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Yahoo! Mail for Android™

Your go to app.

There’s a lot you can do with your Android phone—but you’ll probably start and end your day with Yahoo! Mail. It’s mail designed just for Android that's loaded with new features—and delivers the best experience. Switch between email to IM, get instant notifications, check your friends’ IM status, and create rich text emails that include emoticons.

For once, you can have it all.

With Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger for Android, you get the works: your Yahoo! Address Book. Your phone contacts. Your Yahoo! Messenger friends. It all works together, bringing your people into one mobile space. Include photos as attachments, search for messages, create folders that keep you organized—stay on top of all your communications.

  • The total package: It’s the best of Yahoo! Mail, designed just for your Android phone
  • Stay in the loop: Get instant notifications when new mail arrives, plus up-to-the-minute access to important messages
  • A complete set of features: Read, reply, forward, delete, mark as spam; express yourself with emoticons and rich text in your reply
  • Manage your contacts: Add, edit and synchronize contacts from Yahoo! and your phone address books
  • Find messages when you need them: Search messages by sender, recipient, or subject, as well as keywords
  • Photos and attachments: Send photos from your camera or photo gallery; view and download attachments
  • Manage your mail: Access your messages, file mail in folders, mark as read, mark as spam
  • Access multiple mail accounts: Link multiple Yahoo! Mail accounts in one app

How to download Yahoo! Mail on your Android phone

  • Go to the Android Market on your phone
  • Search for ‘Yahoo! Mail’
  • Click on “Install” to download the app

Next, download Yahoo! Messenger to get the best of Yahoo! communications products—right from your phone.

The Yahoo! Mail app is designed for phones running Android OS 2.0+. If possible, upgrade your phone to OS 2.0+ to get the best experience.

IMAP is another way you can get Yahoo! Mail on your phone. Using IMAP you can download messages with your mobile client, so you can access your mail even when not connected to the mobile Internet.

 

How to set up Yahoo! Mail with your mobile client using IMAP

  • On your phone, press < Home >, then open the Email application.
  • On the 'Your accounts' page, select Next to get started with setup.
  • Enter your full Yahoo! address and password, then select Next.
  • On the next screen, you can give the account a nickname and choose the name to display on your outgoing messages. Tap Done.

 

    If prompted, supply the following information:

  • Incoming Server - imap.mail.yahoo.com
  • Outgoing Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
  • Incoming Port - 993 (requires SSL)
  • Outgoing Port - 465 (requires SSL)
  • Username: full email address (bill@yahoo.com)
  • Password: is the password you login to Yahoo! with

Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

Get Mail for Android

Enter your mobile number.

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Or type this URL into your phone's browser:

overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile

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Here's the easy way to get Yahoo! on your phone.

1. Enter your mobile number. Include your area code.
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2. Yahoo! will send an SMS to your phone that includes a link. Click on the link and follow the directions to get Yahoo! for mobile.
3. Congratulations! You now have access to Yahoo! mobile services on your phone.

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This Yahoo! mobile service works on all kinds of phones

Whether you have a smartphone, or standard feature phone, if you have a data plan, Yahoo! for mobile services can run on your phone.

Enter your mobile number in the box on the right, and we'll send you a text message with a link to get Yahoo! on your phone.