Add Yahoo Account to Android app Using IMAP

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Yahoo account is used mostly with the help of web browsers. It can also be used with the help of the dedicated apps available for different platforms like Android, iOS, Windows phones, and Windows 10. While these provide all the features of mail, there are certain reasons due to which the users may feel the need to use it on their Android Email app. The most popular reason is that with the help of Android Email app you can access different accounts irrespective of the Email provider. In order to do so, you have to go through some extra steps of adding it through IMAP. If required you can also connect it using POP3.

Steps to add the Yahoo Account to Android mail app using IMAP:

To add your Yahoo account to Android using IMAP, you have to perform certain actions that are mentioned below. Make sure that you are using the latest version of the operating system available.

  1. Click on the Mail button of your device.
  2. Choose the option to add an account.
  3. Then a new window appears where you need to enter the Yahoo login details.
  4. Tap on the manual setup option.
  5. In the account type selection option choose the option to add IMAP account.
  6. Again enter your username and password.
  7. Then enter the Email incoming settings. In the text box right next to the window enter the following details:
    • IMAP Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
    • Port: 993
    • Security type: SSL
  1. After verifying the incoming server settings a new window appears. Enter the outgoing mail server settings.
  • Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
  • Port: 465 or 587
  • SSL: Yes
  1. Then your outgoing server settings are verified.
  2. Select the Email check frequency button and then click on the Next button.
  3. Enter the display name and finally click on the done button to save the settings.

Then the Emails are downloaded and you can use it to send and receive Emails as you normally would use the Yahoo mail app. If you come across any problems while going through the steps above give a call on Number to call Yahoo support 24/7 and get the problem fixed by the experts.

Benefits of IMAP over POP:

IMAP offers certain benefits over the POP. Both the IMAP and POP are the Email protocols which are used to read Email using third party applications. If you use IMAP and delete the local copies, the copies are deleted on the website as well which is not the case with the latter.

Referred site: 

http://yahoocustomersupport.doodlekit.com/