How to Change your Yahoo Mail Password

Yahoo is one of the oldest email services. So, it might be connected to a few of your accounts. To make sure it is secure, you need to update your password regularly.

In this article, we will discuss how to change your Yahoo Mail password.

What Are the Steps to Change Your Yahoo Mail Password on My Desktop?

To change the password of your Yahoo Mail using your desktop, you will have to follow a few easy steps.

1. Log into your Yahoo Mail account by clicking here.
2. Click on the option ‘Settings’ that you will find when you hover over the user icon.
3. From the settings option, choose ‘Account Security’.
4. Then scroll down to find the option to change the password.
5. Insert the new password.
6. You will receive an on-screen confirmation.

The steps are the same no matter whether you are following Windows, Mac, or Linux desktop.

What Are the Steps to Change My Yahoo Mail Password on iPhone Application?

The steps to update the password on your iPhone application is very easy. This is what you have to do.

1. Tap on the Yahoo account icon and choose ‘Settings’.
2. Then tap on the option ‘Account Info’. You will find it on the settings screen and choose the ‘Security Settings’.
3. There on, tap on the ‘Change Password’ given on the page.
4. Insert the new credentials.

What Are the Steps to Change My Yahoo Mail Password on Android App?

The process to change your credentials on your Android application is similar to the iPhone app. This is what you have to do.

1. Tap on your account icon given in the upper-left corner (for Android).
2. Choose the option ‘Manage Accounts’ and then ‘Account Information’ given under the account you would like to change.
3. Then choose ‘Security Settings’.
4. Now, scroll down to come across the option ‘Change Password’ and then tap on it.
5. Insert your new credentials.

What Are the Steps to Change My Yahoo Mail Password if I Forget it?

In case you do not have access to your Yahoo Mail account, you will not be able to access the settings. However, you can still be able to change the password.

To begin with the password recovery process, you to follow the steps given below,

1. Insert the sign-in email address along with your phone number, recovery email address, or recovery phone number.
2. Choose the best authentication method.
3. Now, you will have to insert the code that you receive in your text or email.
4. Next, you have to enter your new credentials after you have completed the authentication process.

In case these options don’t work, simply click on ‘Try another way to sign in’. There on, you can look up solutions on the knowledge base of Yahoo or get in touch with the customer support team of Yahoo to verify the account through some other method.

In case you’re the credentials to your account can be traced back to your stolen account, you can check out your Privacy Monitor.

Yahoo can hold sensitive data. So, security experts recommend changing your credentials a minimum of 2-3 times a year.

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