topic Re: Yahoo Mail App in Android

Yahoo Mail App

Graham54 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:44:09 GMT

Simple question I hope.

Just moved over to a Samsung J3 phone (from iPhone) and to access my BT Internet Mail I was told to download the Yahoo Mail App. Its all working OK but the top line of my inbox contains ever changing adverts. Now I use ADBlock on my Desktop to block these adverts.

Question how do I block them on my Samsung phone?

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:46:50 GMT

@Graham54 Think you can download an Adblock from the play store

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Graham54 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:49:20 GMT

But would this only work for mail accessed via a Browser and not a particular Mal App?

Re: Yahoo Mail App

MI5 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:21:09 GMT

There is usually a paid for version of apps without ads if you're prepared to pay a small fee but it's an issue with many free apps. As blockers will work on everything if your handset is rooted but not otherwise.

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Cleoriff — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:57:43 GMT

@Graham54

I have a Samsung phone and don't use the Yahoo mail app to get my emails.

I just used the Android stock email app and set BT internet up as the default client.

I have a second email address (Gmail) which I keep totally separate from BT internet

I don't use Ad blocker on the phone. Simply because I don't get unwanted ads with emails (as I don't use Yahoo)

Re: Yahoo Mail App

MI5 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:07:48 GMT

You can also poll any email address through the gmail app or K-9 which are far superior to stock apps or yahoo.

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Graham54 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:39:18 GMT

It was the in-shop guro that downloaded the Yahoo Mail App as could not get my BT Mail working via the Gmail App!?!

We got an error about the server not found.

Confused!

Re: Yahoo Mail App

MI5 — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:42:23 GMT

I guess the Guru didn't know what settings to use !

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Graham54 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:05:22 GMT

If I dig around for the e-mail settings and use one of these apps will gmail or K-9 stop these enoying adds appearing?

Graham.

Re: Yahoo Mail App

MI5 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:11:17 GMT

Neither have intrusive apps.
You get one or two occasionally on gmail but nothing overly distracting.
I'd set your email up as an imap account and use:
INCOMING.
Incoming Mail Server: mail.btinternet.com
Port: 993 (this should be automatically populated if you tick the SSL Encryption)
SSL Encryption: Enabled (but not STARTTLS)
Username: your email address including the @btinternet or @btopenworld.com part
Password: your btinternet password
Root folder/path:
Folder separator: . (full stop)
Please don't enable "secure password authentication" (SPA). It's not needed when you use SSL encryption and won't work.

SMTP settings.
Outgoing Mail Server: mail.btinternet.com
Port: 465 (this may not be automatically populated on selection of SSL, so you'll need to check this)
SSL Encryption: Enabled (but not STARTTLS)
Authentication: PLAIN
Username: your email address including the @btinternet or @btopenworld.com part
Password: your btinternet password

Re: Yahoo Mail App

jonsie — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:04:51 GMT

My personal favourite for Yahoo mail, ad free without any payment.

Also you only need to put in your yahoo email and password and the app downloads the settings for you.

https://mail.edison.tech/

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Graham54 — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 21:05:18 GMT

Thanks, I like the look and feel of the Yahoo App (but not the ads). Don't like the K-9 Mal App, so will have a look at the Edison Mail App.

Cheers,

Graham.

Re: Yahoo Mail App

jonsie — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 23:34:32 GMT

I couldnt get on with the K9 app but Edison is the closest to native Yahoo, just without the ads.

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Graham54 — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:42:02 GMT

Thanks again, will remove K-9 and try Edison over the weekend.

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Graham54 — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:42:54 GMT

Now using Edison Mail and have removed both K-9 and Yahoo Mail.

So easy now as get BT Mail & Gmail togther - and no adds!

Re: Yahoo Mail App

Cleoriff — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:14:53 GMT

Excellent news @Graham54

Pleased to hear it's all working well

Re: Yahoo Mail App

jonsie — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:29:12 GMT

Glad Edison worked out for you @Graham54

I have honestly tried them all before settling on this. It's about as near you can get to the Yahoo app that they ruined a few years ago by including ads in your inbox.