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I changed my yahoo account password on the computer at work. I m trying to change it on my phone, but I keep getting an error message stating “email mismatch”. So, I tried to change through my phone and I go through the process and I get the same message.
iPhone 8 Plus, 14
Remove your email account and set it up again
Make sure that all of your emails are there or make sure that your email is saved somewhere other than your device. On your device, go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts. Tap the email account that you want to remove. Tap Delete Account.
If you can't receive email on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch ...
If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch ...
Remove your email account and set it up again
Make sure that all of your emails are there or make sure that your email is saved somewhere other than your device. On your device, go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts. Tap the email account that you want to remove. Tap Delete Account.
If you can't receive email on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch ...
If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch ...
I guess probably you have enabled two-step verification for extra security on Yahoo! Mail.
In that case, you need an app-specific password for the iOS mail app.
Watch the GIF below for generating and using app-specific Yahoo passwords on the iOS mail app. On other Yahoo apps and on a web browser you do not require to generate this app-specific password
GIF for app-specific password
