Setting up Yahoo.co.in for your Android Phone

History of Yahoo.co.in

Yahoo! Mail is an email service launched on October 8, 1997, by the American company Yahoo, Inc. It offers four different email plans: three for personal use (Basic, Plus, and Ad Free) and another for businesses. As of January 2020, Yahoo! Mail has 225 million users. Users are able to access and manage their mailboxes using webmail interface, accessible using a standard web browser. Some accounts also supported the use of standard mail protocols (POP3 and SMTP). Since 2015, users can also connect non-Yahoo e-mail accounts to the webmail client. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Mail

How to set up Yahoo.co.in

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app.
2. In the top right, tap your profile picture.
3. Tap Add another account.
4. Choose the type of account you want to add:
   • If you check work or school emails through Outlook for Windows, select Outlook, Hotmail, and Live.
   • If you don't see your email service, select Other.
5. Enter your email address and tap Next.

Settings Needed for Receiving E-mail

1. Select the type of e-mail account (POP3 or IMAP) you want to use. Not all services support both options! You may want to check out the table below for the correct settings.
   • IMAP protocol stores the e-mails on the server, but it will keep a copy on your Android phone. IMAP is the recommended protocol for almost all users.
   • POP3 will download the e-mails from the remote server and it will keep them on your Android phone.
2. Type the passphrase for the e-mail account and tap Next.
3. Please use the following table to complete the Incoming Server Settings page.
4. Click Next. If you see an error, tap Edit Settings.

Configuration Needed for Receiving Mail using IMAP

Configuration Needed for Sending Mail (using SMTP)

1. After you type the settings, you can tap Next.
2. Enable Require sign-in
3. Please refer to the table below to complete the Outgoing Server Settings page.
4. Now click Next. If you see an error, click Edit Settings.