Yahoo as an email service is a great thing, but it won’t do you any good if it doesn’t work the way you want. If you just got a new iPhone device and have no idea how to add your Yahoo account to it, you might be disappointed. Not only this, but other problems also appear while using Yahoo on iPhone. The technicalities involved in setting up a Yahoo account on iPhone can be quite complicated for someone who is not tech-savvy.
Do not care anymore; here is the ultimate guide you need to fix all kinds of Yahoo mail problems on iPhone.
Let’s start:
Yahoo Mail not working on iPhone. this is why
These are the possible problems you may encounter when using Yahoo on the iPhone:
- Cannot receive or send emails
- Can’t sign in to your Yahoo account
- Problems adding your Yahoo a/c on iPhone
- The mail server is not responding
- Can’t update yahoo mail
- Yahoo mail is not loading or slow
Apart from this, you may also come across various error messages like ‘Connection to server failed’, ‘Authentication failed’, ‘Unable to receive mail’ and others. To fix them all, keep reading.
Before you start, make sure your device is connected to a working internet, otherwise Yahoo mail won’t load and you won’t be able to troubleshoot in the absence of a strong network either.
Troubleshooting Yahoo Mail in iOS Mail
Most of the time, it’s just incorrect account settings or incorrect account information that doesn’t allow you to work with Yahoo mail on iPhone. Let’s see what are the available options.
The first step is to check if there is a problem with your Yahoo account or if there is something else. To do that, you need to check if the account works from the Yahoo Mail app. For that, you need to sign in to your Yahoo account in a browser. Send an email to yourself and if you receive the email in the next 5 minutes, there is nothing wrong with your account.
Make sure your iOS is up to date as Apple releases updates to ensure your operating system runs smoothly. Make sure you are using the latest version of iOS software.
To check if an update is available:
Go to ‘Settings’, tap on ‘General’ and select ‘Software Update’. If you see an update, first back up your data and then back up.
In addition to updating your operating system, if you’re using the Yahoo Mail app, make sure you have the latest version as well.
Before jumping to conclusions, be sure of Yahoo’s servers. Yahoo’s servers tend to go down from time to time, so it would be best to know if you are currently experiencing any issues. For that, I would recommend visiting downdetector.com and entering Yahoo in the search box to find out if it’s down.
It may happen that the settings that have been used to connect the Yahoo account to the application are not correct, so you have problems. So, you can try to remove Yahoo account from iOS mail and then add it back.
To delete your account:
Settings>Accounts and passwords>Your Yahoo Mail account>Delete account
To add Yahoo email on iPhone:
Settings>Accounts & passwords>Add account>Yahoo>Enter details and tap Sign in
If the automated process explained above didn’t help, you can manually set up the account by entering the correct Yahoo Mail POP, SMTP, and IMAP settings and see if it helps.
IMAP is considered the best way and should be preferred when you want to connect your Yahoo account to a mobile application. It gives way to two-way sync, so anything you do remotely will be reflected in your Yahoo account, no matter where you’re signed in from. You can’t add Yahoo email to iPhone with incorrect IMAP settings; remember that.
If the above method didn’t help, you can use the Yahoo Mail app to operate your account. For that, you need to download the app from the App Store and once you have installed the app on your iPhone, sign in to your account with your username and password. Afterwards, you can try sending an email from your Yahoo account to confirm that it works fine. If you still can’t send email or the Yahoo Mail app isn’t working, continue troubleshooting.
Some third-party email applications require you to enter a single password to log in. To use Yahoo through these third-party email clients, you’ll need to generate and use an app password. The password will allow a non-Yahoo application to access your Yahoo account.
So, if Yahoo Mail is not working on iPhone, here is how to generate the third-party app passwords:
- Sign in to your Yahoo account in a browser; Go to the Account Security section.
- Click ‘Generate App Password’ or ‘Manage App Passwords’
- In the dropdown list, find the app you want to use Yahoo with; select the application and click ‘Generate’.
- Follow the instructions provided on the screen and click ‘Done’.
- Use the password to log in to the third-party email application.
Apart from iOS Mail, you can also use this trick if Yahoo Mail is not working with Outlook.
Another possibility is that you’ve lost access to your account, so you can’t sign in or do anything else with your Yahoo account. There can be two situations: Yahoo account locked or Yahoo account hacked and in both situations you will not be allowed to access your account until such time as you reset your Yahoo account password. Also, if you still have access to your account, you should change your Yahoo password to avoid being hacked completely.
These were some of the common Yahoo mail issues that occur on iPhone and can be dealt with accordingly.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
