Setting up yahoo on androids. Guide to the new yahoo provisions.

[Dilrod]

Date Published: March 11th, 2011
Manufacturer(s): Android Based Devices
Model(s): See List Below
Issue Type: Informational
Issue Summary
In order to improve security, Yahoo recently disabled non-secure (non-SSL) connections to their IMAP e-mail servers. As a result, customers with devices running the Android operating system may encounter errors when attempting to setup or access their Yahoo e-mail account via the device’s native e-mail client. Customers attempting to setup a Yahoo e-mail account for the first time will receive an “authentication failed” or similar error when using the automatic setup method (only e-mail address & password are entered). Customers who previously setup a Yahoo e-mail account may receive an error or be unable to retrieve new e-mail messages.
Critical Must Know/Must Do
Follow the tutorials link for the devices listed below, and assist the customer in adding/modifying their e-mail account settings to enable SSL encryption.
New users (or existing user attempting to add a new Yahoo/AT&T account): use the Manual Set up option to enter the required server settings.
Existing users: if their Yahoo/AT&T account stops syncing, please direct them to Edit the account settings and enable SSL.
• Server/Protocol – IMAP
• IMAP/Incoming Server – imap.mail.yahoo.com
• Security Type – SSL (or “secure connection” option)
• Incoming Port – 993
• Outgoing Server – smtp.mail.yahoo.com
• Security Type – SSL (or “secure connection” option)
• Outgoing Port – 465

https://www.wireless.att.com/answer-center/solutionDisplay.jsp?solutionId=KB116390

 

[blowhole#AC]

Thank you very much. Solved my connectivity issue with Yahoo on my new Inspire.

Cheers.

 

[Dilrod]

No problem. Glad to help.

 

[ibanana]

Thank you so much for this post. I am new to the Android world and I felt like an idiot when it kept saying my username or password were wrong.

 

[gedgar10]

I tried to add a yahoo e-mail, and it wouldn't work for me.
I read somewhere online that you have to add android at the begining of the IMAP/Incoming Server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com and it worked for me also i tried it at a sbcglobal account.
oh and i had to turn off my wifi while doing this.

 

[704prelude]

Just worked fine for me and life is so very good now...Thanks a ton for the guidance..

 

[xrayhead]

This worked for me but!!

While I'm logged onto my email all of a sudden I get a notification that the sign in has failed ...even though I'm on and receiving emails ..it asks me for the updated password... I've not changed it? I then keep getting repeated messages saying "Login Failed"

 

[xrayhead]

Ok so I just removed my account again and re-setup everyting and it worked fine for 20 minutes now I am getting the same message:

Sign-in Failed
Server password has been changed. Input the changed password

 

[Anne Smith4]

Followed your advice re manual setup but authentication still fails