Can't Change Yahoo! Mail Notifications

[kramer2718]

Hi guys,

First, I am running a Galaxy Note 2 with 4.1.1.

So I have tried and tried to change the notifications on the Yahoo mail app.

I tap

Settings -> account settings -> notification settings -> choose sound -> no sound.

I then tap done.

If I then navigate back one screen (to account settings) and then back to notification settings, the setting is Yahoo default.


Their damned notification sound is making me crazy. I can't turn off the vibrate either.

Seriously, I am pretty much sick of Android and am thinking about going back to iPhone. It's little issues like this where the app developer does something stupid and the OS just lets it be horribly annoying. Ugggg.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Hi guys,

First, I am running a Galaxy Note 2 with 4.1.1.

So I have tried and tried to change the notifications on the Yahoo mail app.

I tap

Settings -> account settings -> notification settings -> choose sound -> no sound.

I then tap done.

If I then navigate back one screen (to account settings) and then back to notification settings, the setting is Yahoo default.


Their damned notification sound is making me crazy. I can't turn off the vibrate either.

Seriously, I am pretty much sick of Android and am thinking about going back to iPhone. It's little issues like this where the app developer does something stupid and the OS just lets it be horribly annoying. Ugggg.

Happened with me too on a Galaxy Tab 2. I am highly inclined to believe that it is NOT an Android problem but a problem with Yahoo developers, in which case I am going to email them about the problem. I suggest you do as well.

 

[kramer2718]

Happened with me too on a Galaxy Tab 2. I am highly inclined to believe that it is NOT an Android problem but a problem with Yahoo developers, in which case I am going to email them about the problem. I suggest you do as well.

I believe you are correct that it is a bug with the Yahoo! app, but it is also a problem with the Android design. Any poorly written app can ruin my experience because Android doesn't enforce any policies regarding resource (in this case notification) access.

Major problem.

 

[patruns]

I believe you are correct that it is a bug with the Yahoo! app, but it is also a problem with the Android design. Any poorly written app can ruin my experience because Android doesn't enforce any policies regarding resource (in this case notification) access.

Major problem.

This has absolutely nothing to do with Android nor would it make a difference with Apple. The app has a few bugs. Neither Android nor Apple are required to test run and approve any apps. Approval is simply based on meeting certain requirements established by Android and/or Apple. Bug free is not one of those requirements. I am also having trouble with this app because it does not sync and thereby provide notifications of new mail. You have to keep after the app developer, regardless what o/s you are using.

 

[kramer2718]

This has absolutely nothing to do with Android nor would it make a difference with Apple. The app has a few bugs. Neither Android nor Apple are required to test run and approve any apps. Approval is simply based on meeting certain requirements established by Android and/or Apple. Bug free is not one of those requirements. I am also having trouble with this app because it does not sync and thereby provide notifications of new mail. You have to keep after the app developer, regardless what o/s you are using.

Two points:

1) I can't figure out how to file a bug with Yahoo. Any idea how?

2) I don't expect my apps to be bug free. I develop software. I understand that bugs happen. I am NOT proposing that Apple or Google test apps (although that isn't the worst idea I've heard). But Apple and Android are very different. In iOS if an app would like to interact with the user while running in the background, it must have permission to do so. If you block notifications from that app, it doesn't matter that there's a bug in the app's notification code. It just can't notify the user.

There is no reason Google couldn't do the same. Even better Android ought to give the user permission to grant or deny the app a range of permissions from access phone functionality to popping up notifications to accessing location information.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Two points:

1) I can't figure out how to file a bug with Yahoo. Any idea how?

2) I don't expect my apps to be bug free. I develop software. I understand that bugs happen. I am NOT proposing that Apple or Google test apps (although that isn't the worst idea I've heard). But Apple and Android are very different. In iOS if an app would like to interact with the user while running in the background, it must have permission to do so. If you block notifications from that app, it doesn't matter that there's a bug in the app's notification code. It just can't notify the user.

There is no reason Google couldn't do the same. Even better Android ought to give the user permission to grant or deny the app a range of permissions from access phone functionality to popping up notifications to accessing location information.

To report a bug, go to Play, and click on the Yahoo Mail app. Toward the bottom is contact developer. You can tap on the email address. Then, stated specifically the model of your device, the problem in detail. Many users have reported the unchanging notification sound on the reviews. It is spanning back to the Moto Droid X2 (I know that is Gingerbread) so OS version is irrelevant.

You can disable notifications in almost any app on Android. Settings>Application Manager> here it would be best to swipe over to all apps, and then scroll down to the app you wish to change. Tap on say Yahoo! Mail. This action brings up the Application info. Under the Force Stop and Uninstall/Disable buttons is a check box that says Show Notifications. Tap to uncheck. This same process would be used to disable any bloatware app that you do not wish to have running. Be advised, if you have updated say for example, the Netflix app, you have to click Uninstall Updates first, then click Disable.

 

[patruns]

I can't figure out how to file a bug with Yahoo. Any idea how?

In the app, open the left side of options and scroll down to the bottom. There is a send feedback button.

Even better Android ought to give the user permission to grant or deny the app a range of permissions from access phone functionality to popping up notifications to accessing location information.

I think that is an excellent idea! There are some 3rd party apps that claim to do that but sometimes they cripple the app you are trying to restrict and of course they come with their own list of permissions. With the number of intrusive apps growing exponentially, it is time Android addressed the issue instead of simply saying "Don't install the app if you don't like the permissions".

 

[kramer2718]

Thanks very much! I didn't realize that notifications could be disabled centrally. Very nice.

 

[Technosticrati]

This has been bugging the hell out of me on my HTC ONE so thanks for asking the question.

Sent from my HTC ONE using Android Central Forums

 

[gnr_2]

Another suggestion: blank sound file that you select for the notification

Sent from my totally awesome Sprint Galaxy Nexus, even if I don't know all its secrets yet.

 

[netcub]

You cant select no sound or any other sound... Its just defaults back to yahoo sound and vibrate and notify in notification bar... you cant change anything... drives me crazy too.

 

[gnr_2]

You cant select no sound or any other sound... Its just defaults back to yahoo sound and vibrate and notify in notification bar... you cant change anything... drives me crazy too.

:thumbdown:

Sent from my totally awesome Sprint Galaxy Nexus, even if I don't know all its secrets yet.

 

[Don Lehew]

I recently got the new HTC One and I also have the same problem with the Yahoo mail app. I change the notifications to silent from default and as soon as I leave and come back the default setting is back on in the notifications. I just don't want my phone beeping or making notifications on every email message so my only solution is to delete it and use another mail source. Wish this was corrected as I do like having access to Yahoo mail.

 

[patruns]

Send feedback in the app folks and also write reviews in the Play Store. That is the only way to get their attention, especially the reviews.

 

[gnr_2]

New update just released claims to fix this. Fingers crossed that it works.

Sent from my totally awesome Sprint Galaxy Nexus, even if I don't know all its secrets yet.

 

[patruns]

Update didn't help me. Updated this morning and last sync is yesterday afternoon. Therefore, no notifications for me.

 

[gnr_2]

Sometimes you have to uninstall and reinstall since there is no way to log out and then log back in. Though you might be able to turn off sync and then back on from the main account settings for the phone to get it to start back up.

Sent from my totally awesome Sprint Galaxy Nexus, even if I don't know all its secrets yet.

 

[tepollack]

There is one more step to silence notifications. Go to volume. On my S4,one of the options is notifications. Lower the volume to 0.

This worked for me.

 

[grumpyjoe]

This is why I don't use the Yahoo app. I been using either Zeus Email or K9 with great results. The Yahoo app is not very good.

 

[Joanne97470]

Someone has posted the fix on another site: 4.1 jelly bean - How to turn off Yahoo Mail notifications in 4.1.2.? - Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange

In the official Yahoo! Mail app, Yahoo recently changed the layout so that the Settings menu is no longer accessed by pressing the "Menu" button.

Launch the app and tap the little < arrow next to the "Inbox" label on the upper-left corner of the screen. This will reveal the Folders menu. Scroll it down to the "Tools" section, tap on Settings, then tap on Account settings option, and finally on Notification Settings. From here you can set up the notification options for new messages:
?Choose Sound -> No sound -> Done to disable audible notifications,
?Use Vibrate to toggle vibration on and off,
?Show in Status Bar to toggle the icon in your Notification panel.