Setting up Yahoo.com.pk for your Samsung Galaxy (Android)

What is Yahoo.com.pk

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 setup Yahoo.com.pk

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.

Configuration Needed for Receiving E-mail

1. Select the type of mail account (POP3 or IMAP) you will be using. Not all services support both! Please see the information below for possible parameters.
   • IMAP stores the e-mails on the server and it will keep a cached copy on your Android phone. IMAP is the recommended protocol in almost all cases.
   • POP3 will download the mails from the server and it will store them on your Android device.
2. Type in the passphrase for your mail account and tap Next.
3. Please use the table below to complete the Incoming Server Settings settings.
4. Now click Next. If you see an error, click the Edit Settings button.

Setup Needed for Receiving Mail with IMAP

Configuration Required for Sending Email

1. Once the parameters are filled in, you can tap Next.
2. Turn on Require sign-in
3. Please see the information below to complete the Outgoing Server Settings page.
4. Tap Next. If there is an error, click Edit Settings.