ios9 - can't add yahoo password

A few people are having problems having their Yahoo mail account set up so heres the fastest way to fix the problem.

1. Go to Settings

2. Then select "Mails, Contacts,and Calenders"

3. Add account

4. Select "Other" and select "Add Mail Account"

5. add your Email and password

To set up Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) on your mobile device, please use the following settings:

Incoming Server -

Host Name: imap.mail.yahoo.com

User name: ("your Email" @yahoo.com )

Password: (Your email password)

Outgoing Server -

Host Name: smtp.mail.yahoo.com

User Name: ( "your Email" @yahoo.com )

Password: (Your email password)

The above might be good answers. But my 2 cents worth in case it helps someone, or Apple or Yahoo working on this, etc ...

Sometime this morning my iPhone 6+ stopped being able to connect to Yahoo email. My iPad and "old" iPhone 4S are still fine. All are iOS9.

The iPhone 6+ keeps prompting for my Yahoo email password, and on entering it, the dialog errors out saying "email address mismatch".

Each time I try I get an email from Yahoo (on the other devices) saying that IOS is attempting to use "emailaddress.x.y", being the "real" email address, not the nice human alias - see next.

For interest, I login and use a Yahoo alias email address for everything as the "real" or native address is a cryptic alpha+number string that is the ADSL login and not really much use for humans.

I've logged into Yahoo and confirmed my account, login password, alias and all kinds of things are working fine.

The iPhone in question still gets emails via my icloud address, but not Yahoo. The other two devices work fine. And my emails at yahoo.com are fine and still being received.

I've found some Google hits from months ago saying to delete the account from the iPhone and re add it. I'm really not wanting to do that!

You and thousands of others. Follow the instructions above and it will work again.

Yahoo has been inundated with customers screaming at them over this – I have a business email account and have call-in support. They haven't a clue.

I just called them back and suggested they go over and at least read the workaround.

Yea, I'd like it fixed but, till then...

i cannot get to my small business email. Although I register all the information for this account, only my main yahoo email account will show up. How do I get my Yahoo small business email back on my iPhone 6?

FFollow the above instructions with the following changes:

imap.bizmail.yahoo.com

smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com

My regular account started working again this morning and I deleted the extra account. Apparently Yahoo fixed the problem that they swear I was having.

I Still can't get POP bizmail working on my iMac. I'm looking for a new email host for my domain. I'm sick of Yahoo!

I tried this and it didn't work. When I use biz mail in incoming and outgoing servers, the server will not respond. So I switch incoming back to imap.mail.yahoo.com, and a new mail account gets added but the only mail that will load is my yahoo.com mail and not my proprietary domain name. I have tried all combinations of this and my changing my user names but nothing works. I agree that it makes sense to switch my domain registration away from Yahoo. Looking for recommendations...

Somehow, this is what finally worked:

imap.mail.yahoo.com

User name=name@privatedomaine.com

Pasword: ******

smtp.mail.yahoo.com (set this as primary server)

add server: smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com

click on Primary server

Click on Authentication

Click Password

Eurohop - please help out a less-than-tech-savy old guy please.

Where is this found and where do you enter it?

imap.mail.yahoo.com

User name=name@privatedomaine.com

Pasword: ******

Regarding this:

smtp.mail.yahoo.com (set this as primary server)

add server: smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com

click on Primary server

Click on Authentication

Click Password

When I add the .bizmail server a message says it cannot connect.

Also, cannot change any of the setting on the "primary" server. They are greyed out.

Anyone else that can help I'd greatly appreciate it. My Yahoo business email account id my primary email. Without it I am doomed.

I found the solution on Yahoo! Help.

Although it is for IOS 8 it works for IOS 9.

Follow every step.

Note: "App Password" is your email password

IGNORE any "cannot connect" or other error messages and just continue.

Hit SAVE every time that prompt is available.

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN17483.html

Set up Business Mail on iOS 7 or 8 with IMAP

1. Tap Settings.
   
2. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. Tap Add Account.
4. Tap Other.
5. Tap Add Mail Account.
6. Enter the following:
   • Name - The name you want on your outgoing email.
   • Email - Your full Business Mail email address.
   • Password - Your app password.
   • Description - A descriptive name for your account.
7. Tap Next.
8. IMAP is the default option selected.
   
9. Under "Incoming Mail Server", enter the following:
   • Host Name - imap.mail.yahoo.com
   • User Name - Your full Business Mail email address.
   • Password - Your app password.
10. Under "Outgoing Mail Server", enter the following:
    • Host Name - smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com
    • User Name - Your full Business Mail email address.
    • Password - Your app password.
11. Tap Next.
12. Tap Save.
    - You'll be redirected back to the screen where you'll see your current email Accounts.
13. Tap the one you just set up.
14. Tap your account under the IMAP heading.
    
15. Scroll down and tap Advanced.
16. Under "Incoming Settings", use the following settings:
    • Use SSL - On
    • Authentication - Password
    • Server Port - 993
17. Tap Account to go back to the "Advanced" screen.
18. Under "Outgoing Mail Server," tap SMTP.
19. Under "Primary Server," tap smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com.
20. Under "Outgoing Mail Server," use the following settings:
    • Host Name - smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com
    • User Name - Your Business Mail email address
    • Password - Your app password
    • Use SSL - On
    • Authentication - Password
    • Server Port - 465
21. Tap Done.
22. Tap Account to go back to the "Advanced" screen.
23. Tap Done.

You can now send and receive emails with your Business Mail from the native mail app.

I just use my email password. I ignored error messages. Then I went in and just changed the server and that set up primary and secondary Servers. It's hard to recreate what I did exactly because it was trial and error.

Thanks for the tip. With the iOS 9 upgrade, I was getting the email - password mismatch all the time. This tip works for me but leaves me dissatisfied that I can use the iOS "native" Yahoo Mail set up that is on my iPad and iPhone.

Apple and/or Yahoo, pleas FIX RIGHT AWAY! ! !

This works for me but a pain in the neck. I have set up previos email accounts on other devices so I am used to this kind of set up.

However, again Yahoo and/or Apple, you need to fix the "user name - password mismatch" error right away.

This helped me

Thank you so very much for the help. I now have my business e mail back up and running.

I actually have been using the yahoo app itself to get my business e mail and it was a real pain.

🙂

Thank you so very much for the help. I now have my business e mail back up and running.