What Is Zen Feed In Yandex Browser, How To Install It On A Computer, Configure And Uninstall It - Step By Step Instructions, Recommendations

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Yandex. Zen service: what it is and what it is eaten with

The Yandex developer is constantly improving its products. One of the 2015 updates for the browser from this company is the Yandex. Zen feed. What is this service and how can I use it? Let's consider it in detail.

Content

• 1 About the Yandex. Zen service

  • 1.1 Can I choose topics of publications myself
  • 1.2 Cons and pluses of "Yandex. Zen"

• 2 How to install "Yandex. Zen" on different browsers

  • 2.1 How to enable the built-in "Yandex. Zen" in the Yandex browser
  • 2.2 Installing "Yandex. Zen" in Google Chrome
  • 2.3 Installing Yandex. Zen on Mozilla Firefox

• 3 How to turn off Zen

  • 3.1 How to remove the "Zen" service from Mozilla Firefox

    3.1.1 Video: How to disable the Zen feed in Mozilla Firefox

• 4 Problems that may arise in the service

  • 4.1 "Yandex. Zen" is not disabled

  • 4.2 Zen doesn't work

    • 4.2.1 Turn on the storage of cookies
    • 4.2.2 Video: how to enable cookies in Yandex Browser
    • 4.2.3 Browser Refresh
    • 4.2.4 Video: updating "Yandex Browser" to the latest version
    • 4.2.5 Browser reinstallation

About Yandex. Zen service

Yandex. Zen is a personal recommendation service. It has the form of a news feed with publications. It is located under the visual tabs on the Yandex Browser start page.

Zen Ribbon is under visual tabs

As you scroll down the tab, more and more new posts will appear. They consist of a table of contents and the first paragraph of the article, the purpose of which is to interest the user so that he goes to the site and read the article. Left-click on the publication - the browser will open a page with the full article in a new tab.

The Zen feed also has an official website:

You can view your news feed on the Yandex. Zena website

The selection of publications for the feed is based on your search queries and sites that you have visited before. For example, websites with weather forecasts in a certain city, online stores with low prices, etc. Thus, the Zen feed is unique for each browser user.

Is it possible to choose topics of publications yourself

You can help the service choose useful information for you. For this, the Like and Dislike buttons have been created. They are located in the lower right corner of the field of each publication.

Like and Dislike buttons help to customize the selection of articles in the Zen feed

If you click on Dislike, a message will appear in the post field that Zen has hidden it and will now show fewer similar materials. To return the article to the feed, click on "Cancel" if you accidentally clicked on the Dislike icon.

If you do not want the Zen feed to show such posts, click on Dislike

Click on the "Block" button if you want to remove all publications in the feed from this source.

Block posts from a source you don't like

If you like the material, click on Like - the feed will understand that you need to add more similar articles to the collection.

Like by publication allows you to increase the number of similar articles in the feed

Cons and pros of Yandex. Zen

Many users are confused about whether they need a recommendation feed. To help you make a decision, let's talk about the pros and cons of this service. Let's start with the benefits:

1. Reduces the time spent looking for information. Often the information we are looking for in search engines is already in the Zen feed. It is enough to look through it and find a suitable article. Moreover, "Yandex. Zen" will offer you not only similar, but also the most popular articles in your field, and this will allow you to study the issue deeper.
2. Doesn't restrict the user with harsh search phrases. To find the information you need in a regular search engine, you need to enter a clear query. Yandex. Zen selects articles for you without your participation.
3. Allows authors and bloggers to create their own channels in which they will publish articles, photos and videos to collect views and earn money.
4. Increases traffic for display sites.
5. Allows you to view news and publications not only on a computer, but also on mobile devices.

Yandex Zen also has its disadvantages:

1. The selection of recommendations often does not correspond to the real interests of the PC user. There is still room for improvement in the Yandex. Zen feed.
2. There are many ad units in the feed. They can annoy users.
3. The inability to bind the ribbon to a specific location. As a result, regional news appears that people are not interested in.
4. Modest functionality of the Yandex Zen editor, in which authors write articles for their channels.

Zen tape cannot be considered a complete replacement for a search engine. This is just an alternative that may interest you in reading this or that article on the Internet, even if you do not know what to look for at the moment.

How to install Yandex. Zen on different browsers

The Yandex. Zen service works not only in the browser of the same name as a built-in function. You can install this ribbon in other browsers, but as an extension.

How to enable built-in Yandex. Zen in Yandex browser

As a rule, after installing Yandex Browser, the Zen feed is enabled by default. When you start it for the first time, you only need to activate it.

1. At the bottom of the new tab window, click on the yellow button.
2. Check the sources from which the service will select articles for your feed. You must select at least five resources.
3. Click on the "Continue" button.

Check the boxes for at least five sources

Let's consider how to activate this service in Yandex Browser if the feed suddenly disappeared from the browser.

1. Click on the three-line icon in the upper right corner of the Yandex Browser window. Select the "Settings" section.

   

   Click on "Settings" in the "Yandex Browser" menu

2. In the "Appearance settings" section, find the "Show in a new Zen tab - personal recommendation feed" option.
3. Check the box next to this option and close the settings tab. The changes will take effect immediately. If the feed does not appear, restart your browser.
4. Log in to the Yandex system so that Zen can remember you and analyze for you information about the sites you visit. To do this, go to the official Yandex website.

5. Click on the "Enter mail" button in the upper right corner.

   

   Log in to Yandex email

6. Enter your username and password from your Yandex email account. If you don't have an email address yet, click on "Create Mail". Fill out the form and click on the yellow "Register" button.

   

   Fill out the form to create an e-mail "Yandex"

7. Log in to e-mail on each device where you have Yandex. Browser installed to synchronize the feed.

Installing Yandex. Zen in Google Chrome

The Zen service cannot be installed in Google Chrome, since the add-on store for this browser no longer has the Visual Bookmarks add-on, which provides the user with a feed of personal recommendations if he is not using Yandex Browser on his PC.

Installing Yandex. Zen on Mozilla Firefox

The Mozilla add-on store has a Yandex Visual Bookmarks extension, so you can install the Zen feed on it.

1. Click on the "Mozilla" menu icon and click on "Add-ons".

   

   Select "Add-ons" from the "Mozilla" menu

2. Click on the "Get an add-on" section.

   

   Click on the "Get add-on" section

3. Scroll down the tab that opens and click on the blue button "Check out more add-ons!"

   

   Click on the button "See more add-ons!"

4. In the add-on store, find the search bar and enter the query "Yandex Visual Bookmarks" into it. In the results, select the extension with this name.

   

   Enter the search query "Yandex Visual Bookmarks"

5. Click on the blue "Add to Firefox" button.

   

   Click on "Add to Firefox"

6. The download and installation of the extension will begin. Wait for them to finish.

   

   Installation of the Yandex Visual Bookmarks extension has started

7. Click on "Add".

   

   Click on the "Add" button to complete the installation of the extension

8. Open a new tab "Mozilla" and you will see visual bookmarks of "Yandex", and under it the ribbon "Zen". A small window will appear in the upper right corner. Click on "Save change" in it.

   

   Click on "Save change" in the notification

9. Scroll down the tab and select sources for future posts.

   

   Check the sources from which the service will select publications for you

How to turn off Zen

Users turn off Zen if they don't like a selection of articles or want to save on Internet traffic.

To make the Zen feed disappear from Yandex Browser, you need to uncheck the Show in a new Zen tab - personal recommendation feed in the browser settings

Uncheck the option "Show in new tab" Zen "- personal recommendations feed"

Remember that with the next Yandex Browser update, all browser elements will be updated and the Zen feed will reappear. In this case, you will need to manually disable it again.

How to remove Zen service from Mozilla Firefox

It is not necessary to get rid of the Yandex Visual Bookmarks extension. You can simply turn off the news feed in the add-on settings. Follow these steps:

1. Find the "Settings" link between the visual tabs and the ribbon and click on it.

   

   Find the "Settings" button

2. In the menu that opens on the right side of the window, find the item "Show in a new tab" Zen "- a ribbon of personal recommendations" and uncheck it. You will immediately see that the tape is gone.

   

   Uncheck the box "Show in a new tab" Zen "- a ribbon of personal recommendations"

3. Close the settings menu by clicking on the cross.

Video: how to disable the Zen feed in Mozilla Firefox

Problems that may arise in the operation of the service

What if the annoying Zen feed doesn't want to disappear from your browser? Or, conversely, does not want to be included and show a selection of articles. Let's look at common problems and their solutions.

Yandex. Zen does not turn off

If Yandex. Zen appears constantly in your browsers, even if you turned it off, it means that you have Yandex services installed on your PC, which automatically change the initial page in the browser without your knowledge. To solve the problem, you need to remove the services created by the Yandex developer from the PC.

1. Open the start menu. Enter "Programs and Features" in the search bar.

   

   Enter "Programs and Features" in the search bar in "Start"

2. Open the found section. It is designed to remove software.

3. Find programs published by Yandex and Yandex LLC. Delete them. To do this, click on each item with the left mouse button, and then right. Select "Delete" from the context menu.

   

   Uninstall Yandex developer programs in the Programs and Features window

4. Close the window.

Zen doesn't work

What you need to do first if the Zen feed does not appear in your Yandex Browser:

1. Check if the checkbox next to the item "Show in a new tab" Zen "- a feed of personal recommendations" in the browser settings (if it is "Yandex Browser") or an extension (if it is Mozilla Firefox, Opera or any other browser) is checked. How to enter "Settings" is described above in the section "How to enable the built-in Yandex. Zen in the Yandex browser" in this article.
2. Make sure you are authorized in the Yandex system. If not, go to your email.
3. If you have just installed Yandex Browser and the feed does not appear for you, wait a few hours for the system to analyze your surfing on the Internet and provide publications similar to those that you viewed.

Turn on saving cookies

The news feed may not work due to the disabled saving of cookies, since they become the basis for creating a recommendation feed.

1. Go to the Yandex Browser settings via the menu icon in the upper right corner of the window.

2. Scroll down the tab and click on Show Advanced Settings.

   

   Click on "Show advanced settings"

3. In the "Personal Information" section, click on "Content Settings".

   

   Click on the "Content Settings" button in the "Personal Data" section

4. Next to the "Cookies" option, set the value "Allow local data storage (recommended)".

   

   Set the "Allow local data storage" value for the "Cookies" option

5. Click on "Finish".

Video: how to enable cookies in Yandex. Browser

Browser refresh

If you have Yandex. Browser installed, but you do not see the Zen feed under the visual tabs, you need to update your browser.

1. Open the Yandex browser menu.

2. Click on "Advanced" and then open the "About the browser" section.

   

   Open the section "About the browser"

3. Click on "Update". Yandex will start downloading and installing files for the update itself.

Video: updating "Yandex Browser" to the latest version

Reinstall Browser

If, after the update, Zen still does not appear under the visual tabs, this means that one of the Yandex Browser components has been broken. The solution is to reinstall the browser.

1. Open the "Programs and Features" window from the "Start" menu.
2. In the list of installed applications, find Yandex. Select it with the left mouse button and click on the "Delete" button, which is located above the list.
3. The system will notify you that the deletion was completed successfully. Yandex will disappear from the list of programs in the window. Then restart your PC.
4. Go to the official website of Yandex Browser.

5. Click on the yellow Download button.

   

   Click on the "Download" button

6. Open the downloaded file. The installation will start. Wait for the process to complete.
7. When Yandex opens, you will see a yellow Run button at the bottom of the window. Click on it to activate the Zen ribbon.

Yandex. Zen is a news feed. Her publications are selected based on your interests. Artificial Intelligence analyzes the websites you visit and finds popular articles on this topic for you. The service works not only in Yandex Browser, but also in other browsers, for example, Mozilla Firefox. If you are suddenly tired of the Zen news feed, disable it in the Settings section - the browser will no longer show you publications.