Cannot Add Yahoo Mail Account

[Hossain Molana]

Probably this is the best response that we have. I also had the same issue. The problem is that Yahoo has changed account authentication steps. When you use YAHOO android app, you can use your regular password to log in but when you use android email, your yahoo email password will not work. You have to use your laptop and go to yahoo email webpage and click on account security -> manage apps password and and it will create a strange password for you like "awe sad edf wer" and then you enter that as your android yahoo email password and then it will work. This is a one time process. It is very confusing and YHOO should create a great clean tutorial for people but they donot and that is why YHOO is hated. I hope I was of some help. Basically adding the email manually will NOT help.

 

[Specialady2012]

I have the same issue when i put all the information in it says no authentication

 

[Kyranjaden]

Easy. Go to yahoo mail go to security. Bottom of list is app passwords. Generate an app password. Copy...Go back to phone mail and enter your email but use that generated password. Your password will not work.

 

[Conswaloe]

Thank you so much. I searched and searched to fix this. Finally. Thank you!

From one of the managers in the Motorola Support Forums:

Source: https://forums.motorola.com/posts/9dbfe91c9b?start=1&stop=15

posted April 20, 2012 by Mark (Forums Manager)

For the time being manually configure your Yahoo account with these settings.

Menu > My Accounts/Accounts > Add Account > Email

Enter Email address and password and uncheck Automatically Configure Account > Next

General Settings

Account Name: Your Choice
Real Name: Name you want on outgoing messages
Email Address: your email address


Incoming Server
Switch to IMAP
Server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com

Outgoing Server
SMTP Server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Advanced Settings
Authentication type: Auto

Other Settings
Number of messages to sync: Your choice

Any other settings not mentioned, leave as they are.

Mark
Support Forums Manager