I don’t see an option for app specific passwords where the instructions indicate. iPhone SE2020

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I don’t see an option for app specific passwords where the instructions indicate. iPhone SE2020

Yahoo mail says I need to set up an app specific password but I don’t see that option where both apple and yahoo instructions indicate.

Posted on Sep 30, 2020 3:50 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Oct 19, 2020 9:22 AM in response to Xmprowler23

You have to generate the app-specific password in your Yahoo security settings by logging in to yahoo.com, then use that app-specific password when you set up Yahoo mail on your iPhone. Click on your name/Account Info, then navigate to Account Security and choose Generate App Password.

The alternative is to install the Yahoo Mail app, which is actually pretty good. And you can also use it for 2 factor authentication with your Yahoo ID.

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Xmprowler23 Author

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Oct 19, 2020 9:13 AM in response to sberman

These are the instructions I used before posting. The problem is that when I get to the point where I am supposed to choose the app specific password from the screen menu it isn’t there as an option. I am exactly where these instructions tell me to be, but that selection is not on the page of my phone like they describe.

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