How to Add a Yahoo Mail Account to Airmail

<h2>Problem</h2><p>You're having trouble adding your Yahoo Mail account to Airmail, or authentication keeps failing.</p><h2>Solution</h2><h3>Method 1: OAuth Sign-In</h3><ol><li>Open Airmail</li><li>Go to <strong>Settings → Accounts → Add Account</strong></li><li>Select <strong>Yahoo</strong></li><li>You'll be redirected to Yahoo's sign-in page</li><li>Enter your Yahoo email and password</li><li>Grant Airmail access when prompted</li></ol><h3>Method 2: App Password (If 2FA is Enabled)</h3><p>If you have Two-Factor Authentication enabled on Yahoo:</p><ol><li>Go to <strong>login.yahoo.com</strong> in a web browser</li><li>Navigate to <strong>Account Security</strong></li><li>Click <strong>Generate App Password</strong></li><li>Select "Other App" and name it "Airmail"</li><li>Copy the generated password</li><li>In Airmail, add Yahoo as IMAP with this app password</li></ol><h3>Yahoo IMAP Settings (Manual)</h3><ul><li><strong>IMAP</strong>: imap.mail.yahoo.com, Port 993, SSL</li><li><strong>SMTP</strong>: smtp.mail.yahoo.com, Port 465, SSL</li></ul><h3>Troubleshooting</h3><ul><li>Make sure "Allow apps that use less secure sign in" is enabled in Yahoo Account Security (if not using app password)</li><li>Try removing and re-adding the account</li><li>Clear Yahoo account sessions at login.yahoo.com → Recent Activity</li></ul>

Updated on: 03/28/2026