How to remove the restriction when listening to music in VK? How to bypass the "Background music listening is limited" VKontakte.

Well, that's the end of the freebie, the owners of the social services. Vkontakte networks, nevertheless, took such an unpopular step, since October 2017, listening to music began to be limited to 1 hour. But such a limitation applies only for. On your computer, you can still enjoy your favorite tracks as much as you like. There is a need to bypass the music limitation.

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Restricting listening to music in VK

It must be understood that the developers took such a step, not out of their own greed. The social network VK has long been pressured by copyright holders, record companies, all of whose songs we listened to for free. Just now, we came to some kind of compromise, so as not to close all the music due to massive copyright infringement.
According to the plans, in the future the restriction will become even tougher and the listening time will be free, limited to 30 minutes.

For the first month, the possibility of music will be free, only you need to link your card, in the future, after the first, trial month, 149 rubles will be debited from your card.

How to bypass the restriction of listening to music on your phone

A lot has already been said about how to subscribe, and the creators took care of this, you just have to link the card. But how to get around the Vkontakte music limit? We will talk about this further ...

Bypass music restriction on Android

Bypass music restriction on iPhone

Listening to music with a paid subscription is, of course, very convenient, but what if you don't want to pay even if you have an expensive iPhone?
This is where working applications come in handy (see).

Downloading music from Vkontakte to a USB flash drive

Music on a USB flash drive from Vkontakte, a very convenient way to listen to music for free. You can listen to a USB flash drive with music in your car, player and phone.
The easiest way to download music to a USB flash drive will be if you first go to Vkontakte from a computer in a browser and use (See).

How to bypass the limit on music in VK without programs

There are at least 2 ways not to restrict listening to music from your phone in VK, without using third-party applications and programs.

• 1 - Open Vkontakte in a mobile browser, follow the link m.vk.com/music, the music from your page will open, turn on listening and if your phone goes into the background (the screen turns off), the music will still be played without a limit.
• 2 - Listen to music without locking the screen, that is, do not go into the background.

Disable screen lock on your phone

As you know, the restriction on listening to music from the phone is valid only in the background. In other words, if the phone is to be recharged, for example at home or in the car, then it makes sense to disable the sleep mode function (see). Moreover, both on an iPhone and on a phone with Android OS, you can thus bypass the time limit of 30 minutes. to listen to music in VK.

Recently, the social network "Vkontakte" has introduced restrictions on the background listening to music audio recordings through a mobile application for Android and iOS devices. Thus, if earlier it was possible to enjoy music and be on Instagram at the same time, now background music listening is available only for 30 minutes a day.

It is worth noting that such an innovation caused a violent reaction from users and fans of the Vkontakte social network. Moreover, there were discussions about the fact that with the departure of Pavel Durov, "Vkontakte" began to acquire restrictions and lost its true reality.

Nevertheless, this does not stop the developers, and therefore it is important to find a way out of this situation. Undoubtedly, you can just buy a subscription for 149 rubles per month and continue listening to music without any restrictions. But, if you want to save money, then continue reading this article, since today we will tell you in detail how to listen to music on VK without restrictions on Android and iOS.

Method number 1. Downloading all audio recordings to your phone

The easiest and most economical way that allows you not only to enjoy daily listening to music in the background, but also to save Internet traffic. It is worth noting that modern mobile devices have a fixed amount of memory for storing multimedia files. Thus, if your phone does not have a slot for installing an SD memory card, then this method will not work for you.

Nevertheless, the method is great for devices with a removable SD memory card, due to the possibility of storing large volumes of music playbacks, as well as changing storage sources.

• Insert the SD memory card into your mobile device. Please note that the memory card does not exceed the memory capacity supported by the device.

• Now connect your mobile device to your computer via a USB cable. After connecting, activate the function of displaying the memory card of the device on the computer.

• Then install the extension that allows you to download music from VK. Once the extension is installed, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the browser. Click on the icon, as in the picture below, after that there will be an automatic redirection to the VK page in the "My Music" section.

• Now, next to the name of the audio recording, you will see a button by clicking on which you can download the audio recording.

• The first time you press the button, the music download settings will appear. Check the box next to the item "Display the button" Download all "" if you intend to download all audio recordings from your VK page.

• After that, click on the download audio recording button, or click on the "Download all" button, select the name of the mobile device in the directory and click on the "Save" button.

• Then disconnect your mobile device from your computer. Open the Music app, find the downloaded audio recording and enjoy listening.

Method number 2. Using an audio headset to bypass restrictions on listening to music

Quite a popular and cunning method, found by one of the users of the social network "Vkontakte". In addition, it allows you to easily and quickly remove restrictions on background music listening in VK.

• Connect an audio headset to your mobile device. Pay attention that there are control buttons on the wire.

• Now open the VK application, go to the "Music" section and click on the audio recording for playback, then stop playback. Then click on the audio headset button to continue playing the audio recording. These actions allow you to remove the restriction on background music listening.

Method number 3. Changing the date and time settings

A simple and versatile way with which you can remove the restrictions on background music listening in VK. It is worth noting that it works in all versions of the Vkontakte mobile application, in view of this, the method is very popular, as on iOS and Android devices.

• Open the VK app, turn on the playback of audio recordings and listen for 30 minutes until a pop-up window with a restriction appears.
• After the pop-up window appears, go to the date and time settings section. This process is different for each mobile device.
• Set the date for yesterday and then save the settings. Return to the VK application and continue listening to music in the background, but now without any restrictions.

Method number 4. Using the mobile version of VK through a browser

Every mobile device has a built-in browser. Thus, to remove the restriction of background listening to VK music, you can use the mobile version of the site through a browser. In addition, music will continue to play even when the phone display is off.

• Open any browser on your phone and go to

The latest update of the application of the popular social network VKontakte for iOS brought two major changes at once. The first concerns the reconstruction of the mobile client, which many users did not like, because of what they were forced to do. The second "chendzh" - new restrictions on listening to music in VK, which relate to direct background playback. In this article, we have prepared for you several working ways at once, how to remove the restriction of music in VK, how to listen to music in VK in the background. You can use any of the methods described below.

Restrictions on listening to music in VK

So, from October 1, for owners of iPhone and Android devices on which the version of the VKontakte 3.0 application is installed, new restrictions on VK background music have been earned. Now users can listen to music on VKontakte in the background for only 30 minutes, previously the limit was up to an hour a day. Do you want to listen to music more for free in VK - pay money to a social network !? But not all users are ready to pay tribute to the developers of the network, especially if the need to listen to music in the background in VK does not arise every day.

As for the subscription - music without restrictions in VK will cost you 149 rubles per month. If you count, about 5 rubles a day. In principle, the price is quite adequate, but we are all lovers of freebies at heart. Therefore, we decided to tell you several ways to get around the restriction of music in VK.

So, let's move on to the main thing - a description of working ways to listen to VK music in the background without restrictions on iPhone and Android. I personally checked it - everything works!

1 way

1. We take our mobile device and open the official VK application. As usual, we turn on our favorite tracks and enjoy 30 minutes of playback.
2. As soon as 30 minutes have elapsed, you will see a pop-up warning about the limit - listening will be limited. Then on your phone go to the Settings section and change the date on the phone to yesterday. After that, as usual, go back to VK, click on "play" and enjoy the music in the background without restrictions!

Music without restrictions in VK: how to remove and bypass the restriction?

2 way

There is another way - useful in case you are too lazy to change the date. So, in order to remove the restriction of background music in VK, you need to do the following:

1. Connect to your iPhone or Android device any work headset that allows you to control playback using the built-in buttons.
2. Now open the Music application on your mobile device and turn on any song, and then pause it.
3. Then resume playing music using the button on the headset. Now you can listen to music in VK without restrictions in the background.

How to listen to music in VK without limitation

3 way

This method is suitable for Android devices with ROOT.

1. Download the App Ops application to your smartphone (it is responsible for fine-tuning application rights)
2. We go into the downloaded App Ops, select the Vkontakte application and change its rights. Opposite the items "Get audio focus" and "Prevent hibernation" - set Prohibit
3. Enjoy VK music without time limit

Alternative option

If you do not want to put up with the rules of the social network in any way and think that paying for low quality music is somehow not your way, then you can use an alternative option. Thank God, now there are a huge number of ways for users to listen to music - Yandex.Music services, Spotify, Apple Music, Last.fm, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Deezer and many others. True, there are also some points that are worth knowing about.

To use the Spotify service, a Russian user needs to register as an American, for example. The same goes for Last.fm. As for the Apple Music music service, listening to quality content will cost you a little more. Yandex.Music has a more loyal policy, but then you will have to limit yourself only to musical selections and recommended songs. In general, it's up to you to decide ...

The social network VKontakte is used by a huge number of users on mobile devices through the official application. Every application update is "painful" for active users, and especially when it carries a limitation of previously used functions. With the VKontakte application under version 3.0, a restriction was imposed on one of the most popular functions - listening to music. Now you can listen to VKontakte music for free from your phone in the background for a limited time - 1 hour, after which there are 2 options - refuse to listen until the next day, or pay for a subscription. But there are ways how to bypass the restriction of listening to VKontakte music in the background, and in this article we will consider them.

What restrictions on listening to VKontakte music have come into force

Since October 1, when the release of the application 3.0 for VKontatke oniOS andAndroid users have noticed that they can no longer listen to music in the background for more than an hour a day. At the same time, there is no difference, we are talking about listening to music of popular artists or author's compositions - this limitation is imposed on all VKontakte audio recordings.

Please note: At the moment, the listening limit is set at 1 hour per day, but in the near future (the exact date has not yet been announced), it will be reduced to 30 minutes per day.

The motivation for introducing such restrictions is clear. VKontakte stores a huge amount of music from various labels, including large ones. In fact, this music is free for network visitors, which does not suit both Mail.ru Group, which owns VKontakte, and labels that want to monetize the tracks published on the network.

To remove the restriction on listening to music in the background on VKontakte, you can buy a subscription to the Boom service. When activated, you can listen to music without restrictions, and the cost of a subscription will cost customers 149 rubles per month.

Please note: In addition to the ability to listen to VKontakte music without restrictions in the background, the subscriptionBoom also allows you to download music from VKontatka to your device for offline listening. This feature was previously also available for free, but some time ago it was removed.

Background listening to VKontakte music without restrictions

The restrictions imposed forced users to look for ways to listen to VKontakte music in the background without restrictions and subscription payments, and such solutions were found.

Unlimited listening to VKontakte music from the application

One of the ways that have discovered ways to listen to music without paying for a subscription and without restrictions in the background involves the use of a mobile headset. The essence of the method is as follows:

You will notice that this way of playing music is not limited. That is, even after an hour of listening to songs in the background, a message about the need to purchase a subscription will not appear.

Important: The above method is relevant for the version of the VKontakte social network on mobile devices under the number 3.0. If this method works for you, we do not recommend updating the application, since it is highly likely that this "error" will be fixed in the future.

Unlimited listening to VKontakte music through the browser

If these restrictions were introduced for mobile applications, then they did not touch the browser versions of the VKontakte social network. Accordingly, as before, through the browser, you can listen to music without restrictions, including the mobile device when the screen is locked. All you need to do is:

This method has disadvantages, for example, playing music through a browser requires more traffic than through a mobile application. In addition, it is less convenient to interact with the interface of the VKontakte music player through a browser than through a mobile application. But a clear plus - in this way you can listen to music for free without restrictions.