Yahoo Mail issues in iOS mail app

Yahoo email in the yahoo mail app works fine. However Yahoo emails received and sent usually fail in the iOS Mail app. Error messages are “mail not downloaded from server” or “incorrect password in settings”, etc. This started happening a couple of years ago on my iPhone and iPad. I’ve tried all known suggestions and none have worked. I have upgraded both the iPhone and iPad and the problem remains.

iPhone 14, 17

Posted on Jun 29, 2024 9:15 AM

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Posted on Jun 29, 2024 9:29 AM

Yahoos mail servers are garbage. They have been for decades. They have dozens if not hundreds of them and they often get out of sync. What you're seeing is typical of hitting a 'bad server'. You have no control over which host you actually hit when using a mail client.

The best solution is to dump Yahoo mail and switch to another provider or just use the Yahoo mail app or web mail.

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Jun 29, 2024 9:29 AM in response to Garypsu

Yahoos mail servers are garbage. They have been for decades. They have dozens if not hundreds of them and they often get out of sync. What you're seeing is typical of hitting a 'bad server'. You have no control over which host you actually hit when using a mail client.

The best solution is to dump Yahoo mail and switch to another provider or just use the Yahoo mail app or web mail.

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