IMAP vs POP3 - How to Email in the 21st Century

Add Your Yahoo Account to Android Using IMAP

To set up your Android work with Yahoo:

• From the Android Home screen, tap on the Email icon

• Enter your email address and password, Then tap on Manual setup

• Select IMAP account

• On the next screen, enter your User name, password (For Incoming server settings) and

IMAP Server : imap.mail.yahoo.com

Port : Either 993 or 143 (very infrequently 585)

Security type : SSL

• Tap on next

• On the next screen, (For Outgoing server settings)

SMTP Server : smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Port : Either 25 or 465 (very infrequently 2525)

Security type : SSL

• Tap on next

• Select the Email check frequency and tap on Next

• Finally, name the account and input your display name
• Tap on Done

• Now you can check your Yahoo mails from Android