Yahoo mail has become one of the best email services as it supports Mac devices too. It is not that much tough to set up a Yahoo account on Mac but still, the procedure should be correct. You can access your mail account anytime just by entering your email address and password. You can access Yahoo account on Mac device and for that, setup it first.
If you already have an account added to Mac mail and still there is some issue then, remove and add the mail account again. So, move ahead with the first step to remove and add a Yahoo account, and for that follow the steps.
Removal of Yahoo Account from Mac
Sometimes the email app setup collapses and it becomes corrupted and confines the users from getting to their messages. Hence, the important thing you should do is to install it again. To do so, you have to follow the steps to access your Yahoo Account on Mac Device.
- Open the Mac mail application and click on the menu and choose the Mail option
- After that, choose Preference as the option
- Now, you have to choose Yahoo Account which you have to remove
- There you have to go to the Dash icon from the bottom
- After that, click on the Ok option to confirm the account deletion
- In the end, go to the Add option and add your Yahoo account to the Mac Mail
Here you can see that the account removal procedure is successful and now you are ready to add Yahoo to your Mac device.
If you don’t have a Yahoo account then, download and install the Spark mail app on your device to begin the procedure. If you already are using Spark then add the Yahoo account
- This is the place where you have to launch Spark for the Mac device. Click on the option that says “Start using Spark” on the Welcome screen
- Enter your email address and mark the checkbox that says “I agree to the terms usage and privacy policy of spark”. Click on the “Next” option to move ahead
- Go to the next screen and enter the Yahoo mail password and click on Next. There you have to click on the blue “Allow” option to allow Spark access to the email account. Now you can use Yahoo Mail within the Spark
Here you are all set! There are no such Settings for configuration and servers for specification. You have to access your Yahoo account and now start using Spark for Mac
Steps to add Email to Spark for Mac Device
If you already are using Spark Mail app on the Mac device and have to add a Yahoo account, just follow the steps
- When you are all set then, start Spark for the Mac device
- Click on the “Spark” from the top-left of the screen and “Add Account”
- After that, go to the “Yahoo” icon from the grid of email service
- When you see the Sign-in screen with Yahoo then, enter the Yahoo email and password and click on Next
- After that, click on the blue “Allow” option to allow Spark access to the email account so, you can use Yahoo within the Spark
That is all set! And now Spark will set up your Yahoo account automatically on the Mac. All your emails will be available to use on the Mac
Steps to Setup MacOS Mail with Yahoo Account
- First and foremost, choose the Apple menu and choose System Preferences
- This is the time to choose Internet Accounts and choose Yahoo
- Now, you have to enter your Yahoo Email address and choose the Next option
- Here you have to enter a Yahoo password and choose Next again
- macOS will prompt the aspects of your Yahoo account that you would like to use. So, leave all boxes checked and choose Done
Yahoo account will be there in the Internet Accounts list and you can open mail from the Applications or Dock to work with Yahoo email
When you are successful while setting your Yahoo account on Mac then, this is the time to turn the fetch settings to get instant notifications. The Mac supports two kinds of email notifications – Fetch and Push. Yahoo is ideal to work with Fetch will check for new incoming messages constantly. You can enable it just by following a few steps.
- First of all, navigate Settings on the Mac
- Then, go to the Mail and tap on the Accounts
- There you have to tap on Fetch New Data
- Tap on the time interval that appears at the bottom of the screen
- This is the time to tap on the Yahoo Mail account
- Ensure if the option ‘Fetch’ is chosen successfully
Now, you will receive an instant notification when a new message arrives. You can even contact Yahoo to get in touch with the experts for assistance. It is simple to set up a Yahoo mail account using your account credentials.