yahoo email will not connect to mail app

Yahoo account will not authenticate on the Mail app on my iPad. It is running the latest iOS 15.6.1. This issue started before the update and continues (started around 8/16/22). I've have completed the following steps.

Verified the password
Restarted the iPad
Deleted the email account and attempted to reconnect
Deleted the email account and attempted to connect manually per Apple's specifications
Deleted the Mail app entirely, reinstalled and attempted to connect.

I also tried downloading the Yahoo app, but still no luck. I know the account is working as my iPhone is connected, and my laptop is also connected and updating. I've tried it both with and without the VPN application running. I'm out of ideas now. Any help would be appreciated.

iPad Air 5 Wi-Fi

Posted on Aug 24, 2022 3:49 PM

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Posted on Aug 24, 2022 3:53 PM

In common with many other Mail providers, Yahoo now use App Passwords to secure access to IMAP or POP3 mailboxes.

When setting-up the Mail App on each of your devices, such as your iPad, you’ll likely require a unique password to be generated from within the Yahoo account. This App password intentionally differs from your Yahoo account password - and can only be used to access your Yahoo mail.

More information can be found here:

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN27791.html

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