yahoo mail is known for taking the security of its users’ information seriously and therefore strives to continue to improve the security features on its platform. Although these security measures are in place to protect users’ information, you sometimes experience problems with your Yahoo mail accounts due to these changes.
yahoo updated their servers to request a secure connection (https) when a user tries to access yahoo mail account from mobile app or third party email program like ms outlook, thunderbird, etc. Users using an unsecured connection started receiving network connection timeout error on their account. If you also see a network connection timeout error in your yahoo mail account, it could be due to an insecure connection. To fix the network connection timeout error in your yahoo mail account, you can follow the instructions given below.
guide to fix network connection timeout error in yahoo mail
The steps mentioned below depend on the application or program in which you are trying to access your yahoo mail account, so please follow the corresponding instructions.
for ios mail app on iphone or ipad
First, make sure to update your device to the latest version of ios because the old version of ios will still cause errors. Once your device is updated to the latest version of iOS, you will need to remove the Yahoo Mail app from your device and add it again. here are the steps:
steps to delete your yahoo account from ios
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
- once you are in the settings section of your ios device, go to passwords & accounts section.
- Now tap on your Yahoo Mail account on which you are getting network connection error.
- Next, tap on the Delete Account option.
- Then, tap on the Delete option to confirm your action.
- Your Yahoo Mail account is deleted from your iOS device.
steps to add your yahoo mail account on iphone
- open the settings app on your ios device and tap passwords & accounts option.
- Now tap on the add account option.
- On the next screen, select yahoo!.
- then enter your yahoo email address and password and tap sign in.
- Tap on Save, and your Yahoo Mail account is now added to your iOS device, and you will not face network connection timeout error.
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for the android mail app on android phones or tablets
Make sure to update your android device’s operating system to the latest version. Older versions of android software are notorious for using outdated configurations, leading to technical errors. To fix the network connection timeout error on your android device, follow these steps:
steps to delete yahoo mail account from android phone
- Go to the applications menu and tap the settings app icon.
- in the settings on your android device, go to the accounts section and tap your yahoo mail account.
- then tap remove account.
- after that tap remove account again to confirm your action.
- your yahoo mail account is now deleted from your android phone.
steps to add your yahoo mail account on an android device
- on your android device, tap the settings app icon.
- under settings, go to the accounts section and tap the add account option.
- then tap yahoo.
- On the next screen, enter your email address, username, or mobile number and tap next.
- then enter your yahoo account password and tap next. (if you forgot your yahoo mail account password, you can recover it by tapping forgot password?).
- now adjust your sync settings and tap next .
- Your yahoo mail account is now set up on your android device.
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for mail clients and other mobile applications
The network connection timeout error in mail clients and other mobile email applications usually occurs when you have configured your yahoo mail account with incorrect pop or imap server settings. Below you can find the correct imap/pop server settings for yahoo mail:
image server setup for yahoo mail:
incoming mail server (imap)
- server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
- port: 993
- required ssl: yes
outgoing mail server (smtp)
- server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
- port: 465 or 587
- requires ssl: yes
- requires authentication: yes
your login information
- email address: your full yahoo email address
- password: your yahoo account password
- requires authentication: yes
pop server settings for yahoo mail:
incoming mail server (imap)
- server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
- port: 995
- required ssl: yes
outgoing mail server (smtp)
- server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
- port: 465 or 587
- requires ssl: yes
- requires tls: yes (if available)
- requires authentication: yes
your login information
- email address: your full email address
- password: your account password
- requires authentication: yes
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for web browsers on mobile devices
- web browsers on some older mobile devices do not support secure connections.
- mobile devices that do not support yahoo mail will get a connection error when trying to access yahoo mail.
- in case your device does not support https, you can try to access your yahoo mail account from a computer.
then here are the steps you will need to follow to fix network connection timeout error in yahoo mail. If, after following the steps above, you still receive a network connection error in your yahoo mail, please report the problem to yahoo customer support for resolution.