Zalo maintains position as most popular communication platform: what people in Vietnam are saying
According to news reports, Zalo has maintained its position as the most popular communication platform in Vietnam. Users are also being warned about signs of remote account monitoring and how to handle identity impersonation.
We read 105 public comments about it on App Store, Google Play and YouTube; 41 of them, from 41 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim in Vietnamese with an English translation, most-liked first, one per person.
Errors in data synchronization and storage
22%9 comments
“không tải hoặc mở file được từ ngày 5/11 ,bị gì thế ???”
Translated: just open zalo and it always forces me to log in again to verify, verified and exactly 15 mins later it crashes and forces me to verify again 🤬
“Không thể đồng bộ dữ liệu giữa phiên bản PC và điện thoại”
Translated: just open zalo and it always forces me to log in again to verify, verified and exactly 15 mins later it crashes and forces me to verify again 🤬
“K dùng 1 lúc ipad và iphone được. Chỉ được đăng nhập 1 trong 2. Mất tin nhắn do không sao lưu tự động được”
Translated: Logged in on PC, when there's an incoming call, it doesn't show up on the phone
Interface not optimized for certain devices
20%8 comments
“Zalo có thể trở về giao diện thông báo cũ như trước đây được không, cập nhật phiên bản mới, dù có ẩn tin nhắn đi thì cũng xuất hiện ảnh đại diện người nhắn ngoài màn hình khoá, ở trung tâm thông báo”
Translated: Logged in on PC, when there's an incoming call, it doesn't show up on the phone
“Hãy thay đổi giao diện cho tôi”
Translated: Random ads, deleting app bye
“App chưa hỗ trợ hoàn toàn iPhone Duo”
Translated: Logged in on PC, when there's an incoming call, it doesn't show up on the phone
Connection issues and call notification errors
20%8 comments
“mình đang nghe đt . mà ai gọi zalo tới , tắt đt để bắt cuộc gọi zalo là zalo đơ luôn ko bắt máy được luôn”
Translated: just open zalo and it always forces me to log in again to verify, verified and exactly 15 mins later it crashes and forces me to verify again 🤬
“Hay bị lỗi, thông báo đang kết nối, phải Reset lại máy mới dùng được!”
Translated: just open zalo and it always forces me to log in again to verify, verified and exactly 15 mins later it crashes and forces me to verify again 🤬
“Mất cả tb luôn mà:)) h ph vào app ms bt là có tin”
Translated: Logged in on PC, when there's an incoming call, it doesn't show up on the phone
Inconvenience with verification and login
15%6 comments
“dume cái Zalo của tao tạo làm c** gì đang xuất ra del vào được”
Translated: just open zalo and it always forces me to log in again to verify, verified and exactly 15 mins later it crashes and forces me to verify again 🤬
“vừa vô zalo lúc nào cũng bắt đăng nhập lại để xác minh , xác minh đúng 15p sau tự văng ra bắt xác minh tiếp 🤬”
Translated: just open zalo and it always forces me to log in again to verify, verified and exactly 15 mins later it crashes and forces me to verify again 🤬
“Gọi thường thì lag gọi video thì mờ giờ tới đăng xuất ra thì làm khó 7 7 49 kiểu ép ta phải nhắn tin gọi lên tổng đài để lấy lại mật khẩu chứ bấm mật khẩu kiểu gì cũng không vào được app hay rồi á”
Translated: Logged in on PC, when there's an incoming call, it doesn't show up on the phone
Complaints about service fees and OTP messages
12%5 comments
“gửi 2 tin nhắn đăng ký mới qua số 8500 không thấy phản hồi lại mã otp thế là mất tôi 10k, gọi lên tổng đài mất thêm 5k để lấy mã, gọi tiếp phản ánh dịch vụ không gặp ai mất thêm 10k, má zalo hút máu như chó, mẹ tụi mày không giải quyết mai tao đăng fb”
Translated: just open zalo and it always forces me to log in again to verify, verified and exactly 15 mins later it crashes and forces me to verify again 🤬
“Chấp nhận expire data nhanh để tiết kiệm chí phí mà không nghĩ đến ng dùng”
Translated: Logged in on PC, when there's an incoming call, it doesn't show up on the phone
“Bây h đk app còn mất 5k nữa. Đói thế à”
Translated: Logged in on PC, when there's an incoming call, it doesn't show up on the phone
Annoyance from advertisements and spam
12%5 comments
“Spam quá nhiều quảng cáo lên các app khác không dừng”
Translated: Random ads, deleting app bye
“Mỗi lần lướt đc 2 video thì quảng cáo 1 lần, youtube còn chẳng qc dày thế”
Translated: Random ads, deleting app bye
“Quảng cáo lung tung, xoá ứng dụng bey”
Translated: Random ads, deleting app bye
Comments per day
By the date each comment was posted
Alternatives people name
Counted once per comment that names it
- iphone Duo4 comments
What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- Zalo giữ vững vị thế nền tảng giao tiếp phổ biến nhất Việt Namtuoitre.vn · 06 Nov 2026
- “zalo” was trending on Google (VN) with 10K+ searches on 11 Oct 2026.
Questions this page answers
What happened with Zalo?
According to news reports, Zalo has maintained its position as the most popular communication platform in Vietnam. Users are also being warned about signs of remote account monitoring and how to handle identity impersonation.
What are people saying about Zalo maintains position as most popular communication platform?
Of 41 comments from 41 people on App Store, Google Play and YouTube: Errors in data synchronization and storage (22%); Interface not optimized for certain devices (20%); Connection issues and call notification errors (20%); Inconvenience with verification and login (15%).
What alternatives to Zalo do people mention?
Named in the comments, by number of comments naming each: iphone Duo (4).
How this page is made
The story was picked up from Google's trending searches and the technology press. Public comments about it were then collected from open sources, each one filed under the single position it takes or set aside as off-topic; insults aimed at a nationality or a person are set aside and never quoted. A story only gets a page once at least 25 different people have commented on it. The counts are refreshed for two weeks after the story breaks, and the page is removed 30 days after it. Methodology →
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