The application will lose only one function, but a very important one - the ability to save audio recordings in memory. If you have been listening to music from VKontakte on your computer all the time, then these innovations will not be noticeable to you.
What is Boom
Boom has very low ratings on Google Play and the App Store. Average - 2.1 points. However, the complaints are no longer about the functionality and operation of the application, but about the very fact that you now have to pay for music. People are still not ready for this.
A separate application for music has one big advantage - in fact, the ability to cache. It also has a different design, there are sections with recommendations and new products. All posts from friends, publics and groups to which music is attached appear in the feed.
You can listen to music in individual tracks, albums, or play the artist’s entire discography. At the same time, the official songs of the artist are not separated from fan creations. For example, if you play Ed Sheeran tracks, “Light It Up - Photograph (Felix Jaehn Remix)” may suddenly start playing in your headphones. So-so surprise.
There is no search by albums. You need to find a song from the album, play it and only then go to the album through the context menu. You will have to cache one track at a time. If you want to save an entire album to listen to later, please add each track to your music library and cache it. For some reason some songs are not available.
What to do if Boom doesn't work?
For many users, tracks are not saved when the subscription is activated. I also faced this problem. The following helped: I canceled the subscription, reinstalled the application and subscribed again.
Cost and competitors
A monthly subscription to Boom costs 149 rubles. Competitors' prices are approximately the same: 159 rubles on Google Play Music, 169 rubles on Apple Music and 169 rubles on Deezer. The first month is free. If you don't like it, don't forget to cancel your subscription, otherwise the money will be debited automatically.
In my opinion, the competitors are better. Their interfaces are more logical, it is more convenient to listen to music in albums and discographies. The recommendations there are more advanced and interesting: you can always find something new for yourself. The Boom app also has them, but is much less varied.
Why Boom?
Boom has only one advantage, but for many it will be decisive: you don’t have to rebuild your music library. If you previously listened to music only on the social network VKontakte, then all the songs will already be in the application, you just need to log in with your account. The service offers approximately the same functionality for the same money as competitors, but there will be less fuss with it.
The VK application related to m ail.r u Group has established a restriction that is associated with listening to musical compositions. This applies to background listening. In particular, in one day the user cannot listen to music for free for more than one hour, after which he will have to pay.
You can purchase a subscription that is offered by the Boom mobile app. The developers are Russian social networks and an English media agency. Please note that those users who want to listen to melodies in the background will have to pay. This means that the song plays when the device screen is locked.
Important! It is worth noting that listening to music on a personal computer will remain free. This means that PC users do not need to pay a subscription.
The reason for introducing the payment is that performers should make a profit from their compositions. Establishing cooperation with majors makes it possible to increase the quality of content and listen to tunes for free on your PC.
Boom works in conjunction with the social network VKontakte, which allows it to expand its stock of music by adding music to your page that appears in your feed. In addition, this also includes melodies that are listened to by people on your friends list and so on. You can pay for the subscription and register at the same time using the following instructions:
During the first month of use, you will be given the opportunity to listen to songs for free. After the specified period, 149 rubles will be debited from the card. You can subscribe in this way only for one account. You can disable it in the section mentioned above, and you can disable it at any time you wish. It is not possible to hack or bypass the subscription in any way.
In addition to the specified application, there are others, the cost of their use is slightly higher than indicated. This is often due to the fact that the interface is more convenient than that of Boom. Once you subscribe to Boom, you will be able to listen to the latest in the music industry. Please note that the application is not equipped with a full-fledged search engine, as well as a catalog, so you need to search for melodies in all sections. However, you have the opportunity to catalog your music yourself; in particular, you can add the tracks you like to your collections.
Boom also has a function for displaying song lyrics; to do this, you need to click on the desired track and find the microphone icon, then click on it and the text will open in front of you. Users can find a ringtone that is similar to the one they selected. For this, there is a magic wand icon, by clicking on which you will receive a list of suitable tracks.
It is worth noting that it is not always necessary to pay to listen to music. In particular, as mentioned above, if you listen to tracks on a computer or the device's screen is not locked, then the application will not charge you. Ads may appear between songs.
And let’s also make a reservation that you can use the function of searching for songs, sending them, as well as listening to the playlist, for free. However, services that have a global and local streaming purpose, immediately after entering them, will require you to have a subscription or will provide the opportunity to listen to only a limited number of songs, and what kind of songs they will be will be chosen by the service itself.
Hello, dear readers! On August 11, 2016, the Boom application appeared in the Play Market and App Store. It was created for listening to music on such popular social networks as VKontakte and Odnoklassniki. And since that time, VK developers began to limit users from listening to audio recordings for free, introducing more and more restrictions.
Currently, you can listen to music as a background using your mobile phone and the VKontakte application installed on it for only half an hour (then, when the device is locked, the music simply does not play). Also, the developers of the social network have disabled caching of songs and now they are not saved to the device, and, accordingly, you will not be able to listen to them without an Internet connection. While listening, audio advertisements appear.
What is the way out of the situation? Either switch to a competing social network, or subscribe and get rid of all restrictions when listening. Let's look at the second option, and consider what a subscription to music on VK provides, how to buy it, and what to do if you accidentally activated this service, don't listen to songs, and money is debited from your card monthly.
Subscription
There are several options here:
- Buy a music subscription using the installed application on your mobile phone.
- Install Boom for Android or iOS and register it through this application.
- Go to your page from your computer and have the VKontakte Administration send you a letter with a link. You just have to follow it and complete everything from the VK application on your phone.
From phone
If it is more convenient to subscribe on an Android phone or iPhone, then you only need the VKontakte application. There is no particular difference in the actions performed, so let’s take an Android smartphone as an example.
Open the application and go to your profile. Next, click on the three horizontal stripes in the lower right corner.
Go to Settings - click on the gear in the top right.
From the list of settings that opens, select “Music subscription.”
- listening without restrictions and advertising;
- saving songs for offline listening in Boom.
The cost of the service is 149 rubles/month, 109.99 UAH/month or $3.99/month for other countries. Before you pay, you will be asked to use your subscription for free. This period is 30 days. During this time, you can evaluate all the pros and cons, whether you need it or can do without it.
If you want to try it, click “Try for free”.
Now look carefully and remember the date on which funds will begin to be debited from you. This is necessary so that later questions do not arise, saying that you did not use it, the 30 days are over, and the money was automatically withdrawn from the account. If you don’t want to renew, you can cancel your subscription on Android or iPhone without any problems.
Click the “Continue” button.
The subscription is linked to the selected account. If you have a card connected to it, then the monthly payment can be paid using it. If there is no card, then you must specify it at this step.
I should immediately note that even after connecting the card, the money will not be withdrawn. All promised 30 days will be free.
Now let's tell you a little about the Boom application. You can download it either from the Play Store or the App Store. It's free. After installation, you need to select a social network (in our case, it’s VK) and log in to your account.
You can subscribe to music there as follows:
- Click on the note below. Then click on the button at the top right and select “Settings” from the list.
- Then click “Select tariff plan”.
- Opposite the inscription “BOOM-VK” click on the button with the price.
- A small window will appear in which you need to click on the button to confirm. It may say “Continue” or “Subscribe”.
From computer
For those who are used to using a computer, you need to do the following. Go to the Music section of your profile. Then click on playback of a song by a popular artist.
If such a window appears, this is what we need. If not, then find another artist.
As you understand, without a subscription the user will not be able to listen to everything. Click "Find out more".
Then click “Subscribe”.
Open the dialogs and you will find a new message in them. It will contain a link. You need to navigate through it from the application installed on your phone. Well, all subsequent steps will need to be done from your smartphone. I wrote about them above.
The advantage of this method is that they will send you a ready-made link and you won’t have to look for where to connect your subscription.
How to cancel the use of the service
If you decide to just try out the function and don’t plan to buy anything further, then you need to unsubscribe, since money from the specified card will be debited automatically on a certain day, regardless of whether you use the service or not (you don’t have to log into VK at all). You can cancel your subscription on Android, iPhone or Boom.
If you have the first option, then go to the Play Store and open the side menu. Then go to the “Subscriptions” section. Find “VKontakte” in the general list and click on the “Manage” button opposite. Delete your subscription.
For iPhone owners: go to “Settings” – “iTunes and App Store” – then “Apple ID”.
One of the most popular social networks, VKontakte, launched a project in the 4th quarter of 2017 that limits the listening of music. This ban can be easily removed by paying a fee for using the application as a player. You can pay for music on VK after linking a bank card to your account or using another payment method. However, there are still some opportunities to listen to the music library without charging a fee. The advantages and disadvantages of switching to this subscription method should be separately considered.
Why pay for music on VK
On the user side, this need is determined by a number of factors. So, if a person listens to music enthusiastically and for a long time, but at the same time actively uses the VKontakte social network, then he will have to spend money on access to the system. A caveat should be made here, because you will only have to pay for the content that is played through the mobile application. Those who like to use the official version on a desktop computer or laptop are not affected by these changes. Background music remains free during active use.
The fact is that after the screen becomes inactive, playback stops, music is unavailable, and if the user listens for more than 60 minutes a day.
It should be noted that commercials often slip between tracks, which can be quite annoying to the consumer. They are also blocked by payment.
Important! For listening, a special application is installed that allows you to save the desired works to the user’s device.
The resource's management cites a compelling argument for introducing paid content. On the part of the copyright holder, this is a completely legal method of limiting piracy and receiving remuneration for the reproduction of music. Previously, uncontrolled consumption of content could not allow authors and performers to receive legitimate royalties.
Terms of payment
The only condition is to have a bank card with a positive balance for the second month of using the music add-on. The person accepts the offer and agrees to the terms after entering the card details.
Payment is made in advance, that is, the second month of use will be limited until there are enough funds on the plastic card (149 rubles) to be written off towards the provision of the service. In other countries in the CIS (Belarus or Ukraine) other fees will be charged in national currency.
Additionally, a player application can be installed that allows you to organize tracks and group them into albums at your discretion. Although you can pay from the resource used by VK.
How to pay for music on VK: instructions
- log in to the mobile application;
- go to your personal page;
- click on the “gear” icon, that is, profile settings;
- after refreshing the page, you can see the “Music subscription” tab at the end of the list;
- when the user clicks on the phrase, a text message appears with the benefits that will be provided after the subscriber decides to pay for the service;
- here you can read the terms of subscription, but the description of the service is in the Google Play rules;
- Click on the “Try” button. A window will pop up indicating phone number to The “Music without limits” utility is linked. It was also established that there is a trial period for a month, as well as a text message with unsubscribe conditions.
Please note that you can choose several payment options (debit or credit card, as well as check to PayPal).
How to pay for music on VK via phone
You will automatically have to pay for your VK music subscription via phone. If the user does not load card data, the debit will be made from the cell phone balance. There are no other ways to pay for the Boom application or directly subscribe to VK via phone.
Some telecom operators propose to exclude altogether payment for listening by connecting to one of the tariffs.
How to pay for the Boom app
Boom is a standalone application with the ability to synchronize previously listened music on VK. If the subscription was issued on the VKontakte website, then it will automatically transfer to the ability to listen to Boom.
However, if such a subscription has not been issued, and the user accesses the Google Store or AppStore, then no fee is charged during downloading, but a message is displayed indicating the presence of paid content. After downloading, there are two login options: VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.
VK is selected and in the music section an attempt is made to synchronize playlists. After which a message appears asking you to subscribe. By clicking the “Try” button, a text message will appear about the benefits of payment, including:
- save musical works;
- lack of commercials;
- expanded capabilities for creating a collection;
- controlling music playback in the background, including listening from the VKontakte application.
By clicking the “Connect” button, a message will appear stating that payment is charged to your Google account as standard.
You cannot listen to music in different accounts with one subscription.
You can pay for listening to music in the Boom application using a bank card, PayPal account balance or mobile phone. If at any point the subscriber decides to use a different source payment for listening, then he will need to unsubscribe and, when reconnecting, indicate a different write-off path.
Thus, knowing simple instructions on how to pay for constant listening to music on VK, a social network user will receive high-quality content without restrictions. The main rule is to remember to select a payment source at the time of subscription.
The developers took it quite seriously and made a very good program. Today I’ll tell you briefly about its functions and where you can find it to download.
How to use Boom on iPhone?
The capabilities and interface are slightly different from other programs, so let’s quickly go over the capabilities and tell you what the program is all about.
Entrance
As soon as we launch the program, we are greeted with a very nice splash screen with a title and two options for logging in: Login via VKontakte or Register.
In the first case, the VK application will open and you will log in using it. The second option is more for those who do not yet have a profile and can create one here.
Interface
When you logged into your profile and the full interface of the program became available, you immediately realized that the developers put a lot of effort into creating it. After all, everything is done very beautifully.
First tab. Here are various selections that may interest you. In general, the main ones include new releases of the month, the best tracks, etc. 
You can also find recommendations that you might like. I think this list is based on your playlist and here you can find tracks that may be similar to yours.
Second tab. This part of the Boom program is a music news feed. You can see recently appeared tracks on the walls of groups and friends. 
In fact, it’s quite convenient if you want to stay up to date with musical events on this social network. Plus there is a greater chance that there will be a new song that you can add to your playlist.
Third tab. There’s essentially nothing special here, because if you know the artist or the name of the song, you can find it right here, in Search. 
There are also the most popular tags that people are searching for lately. Perhaps you will find something new for yourself.
Fourth tab. The whole point of the Boom application is here, because here you can find your favorite playlist of songs. 
This page consists of three sections: Music, Uploaded, Wall. The first section is just your playlist, the second is the songs downloaded to your smartphone, and the third is your wall.
All songs that you find in this application can be downloaded and listened to offline. Simply click on the plus sign next to the song and then you can find it in Downloaded. 
True, there is one very unpleasant moment for many: you will have to pay for this function. Of course, there is a free period for 30 days, but then a subscription is required.
Additional features
Here I would like to describe a couple of pleasant bonuses that you receive after installation. It's basically a theme change and an equalizer. 
If you find the standard theme boring, just go to settings and enable the dark theme. She looks pretty cool. 
The equalizer is essentially the most common one and is not even enabled by default. But if you want to configure something, then activate it and go ahead. 
This option is very necessary, because sometimes users like to adjust the equalizer to the headphones or style of music.
