How to Turn Off Stories in VKontakte on Phone and Computer

What Exactly You Can Turn Off in VK Stories

VKontakte doesn't have a single universal button that completely removes all stories from the app and website. The available actions depend on what exactly is bothering you: a specific user's posts, notifications, your own active story, or open access to your future posts.

You can hide the stories of a person, community, or another account, turn off related notifications, delete your own story, and change who can see it. The names of commands and the location of buttons differ depending on the app version, device, and interface updates.

• Hiding removes the selected account's stories from your feed but doesn't unfriend them.
• Turning off notifications stops the alerts but doesn't change the content of the stories section.
• Deletion only affects your own posts and doesn't affect other users' stories.

If the option you need isn't on the screen, open the three-dot menu next to the story. Sometimes the command only appears after opening the post. Hiding a story doesn't send the user a separate notification and doesn't block their page.

How to Hide a Specific User's Stories

This method works if you want to remove one person's, community's, or another account's stories from your feed while keeping other posts visible. You can do this in the VKontakte app, though the path may differ slightly in the browser version.

1. Open VKontakte and find the row of stories at the top of your feed.
2. Press and hold the circle with the photo of the user you want. On a computer, open the story or hover over its card.
3. Select a command like "Hide stories," "Don't show stories," or "Hide posts."
4. Confirm the action if the app asks you to.

In some versions, you first need to open the story itself, then tap the three dots in the top or bottom corner of the screen. After that, a command to hide the account's posts will appear in the menu.

An already-loaded feed may not change instantly. Close the story, pull the feed down to refresh, and reopen the section. After that, new stories from the selected account usually stop appearing among the posts available to you.

To bring them back, find your feed settings, the list of hidden posts, or the user's page. Depending on the interface, the command you need may be called "Show stories" or "Undo hiding."

How to Turn Off Story Notifications

If the stories themselves don't bother you but VKontakte regularly notifies you about new posts, turn off just the notifications. This won't remove stories from your feed or change your privacy settings, but the app will stop sending the selected alerts.

1. Open your VKontakte profile or the side menu.
2. Go to the "Settings" section.
3. Open "Notifications."
4. Find the settings for stories, posts, or user activity.
5. Turn off the toggles you don't need.

The exact name of the category depends on the VK version. If there's no separate section for stories, check the sections related to friends' posts, communities, recommendations, and account activity.

On your phone, some notifications are also managed by the operating system. Open your device settings, find the VKontakte app, and check the permission to send notifications. If the system doesn't let you turn off just one type of message, fully restricting notifications will also affect other VK events.

On a computer, check your account settings and browser permissions. Blocking website notifications will remove pop-up messages but won't hide stories from your feed.

How to Delete Your Own Stories and Restrict Access

If you've already posted a story and want to remove it, open your post, tap the three dots, and select "Delete story." Confirm the action. If you've posted several stories, you may need to delete each one separately.

Deleting your own story is different from hiding someone else's posts. In the first case, the post stops being available to viewers; in the second, it only disappears from your view. The user whose stories you hid keeps access to their page and other posts.

To restrict who can view your future stories, open the post creation screen and go to the privacy settings. Choose the appropriate audience: friends, close friends, or a separate list, if those options are available in your VK version.

Before posting, double-check the selected audience. The privacy setting for a future story doesn't necessarily change the parameters of an already published post. For an active post, use its own menu, or delete the story and create a new one with the audience you want.

You usually can't permanently turn off the stories section itself for all users. If you don't plan to post stories, don't create new posts and check your privacy settings in advance.

What to Do If Stories Don't Disappear

First, make sure you hid stories and not the user's regular posts. The commands for the feed and for stories may be located next to each other but work differently. Open the three-dot menu on the story itself and check the action you selected again.

1. Refresh your feed, close VKontakte, and relaunch the app.
2. Check whether the latest available version of the app is installed.
3. If you're using a browser, reopen the page or check it in another browser.
4. If necessary, clear the app's or browser's temporary data, then log in to your account again.

A story may remain on the screen because of already-loaded content. Also, don't confuse the selected user's story with posts from another account: if similar posts are shown from a different page or from a community, you'll have to repeat the setting separately.

If a story appears in a notification, check the notification settings specifically. Hiding posts doesn't always cancel a system notification that's already been delivered. Open the notifications list, turn off story messages, and check VK's permissions in your phone or browser settings.

If the option you need isn't there even after updating, use the story menu and VKontakte help. Describe exactly where the post appears, which device you're using, and which command you've already tried. Don't give support your password or login codes.

In Short: What to Do Step by Step

1. To remove a person's or community's stories, press and hold their circle or open the story menu and select hiding.
2. To stop alerts, go to VK settings, open notifications, and turn off story messages.
3. To remove your own post, open the story, tap the three dots, and select deletion.
4. For future stories, set your audience in the privacy settings in advance.
5. If posts remain, refresh your feed, restart the app, check another account, and repeat the setting for the user you want.