How to set up Yahoo! Mail on your Android device

This article describe how to manually configure your Yahoo! Mail account on an Android device using android email app.

To set up your Yahoo! Mail on Android device manually:

1. Select the Email icon on-deck.
2. Enter your Yahoo! ID and password.
   • If an error occurs ("Setup could not finish, etc."), select Manual Setup.
3. Select IMAP for type of account.
4. Enter the following server setting information:
   • Incoming server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com
   • Port #: 993
   • Security type: SSL (accepts all certificates)
   • Outgoing Server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
   • Port #: 465
5. Keep all other settings the same.
6. Complete the remaining setup process. 
7. You can use android email app to setup Gmail account as well
8. For Gmail accounts just email address and passcode.