You can either do this within Speaking Email (it opens Yahoo in a window) or on your desktop computer and type the password that is generated into Speaking Email on your phone.Ĭlick here to go to the Yahoo security settings page where you can set this up.Īs always, there is a catch - before you can generate an app password, you must either turn on two-step verification or enable Yahoo Account Key.Įnabling 2-step verification makes your account more secure, but it may require you to use a text message verification or other additional security from time to time when you use your yahoo account. This is the most secure method of connecting. See the instructions from Yahoo here for creating an app password which you can use instead of your normal password when asked for a password in Speaking Email. You need to set up the 'app password' on the Yahoo website, which you can either do inside Speaking Email (it launches in a pop up window enabling you to copy and paste) or do it on your computer (a bit easier on a bigger screen) and type in the generated password.
Yahoo requires you to set up an 'app password' which makes this connection very secure.
A: Generally you cannot use your regular Yahoo password with Speaking Email.
