Two Methods: Changing a Password  Resetting a Forgotten Password     Community Q&A

This wikiHow teaches you how to change your Yahoo Mail password using the Yahoo Mail mobile app for iPhone or Android rather than using the Yahoo website to do it. You can both change a known password and reset a forgotten one with the Yahoo Mail app.



Method1.Changing a Password



Open Yahoo Mail. Tap the Yahoo Mail app icon, which resembles a purple box with the phrase "Yahoo! Mail" and a white envelope on it. This will open your Yahoo inbox if you're logged in.

  • If you aren't logged into the Yahoo Mail app, tap Have a Yahoo account? Sign inat the bottom of the screen (or, on Android, tap Yahoo Mail), enter your email address, tap Next, enter your password, and tap Sign in.
  • If you're logged out and can't remember your password, skip to the next method. If you're already logged in, you can simply reset the password from Yahoo Mail settings without having to know the old password.



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    Tap ☰. It's in the top-left corner of the screen (iPhone) or the search bar (Android). Doing so opens a pop-out menu.

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    Tap Manage Accounts. You'll find this near the top of the pop-out menu. This will open a list of currently signed-in accounts.

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    Find your account name. In the list of signed-in accounts, find the name of the account for which you want to change the password.

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    Tap Account info. It's a link below the name of the account whose password you want to change.

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    Tap Security Settings. This option is in the middle of the page.

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    Enter your phone's passcode or Touch ID. If prompted, scan your Touch ID or enter your phone's passcode. Depending on the type of phone that you have, you may not need to do this.

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    Tap Change password. It's a link in the upper-right corner of the page.

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    Tap I would rather change my password. This grey link is at the bottom of the page. Doing so opens the password creation page.

    • If you didn't have to scan your Touch ID or enter a passcode, you may have to tap a checkbox entitled "I'm not a robot" and then tap Continue before proceeding.

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      Create a new password. Enter your new password into the "New password" text field, then re-type the password into the "Confirm new password" text field. This ensures that you don't accidentally mistype your password.

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      Tap Continue. It's a blue button at the bottom of the screen. Doing so immediately resets your Yahoo Mail password and returns you to the inbox page.
    • If you use Yahoo's email services on desktop, you'll need to sign back into your Yahoo account with this new password the next time you use the service




Method2.Resetting a Forgotten Password




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    Open Yahoo Mail. Tap the Yahoo Mail app icon, which resembles a purple box with the phrase "Yahoo! Mail" and a white envelope on it. Doing so should open the Yahoo login page.

    • If Yahoo Mail opens to an inbox, you're already logged into Yahoo Mail. This means that you can change your password without having to reset the old one.

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      Tap Have a Yahoo account?. This link is at the bottom of the screen.
    • On Android, tap the purple Yahoo Mailbox near the top of the screen.

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      Tap Trouble signing in?. It's a blue link near the bottom of the screen.

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      Enter your email address. Type in the email address of the account for which you're attempting to reset the password.

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      Tap Continue. It's a blue button in the middle of the page. Doing so will take you to a page with your phone number partially revealed.

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      Tap Yes, text me an Account Key. This blue button is in the middle of the page. Yahoo will sent a text message to the listed phone number.
    • If you don't have access to the phone, you'll have to tap I don't have access to this phone and follow the on-screen instructions.

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      Retrieve the verification code. Open your phone's Messages app, tap the message from Yahoo, and review the code at the beginning of the message.

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      Enter the verification code. Tap the text box in the middle of the screen, then type in the code from the message.

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      Tap Verify. It's a blue button near the bottom of the page. As long as the code matches the one sent to your phone, doing this will open your Yahoo Mail inbox.

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      Change your password. While Yahoo doesn't actually reset your forgotten password here, you can change the password as you normally would without having to know the old password.

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