Why doesn't music play in contact [solved]

In this issue, we will look at the question of why music does not play on VKontakte and what can be done about it.

The VKontakte social network is not only a place where users can communicate with each other and share various information. For many, this is a real music center.

The social network contains thousands of terabytes of music, among which you can find albums from both well-known performers and amateur bands.

A large number of users regularly listen to VKontakte music , and they may encounter a problem that at one point it simply stops starting or does not play on one of the computers.

Playing music requires speed!

The most common problem is insufficient Internet speed. First, read how to measure your speed. If it is lower than 200-300 Kbps, then there will be problems with playing high-quality music. And if it is lower than 100Kbps, then most tracks will slow down. I assure you that media content (video, music) requires a more or less good connection.

In principle, at low speeds caching should help, i.e. when you press “Play” and immediately pause. Then you wait until the bar is full and turn on the track again.

If you are sure that you should have good speed, but the tests showed very little, then contact your Internet provider so that they can sort out the problem. Okay, let’s say everything is fine with the speed and the rest of the sites “fly”.

The site vk.com is not working

Sometimes technical work takes place on the VKontakte website.
In addition, problems with the Internet connection may be on the provider's side.
In a number of situations, blocking of VK occurs at the country level, which happens when the situation in the country is unstable.
The site does not open due to a browser error.

Advice . What to do if the VKontakte social network is blocked? A high-quality VPN service will help you.

Flash player performance

Next, you need to make sure Adobe Flash Player is working correctly. This is a special module that all browsers use to play music, videos and run Flash games. If there is no flash player, then most likely there will be a message like this:

I advise you to read in more detail how to install Flash Player. Also note that in the Google Chrome browser this module is built in from birth. By the way, it is recommended to update the module to the latest version in all browsers. To do this, you must first remove the old one, then install the new one.

After you install the plugin for any other browser, check if music is played in Contact. There is also another known problem in chrome, try it if nothing helps. If this was not the problem, then move on.

Separately about the mobile application

On average, each VK user logs into VK 16 days a month and 11 in the desert version. As we can see, the advantage is in favor of the mobile application. Which also causes problems when listening to music.

Restriction on background listening

In the official VK application, you are allowed to play only 30 minutes of music per day. After this time, music in VK on the phone will not play. A message appears asking you to pay for a subscription to remove the restriction.

If you are not ready to pay money every month for something that you can get for free, you can listen to music on VK on your phone without restrictions. If you do not turn off the display backlight and do not minimize the application. To do this, you can set the screen lock to “Never” mode.

Because of this, of course, the battery will drain quickly, but if it is critical for you to listen to music on VK, you can sacrifice the charge, especially if you are at home and you can often charge your phone, or use a power bank.

In the desktop version of VK there are no such restrictions and music that was not licensed by the author can be listened to in unlimited quantities.

Outdated version of the application

Users of VK mobile applications do not want to update their versions to newer ones, because they are afraid that the next update will contain some kind of horror, as in one case when the music disappeared in the next update. Then, of course, everything was returned. But the residue remained.

Such fears are unfounded. It is recommended to update your application versions to the latest ones shortly after the release of the next version. Outdated editions are not able to provide users with high-quality application performance; they are more vulnerable, plus updates almost always add some interesting goodies and options.

Problems with unofficial clients

Users who have outdated smartphone models with a small amount of memory often prefer unofficial clients, such as Kate Mobile and other analogues. For a weak phone, this may be a way out, but such assemblies do not guarantee high-quality service. And problems with playing audio tracks in your playlist can appear at any time. In this case, we can suggest updating your gadget to a more modern model that will run the official VK client and will have more memory, and, accordingly, there will be no such problems with music playback.

Checking your computer for viruses

The social network VKontakte is home to millions of people! Accordingly, there are many scammers who want to infect these people. It is likely that your problems are due to some kind of virus. Check your computer with your antivirus program, or better yet, with one-time virus scanning utilities like DrWeb CureIt! and Kaspersky Antivirus Removal Tool. Read more about them here. It’s very bad if a reliable antivirus is not installed on the system, and in this case, any of these programs will be very helpful.

If viruses are found, I also advise you to change all passwords that were remembered in the browser. It's no secret that most Trojans steal all the passwords they can get their hands on, so don't delay.

Music does not play on VKontakte due to viruses

If you actively use the Internet and do not have an antivirus on your computer, there is a high risk of catching a virus on the network, including one that may interfere with the playback of VKontakte music.

Carry out the necessary work to clean your computer from unwanted software - check the system with anti-virus applications, try rolling back to a checkpoint and other measures to eliminate the threat.

I also recommend that you read the episode in which I show how to remove viruses from your computer.

Problems with the operating system or computer

If the system is cluttered after the indiscriminate installation of programs, especially with “breaker” programs, the stability of the computer may well be disrupted. Accordingly, problems may arise and the music will not play normally. Here we need an integrated approach; we need to clean or reinstall the system.

To begin with, I would recommend rolling back to an earlier restore point, at a time when everything was still working as it should. Well, if it doesn’t help, then reinstall the entire system. If you are unable to do this yourself, then ask a specialist you know.

If after pressing the “Play” button the audio recording bar turns blue, i.e. the music loads, but there is no sound, then most likely there is a problem with the audio device. In this case, there should be no sound on other sites. Read my article on how to solve this problem of lack of sounds.

There may also be a problem with the Internet protocol IPv6 (if you have Windows 7/8/10). To check and exclude this option, do the following:

Go to “Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center”
Go to "Change adapter settings" on the left
Select your network connection, right-click and click "Properties"
Uncheck the box next to “Internet Protocol Version 6”
Click OK and reboot

If it doesn’t help, then it’s better to return the checkbox back.

And also, of course it’s completely stupid