Yahoo email settings for iPhone

On this page you find the Yahoo mail settings for iPhone. Follow the step-by-step iPhone guide or use the settings overview with the imap and pop3 server email settings for Yahoo.

Mail settings Yahoo

POP / IMAP	imap
Incoming server	imap.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming port	993
SSl (security) incoming	ssl
Outgoing server	smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing port	587
Requires sign-in	yes

iPhone guide to setup Yahoo mail

1 Open 'Settings', click on 'Passwords & accounts' and 'Add account'.

Click on your provider name if it's listed, otherwise click on 'Other'

2 Make sure 'Email' is checked and click 'Save'.

Your email account is now saved. In the next steps we check if all settings are correct.

3 Click on your newly created email address and choose 'Advanced'. Make sure that the following data is correct under 'Incoming server':

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 993

4 Go back to the previous screen and under 'Outgoing server' click on smtp.mail.yahoo.com. Make sure the following information is correct:

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 587

Question and Answer

Have a question regarding your iPhone email setup or think you can help other Yahoo users out? Please comment below!

I am having problems with incoming email
5 years ago
I don't have an incoming mail server. i get mail but no notifications
5 years ago
Having the exact same issue as "Trying to add y account, when I get to step 7 it won’t go any further, message says that this email may not be able to send or receive emails. And that it won’t connect to SSl." Please help I have tried everything I possibly can from hours of searching the internet for solutions to this problem and nothing works!?
5 years ago
My iPhone says that my sever will not send or receive any email why
5 years ago
Hi iam
5 years ago
Cannot get incoming mail and can’t remember my password
5 years ago
Trying to add y account, when I get to step 7 it won’t go any further, message says that this email may not be able to send or receive emails. And that it won’t connect to SSl.
5 years ago
My incoming mail is coming directly to Archives. I have to manually restore to Inbox. Can you fix that
5 years ago
I want yahoo server for my email going in and out
5 years ago
Very poor directions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 years ago