accompanying it with some interesting sticker.
- After this, you will go to the “Privacy” section. Here you can choose not only who can see your post, but also limit access to those who should not comment on you.
- After that, click on “Submit”.
Now you know how to instantly notify your friends about some important event. To do this, just publish a story that your friends will like.
View history on PC
Any user can study their login history to a social network profile. To do this, you must follow the instructions:
- Login to your account.
- Click on the small copy of your avatar in the upper right corner.
- Select “Settings” from the drop-down list.
- Using the menu block on the right, go to the “Security” section.
- Click on the line “Show activity history”.
A pop-up window will display your browsing history for the near future. It contains the following information:
- The platform or operating system from which you logged in. This could be Windows, Mac OS, Linux, etc. when it comes to desktop computers. Phones and other mobile devices on Android or iOS are displayed with the model name.
- Entry time.
- City. Determined by the IP address of the network from which you logged in. If you use a VPN, an anonymizer, the Tor browser and other tools that hide the user’s identity, the city will be determined incorrectly.
- Browser (for PC): Opera, Chrome, Firefox, etc.
- Application (if you logged in from your phone).
Is it possible to view history on VK anonymously?
Now comes one of the most interesting parts of this article. I would like to tell you that it is possible to watch other people's stories anonymously, but, unfortunately, this is not the case. And, therefore, if you look at the history of a person, he will definitely know about it.
Stories on VKontakte in the official application cannot be viewed anonymously
It is worth noting that programs like “View history anonymously” do not exist. There are fake applications that can infect your computer with viruses, take over your social network profile and, of course, withdraw money from your account. So please be careful!
View history in the application
It is currently not possible to view your browsing history through the app. The program developers considered this functionality unnecessary and did not include it in the list of tools. The only option for viewing history and resetting active sessions is to open the social network from a mobile browser and go to the full version of the site.
It is important for any VK user to know how to view the history of their visits. This will prevent third parties from accessing the profile, which in turn will preserve the owner’s confidential data. If you find unknown devices in the history list, you must immediately end active sessions and change your password. An additional step of protection will be two-factor authentication, which requires you to enter a confirmation code when trying to log in from an unfamiliar address.
How to view history on VK without being visible?
Today, there are several ways that will allow you to bypass the internal VK system and watch your friends’ stories without it being visible:
- The vkcoffe application has functionality that allows you to view stories anonymously
- The katemobile application has functionality that allows you to watch stories anonymously
- You can create a fake page to add the required friend and see his history
In our opinion, the first two methods are simpler, if you know other methods, share in the comments
VKontakte Security Tools
If an unfamiliar device is detected that does not match the time or city from which you logged in, you must end all active sessions and change the password. Finding inconsistencies in the history may indicate that not only the owner has the login information for the account. You will need to click the line “End all sessions”, which is located in the “Security” section. After this, the system will report that all sessions except the current one have been completed.
Another system that protects your account from hacking is login confirmation via SMS. You can activate it on the same page. You need to do this:
- Click on the “Connect” button in the corresponding block.
- Read the instructions in the pop-up window. Click “Proceed with setup”.
- Enter your password for the page.
- Enter the code received via SMS.
- Click “Finish setup”.
Now, when logging in from an unfamiliar browser or device, the system will send a verification code to the linked phone number. Even if a hacker takes possession of the username and password, he will not be able to log into the account without the owner’s mobile device.
How to clean
You can delete your browsing history using the built-in social network tool by clicking on the “End all sessions” button. You can read about this above. But this method has a drawback: on all devices you will have to re-enter your account information to access your page.
There is an alternative way to clear VK activity history. To do this, use a special utility for cleaning the cache - CCleaner. At the same time, it deletes all requests, video views and browser visits. But the program frees up space on your PC's hard drive.
You can download the version for mobile devices. It will also clean up all unused and junk files. Also, with its help, you will clear traces of your presence not only on the social network, but on the global network.
Now you know how to view the entire history of VKontakte activity. You can use special services or built-in security features of the social network. It is recommended to regularly check recent visits in order to notice a page hack in time and take action.
How to add a new VKontakte story?
As mentioned above, this function can only be used in the official mobile application. First you need to go to the “News” section and click on the leftmost icon with your avatar in the area with stories.
Next, the camera will open, in which you can immediately take a photo by pressing the central round bottom button. If you click on the lower right button, a window will appear with a selection of special masks that you can apply to your face. To the left of it there is a button that allows you to switch between the front and main cameras. To the left of the shooting button there is a switch that you can use to activate the flash. In the very left corner, you can open your gallery with photos to insert one of them into your story.
If you select a picture from your gallery, a window will open in which you can edit it by applying filters and other effects. To insert this picture into your story, click on the “Attach” button below.
Note!
The attached image adapts to the vertically elongated history window.
There are three buttons at the top right of the screen:
- Using the first one, you can insert text into the story, changing its size, font and color;
- The second button allows you to insert stickers into your story;
- Using the third button you can draw in the story.
There is a button at the bottom left that allows you to save the history to your device. On the right side there is a button that allows you to instantly publish a story. If you click on the middle one, you can publish the story to your friends and subscribers, and at the same time select its specific recipients.
If you click on the middle “Select recipients” button, the user will go to a window where the option to publish the story in the news section will be automatically selected (but this option can be removed). Here you can also select other people from the general list, to whom the story will be personally sent in private messages. At the end, click on the “Submit” button.
Using story to promote
You can use media files that disappear to promote a group or your own page. Today, non-direct advertising is popular and effective. You can take photos of your resource, online store or any product. Stories help promote:
- Official communities and public pages.
- Own brand.
- They are used for storytelling.
With the help of stories, you can find out the opinions of your friends and subscribers. Draw attention to a product that is on sale. But for now this tool on the VKontakte social network is at the development stage. Its functionality has not yet been fully developed.
Viewing VK visiting sessions
Initially, it is quite important to make a reservation that the process of viewing the chronicle of transitions on VKontakte is directly related to the basic functionality of the Internet browser used. Throughout the article, we will only touch on popular browsers, since they are used by the vast majority of people.
Please note that within the framework of the article we will also touch upon another topic related to the special functionality of “VKontakte History”.
Viewing VK visits in Google Chrome
The Google Chrome Internet browser is the most popular browser today, so most often users have problems with it. Moreover, many other similar programs with a similar interface were developed on the Chromium engine.
- Open your web browser and click on the icon with three vertical dots on the right side of the toolbar.
Among the presented list of sections, hover your mouse over the line with the “History” item.
As the next action, select the section of the same name from the list that appears.
You can open the desired section using the standard keyboard shortcut “Ctrl+H” .
Now, instead of the usual chronicle of visits in ascending order, only recorded transitions within the VK website will be displayed.
In addition to the above, please note that if you are logged in through Google accounts and have synchronization activated, a copy of your browsing history will be automatically saved on the servers. However, do not forget that the data in the section can be deleted.
Viewing VK visits in Opera
In the case of the Opera Internet browser, the process of viewing activity chronicles occurs in a slightly different way, but according to the same principle as in Chrome. In addition, data in Opera is also synchronized with servers without problems.
- Launch the Opera web browser and click on the “Menu” button in the upper left corner.
From the list of sections, select “History” by clicking on it.
Find the search field among the browser elements.
Fill out the column using the full version of the VKontakte website address as content.
To exit the search mode for historical material, use the “Exit search” button.
After searching by keyword, you will be able to see a list of all transitions on the VK website.
This completes the process of viewing the latest actions on the VKontakte website using the Opera browser.
Viewing VK visits in Yandex Browser
Regarding how components are arranged in Yandex Browser, you can see that it is a kind of hybrid between Opera and Chrome. This also gives rise to unique nuances regarding the location of the sought data.
- After opening the Yandex Internet browser, expand the main menu in the upper right corner of the program window.
From the list provided, you need to hover your mouse over the “History” line.
Now you should select the item of the same name located at the top of the list.
In the upper right corner of the page that opens, find the search text field.
In the specified column, insert the URL of the VKontakte website and press the “Enter” key.
Among the main content of the page, you will be able to observe each transition to the social network.
If for some reason you need to clear your entire browser history, use the appropriate article.
Viewing VK visits in Mozilla Firefox
Internet browser Mazila Firefox within the framework of this article is the most unique, as it was developed on a different engine. Due to this feature, problems often arise when a user decides to switch from Chrome to Firefox.
- After launching your web browser, open the program's main menu in the upper right corner.
Among the presented sections, select the icon labeled “Journal”.
At the bottom of the additional block, click on the “Show entire log” button.
In the new child window of the Internet browser “Library”, look for the column “Search in the journal”.
Fill out the line in accordance with the full version of the VKontakte website address and use the “Enter” key.
In the window located below the wanted field, you can see each visit to the VK website.
This is where you can finish searching for chronicles in Internet browsers.
What is it - VKontakte stories
Stories allow users to post short videos and powerful photos that reflect their lives in real time. You don't need to upgrade the quality of such media files. You can post them simply by succumbing to an emotional impulse. After all, they disappear within 24 hours.
You can check the settings box, and they will be saved on the mobile device in its memory. Throughout the day you have the opportunity to send a large number of files to this section. They will be sorted by the time you added them: those that you sent recently will appear earlier, those that were sent a long time ago will appear later.
Peculiarities
You can comment on stories of friends or groups. If you press the left mouse button on the window that opens, the video playback will stop, this is indicated by the stopped bar at the top. When you type a comment, the same thing happens.
Either way, this new messaging format quickly became popular. Stories are already regularly published in official groups of serious commercial companies and government agencies. And ordinary users came up with the game “story relay race”. But it needs to be discussed in a separate article.
