16/07/2023

Troubleshooting Tips You Need to Fix ‘Yahoo Not Receiving Emails’ Issue

Yahoo seems to be quite annoying sometimes when you expect an urgent email but don’t get it for hours.

It is one of the most frequent problems with Yahoo in 2020 where most of the users complain about not receiving emails on time.

And let me tell you, it’s by no means a minor glitch, because if Yahoo Inbox stops doing its job, it can bring everything to a halt. So before you can do anything about it, you need to find out the causes and what can be done to bring the situation back to normal.

Factors that lead to problems receiving emails from Yahoo

There can be several things that can put you in a situation where Yahoo mail is down and you are not receiving any email, such as:

Yahoo server is down
Yahoo account is experiencing certain problems
You have configured incorrect filters
system errors
Email forwarding is turned on
Incorrect block configurations
Browser issues

Etc.

Fixing Yahoo Mail Not Receiving Emails On Computer

If you’re not receiving email from Yahoo on your computer, here’s the information you need:

start with internet

I know it’s too obvious to mention, but you can’t ignore it either. Maybe the Wi-Fi lines are showing full on your laptop, but the signal strength is poor and that’s why you can’t receive Yahoo mail. Therefore, you need to make sure that your Internet is providing you with adequate service when doing any other activity that uses the Internet. If the network is not the culprit, go to the next step.

Confirm Yahoo server status

Again, it’s basic, but it’s important to check the status of Yahoo’s server whenever you have a problem to make sure it’s not caused by your email client. Once you are sure whether the yahoo mail server is down or not, you can check if you are receiving emails now; if not, continue with more troubleshooting.

Optimize the browser

Cookies and caches that your browser stores every day can affect the performance of Yahoo Mail. Just try restarting the browser at first and if it doesn’t help you can clear the junk including history. After that, sign in to your Yahoo account again and check if you received the expected mail. You can even switch to a different browser to make sure if you are creating a nuisance.

Check the spam folder

This is another possibility due to Yahoo mail not receiving certain emails. Yahoo offers an automatic feature to direct all spam emails to the spam folder without letting them into your inbox.

However, this can cause you to miss an important email that was misunderstood by Yahoo spam. So head to the spam folder of your Yahoo account and scan all the emails to find the one you’re looking for.

Also, if you find your email there, make sure to whitelist the sender so that a similar error doesn’t happen in the future.

Scan block address list

It doesn’t matter intentionally or not, you might have added the sender’s email address in the block list. If this is the case, you will notice that your Yahoo Mail account is not receiving emails from a single person. You may not realize when you’ve done that, so to find out if you’ve made the mistake, go and check your account’s Security and Privacy settings.

email yourself

If you can sign in to your Yahoo account, it doesn’t mean that everything is working fine. There could be a problem with the mail delivery system and that can only be detected once you send a mail to yourself. If the email arrives in the inbox, it implies that there is nothing wrong with it. Receiving an error code can give you a better idea of what is wrong.

Disable Yahoo Forwarding

Yahoo’s forwarding feature allows you to forward all your Yahoo emails to another account of your choice. If you forgot about this feature after turning it on, all your emails will go to the other email account while you continually check your Yahoo account and wonder why no emails were received. So check the settings section, turn off the forwarding feature or log in to your other account where the emails have been forwarded.

Check the filters

Yahoo’s filters let you sort messages to make your inbox look more organized. But they can also create problems similar to spam folders. Filters have the job of collecting specific emails when they are set up; however, they also end up receiving those emails that were not intended for them.

Instead of checking your inbox over and over again, a better idea would be to check the filter section of your Yahoo mail settings if you don’t receive some emails. If you found the bug there, you can quickly adjust the rules to avoid future issues.

Change reply address

When someone receives an email from you, they tend to click Reply and send the reply to the same email address they sent the message from. You can change this if you want to get your reply to a different address already connected to your Yahoo account or you can even add a new account.

check settings

If you’ve set up Yahoo Mail to Outlook and you’re not receiving email, it’s likely that you’ve entered incorrect IMAP, SMTP, or POP settings to access Yahoo email. This may be why Yahoo mail is not working with Outlook and you are not receiving any emails; To correct this, you can set your Yahoo account to Outlook again.

on android

In addition to applying the solutions above, if you are using Yahoo Mail for Android, here is the additional troubleshooting you need to do:

Get the latest version of the Yahoo Mail app from the Google Play Store. If you don’t find the update option there, it means the app is already up to date.
If you are accessing Yahoo Mail through the mobile browser:

Make sure it is the latest version and correctly receives the signal.
Clear the browser junk, restart it and check if the error still occurs.
Update the operating system if necessary.

Remove your account from the Yahoo Mail app, and then add it back.
The app may have some glitch, so you can uninstall the Yahoo Mail app and reinstall it from the Play Store.

on iPhone

If you’ve set up Yahoo Mail on your iPhone and you’re not getting any email, roll up your sleeves and follow the instructions provided:

You may have lost the connection between the Yahoo Mail app and your device. Therefore, it is recommended to sign out of your account and then sign in again.
If you’ve logged into your Yahoo a/c in a browser, you can get the updated version of your browser to make sure it’s running smoothly.
Sign out of your account and sign back in after freeing up some storage space on your device.

If you are looking for further assistance, you can navigate to the Yahoo Help Section for assistance on opting out of email in Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Mobile.

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