why do i get "authentication failed" when i try to set up yahoo mail on my iphone?
why do i get "authentication failed" when i try to set up yahoo mail on my iphone? … I am also getting "invalid ID/password. I have double checked my password, spelling of my ID, and I am connected to my home wireless internet. What am I doing wrong? How can I set up my yahoo mail on my iphone?
You need to upgrade from the FREE Yahoo email to a PAID account Yahoo! Mail Plus for this to work.
I have the same problem and had it once before. The answers I have seen given on this site and others are from people that do not have an account, guessing or simply don't know. I was able to get my account to work about several months ago. Don't ask me how.
I have Gmail, Hotmail, Shawmail, Yahoo, and my email from work, to include Microsoft Exchange. All of them worked.
About three months ago, I had to exchange my iPhone. Since then all of my accounts still work but Yahoo. And before I get a bunch of useless questions, yes I reset my network connection. Yes, I reentered my password, and yes, I completely deleted my account and re-entered it.
I can go to m.yahoo.com and log in and get my email, so that should answer any questions. I have even setup a home screen APP for this, but that is not what I want as it does not notify me when I have new mail. One would think that the email account setup should work. It doesn't. From searching the Internet, it seems Yahoo has about 95% of the complaints regarding this issue You'd think they'd at least respond with a fix.
Yahoo does have a place where you can setup your mobile phone, which I did and it works. So what's the problem?
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Generate app passwords
First, either activate two-step verification or turn on Account Key in your account to use app passwords. Remember that if you turn two-step verification on, you must turn Account Key off, and vice versa.
Go to your Account info page | select Account security.
Find "Manage app passwords" and click on the name of an app you use.
Select your app from the drop down menu and click Generate.
– Your app password appears. (You can long press to copy it.)
Follow the instructions below the password.
Click Done.
The "Generate Passwords" page saves a complete list of your authorized apps. As another layer of security, under the App Passwords section you'll also see a timestamp of the last time you used an app password with that app. From there, you can also remove access to the app if you lose your mobile device or stop using an app.
You will need adjust the mail application's POP settings to get your Yahoo! Mail messages into it.
POP access is a service for owners of one of the following:
Yahoo! Mail Pop Access & Forwarding
Yahoo! Mail Plus Premium Services
A Broadband account
A Small Business account
Please note that access to IMAP servers is not available.
To use an email client or application to send and receive Yahoo! Mail messages, you may need to designate a new incoming (POP) mail server and a new outgoing (SMTP) mail server. Consult your owner's manual for instructions on designating servers in the email application.
If you can't add new POP or SMTP servers, you will need to change your current server settings. Before you make any changes, write down your current settings. You might need to revert to your original settings later if you decide to send and receive messages from your other email addresses.
The following steps will help you find the POP settings for your Yahoo! Mail account and configure it:
Log onto your Yahoo! Mail account from a PC.
Click Options > Mail Options.
Click POP & Forwarding.
Click Set up or edit POP & Forwarding.
Click POP Settings.
Note your Server Setting information. Your phone email client or application will ask for these settings:
Incoming Mail Server (POP3)— for example, pop.mail.yahoo.com.
Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)— for example, smtp.mail.yahoo.com.
Account Name/Username, your Yahoo! Member ID— for example, myuserID.
Email address, your Yahoo! Mail address— for example, myuserID@yahoo.com.
Password, your Yahoo! Mail password— for example, l0ngitudin*l
Notes:
POP server settings may change from time to time and you should confirm the current POP server settings in Yahoo! Mail if it is not working.
When using Microsoft Outlook, replace the "@" in your address with "%".
As an alternative to configuring Yahoo! Mail POP mail configurations, go to:
http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail
Enter your phone number and send a link to your phone; the best Yahoo! Mail experience will be suggested to you.
you are not the only one. My yahoo account does not work on my cell either. I guess I didnt help tho lol Srry
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