VKontakte's social network has a high degree of account protection so that each user has been calm for the safety of its page and personal data. If you feel that the privacy of your password is threatened or you forgot to leave your page on a friend's computer, the best solution will change the password. This procedure does not take much time, for this you need to know only your old password and come up with a new one that meets the requirements of the site. Change the password in VC you can both from the computer and through the application on your mobile device. Both of these ways you will learn in this article.
How to change password vkontakte
- To change the password through a computer browser or laptop, go to your VC page and pay attention to the right upper corner. Here is a miniature of your avatar and a name. Click on the thumbnail.
- There will be a small drop-down list. Click on the "Settings" string.
- You will redirect you to the page with all options and settings of the VC account. Go to the "General" tab, and then find the "Password" item. It displays the date of the last change of your password. To change it, click on the button next to "Edit".
- First enter your current password to confirm that you are the owner of this page. In the two lower lines, specify the new password. Its length should exceed eight characters, it is better that it contains the letters of the Latin alphabet, and the numbers.
- Once you specify the necessary data, click "Change Password".
How to change vkontakte password via mobile application
- If you do not have a computer nearby, you can change the password as easily on your mobile device. You only need a stable connection to the Internet.
- Go to your account and open the menu by clicking on three strips in the upper left corner of the screen.
Select the "Settings" string.
- Among the set of your account debug items, find the "Account" and click on this item.
- Here you can change your unique name, phone number and mail. But at the moment you need a string "Change Password".
- Enter your new password in the two lower lines, and insert the old one in the first. Thus, the password will change instantly, and you will no longer worry about the safety of your account.