Numerous users encounter a few issues while using the Yahoo mail and one of the most common issues that users encounter is that Yahoo mail is not functioning appropriately. Whenever they find out that Yahoo Mail is not functioning issues, they instantaneously contact the Yahoo support forums for solutions. Contacting the technical support team is certainly a trouble-free way to resolve the issue but before connecting to the Yahoo support team the user must try to sort the issue manually so that the user gets an idea of dealing with issues related to the Yahoo mail. If after trying the solutions manually doesn’t resolve the encountered issue, contact technical support. Here we have compiled a few basic solutions to fix the issue; Yahoo Mail is not working. Follow the below-mentioned methods and get the issue resolved. 

How to fix Yahoo Mail not working?

Few basic methods to fix the Yahoo mail not working issues. Follow each method individually and get the issue resolved.

Method 1

Sign in and out of your Yahoo Account

• If you are not receiving the emails in your inbox, you can sign out and then again sign in to your Yahoo account. For this follow the subsequent steps:

• Go to Yahoo mail
• Sign out of your account.
• Open Yahoo mail
• And sign in with the correct ID and password.

Method 2

Delete and Re-add Yahoo Mail

To resolve this issue, delete the Yahoo mail account on your device and then add it again. Follow the subsequent steps to perform the delete and re-add operations to your Yahoo Mail account:

• Open Settings
• Enter Accounts & Passwords.
• Tap on your Yahoo account
• Click Delete Account.
• Go to Settings
• Select Accounts & Passwords.
• Click Add Account
• Choose Yahoo
• Enter the Yahoo Mail address and password and sign in. 
• You can now read all your emails again.

Method 3

Enable Cellular Data

The issue may arise due to disabled cellular data. Enable the cellular data to get the Yahoo services back. Follow the subsequent steps to do so:

• Open Settings
• Click Cellular
• Toggle the Mail app on.

Method 4

Set SMTP Server

You can also set the SMTP server and verify if the issue is resolved. Follow the steps to set the SMPT server.

• Go to Settings
• Click Accounts & Passwords.
• Choose Yahoo!
• Select Account
• Click Outgoing Mail Server SMTP
• Select Other SMTP Servers.
• The Hostname will be smtp.mail.yahoo.com.
• Enter the name and password.
• Set the port to 465 or 587
• Set SSL to Yes.

These basic fixes must resolve the issue of Yahoo Mail not working.

Date:-2021-01-30 Author:- Chanda kumari