By Josh Jacobson, Senior Director of Product Management
Staying on top of things on a daily basis isn’t easy. The Yahoo Mail app team is always looking to create new features that help people stay organized – from customizable swipes and people-only notifications, to our recently announced top search results. These features have helped make reading, organizing and sending emails easier than ever, and our users have thanked us by making Yahoo Mail one of the top-rated email apps for iOS and Android. Today, we’re giving more people the opportunity to experience the Yahoo Mail app, without having to switch to a brand new email address. Now, you can use the app with your Gmail, Outlook or AOL email address.
Read on to learn more about this update and some of the Yahoo Mail features you can start enjoying today. You’re on your way to a more organized life!
So, how does it work? From the welcome screen, tap your email provider, use your Gmail, Outlook or AOL email address to create a Yahoo account, and give Yahoo permission to sync your email messages in the Mail app. Immediately start enjoying an organized inbox experience.
The Yahoo Mail app has a number of unique features, and below are just a few that you can start taking advantage of today:
Relevant search results: Spend less time searching for the emails you need. Now, when you search your email using a keyword, we’ll highlight the most relevant messages.
People-only notifications:Get notified only when you receive a new email from a person, not companies or newsletters.
Customizable swipes:Choose which action appears when you swipe left or right on a message, including delete, archive, move and more.
Contacts: Yahoo Mail displays comprehensive, editable contact cards, powered by Xobni, that detect all the email addresses and phone numbers associated with that person. We also pull photos from Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, so you’ll see great images from senders more often.
Personalized themes and stationery: Make your inbox more personalized with custom themes andyour notes more modern with stationery from Paperless Post.
Ditch your password: Never stress about remembering your password again. Enable Account Key for secure, password-free sign in.
Multiple mailbox management: If you already have a Yahoo email account, you can easily connect and manage email accounts from Gmail, Outlook.com, Hotmail and AOL.
The new Yahoo Mail app is available in the App Store (iOS 4.15) and Google Play (Android 5.15). Check it out and let us know what you think — just go to Settings and tap “Send Feedback.”
Yahoo Mail strives to get you to the information you need, fast. We’ve recently updated our search experience on desktop, and today, we’re bringing the same feature to iOS and Android. Now, when you search your email using a keyword, we’ll highlight the most relevant messages, in addition to those ordered by date. The time you spend searching for your most relevant emails on your phone will be drastically reduced!
Say you want to pull up information for your upcoming trip, so you search for the keyword “flight itinerary.” Historically, your search results page would sort searches by date, requiring you to scroll through many promotional emails from airlines before finding the right one. Now, you will see up to three most relevant emails at the top of your search results, making finding the info you need that much quicker and easier. And have no fear, all other relevant search results will still be available beneath “Top Results” ordered by date.
“Top Results” is powered by our search ranking and relevancy algorithm that was developed and refined by the Yahoo Mail Research team in Haifa, Israel. We’ve worked hard to get the algorithm and user experience just right, and we’d love to hear your feedback – just go to Settings and tap “Send Feedback.” This new feature is available today, so be sure to update your Yahoo Mail app (iOS | Android)!
Get excited! Two unique features are coming to Yahoo Mail: Caller ID and photo upload.
We’ve all been there – letting a call from an unknown number go to voicemail, only to realize it was the person you were just emailing. Or sitting down at your laptop to send photos to friends and remembering they’re stuck on your phone. Now, thanks to the Yahoo Mail app, you’ll never have to guess who’s calling or email yourself a photo again.
Our new Caller ID feature will show you who’s calling, even if the number isn’t saved in your phone. How? Simple. Yahoo Mail uses contact information from your emails. If you’re like most of our users, you have at least 200 phone numbers sitting in your email. Now, your contact’s name will surface with the call; and Yahoo Mail will update names in your call history or when you dial. Mystery solved.
To enable this feature on your iPhone (iOS 10 and above), simply go to Settings > Phone > Call Blocking & Identification, toggle the switch for Yahoo Mail, and voilà!
Access your mobile photos instantly on your desktop.
With the new photo upload feature, we’re bridging the gap between your phone and desktop to make photo sharing seamless. Once the feature is enabled, your recent camera roll photos will be instantly available when accessing your Yahoo Mail account on desktop. You’ll also be able to search your mobile photos easily in the sidebar thanks to Yahoo’s image recognition technology. For example: searching for “beach”, “ocean”, or “snow” will pull up relevant photos from your recent trips.
We know you’re going to love this new feature! Here’s how to enable it: Just open the Yahoo Mail app on iOS or Android, go to Settings > Photo upload, and tap the “Upload photos” toggle.
And don’t worry – these photos are only visible to you and the people you decide to send them to. Additionally, you can remove any photo directly from Yahoo Mail without affecting your camera roll. Have questions? Check out this FAQ.
Consider for a moment that our inboxes have become a place where all of our life’s details are captured and stored. With smarter contacts and better photo-sharing, we’re helping you take full advantage of your inbox!
Make sure to update your Yahoo Mail app in in the App Store (iOS 4.13) and Google Play (Android 5.13) to enjoy these features today.
2016 is coming to a close, and with the hustle and bustle of the end of the year, you may have forgotten to send out a few holiday cards. But before you start panicking, we’re here to tell you that there’s still time to spread festive cheer with online holiday cards with Yahoo Mail.
While you’re rushing to your phone or computer, keep in mind these tips for crafting the perfect online holiday card.
You’re already late, so make sure your holiday card is extra festive
Sure, your grandma may be wondering why you waited until December 20th to wish her a happy holidays, but when she sees the beautiful stationery you’ve added to your email, any ounce of annoyance will disappear.
With our holiday-themed stationery, add instant flare that’s sure to give your loved ones warm and fuzzy feelings. Choose from several of our limited-edition wintery designs, or surprise them with an even more unique touch: bring your email to life when it’s snowing inside your email.
Say more without words
When sending the perfect online holiday card, the content of your message is just as important as the design it comes in, and what better way to spread instant holiday cheer than through the right GIF?
Yahoo Mail’s got you covered in this department with our carefully curated GIFs, courtesy of Tumblr. When you’re composing your message, simply click on the attachment icon and choose “insert animated GIFs.” From there, search by keyword or browse categories like “Love” or “Cheers,” tap on the GIF you like best, and instantly add it to your message.
Finally, don’t forget to add the perfect personal touch
Chances are you don’t get to see all of your friends and family on a regular basis, so the holiday card is the perfect time to send them recent photos of yourself that they’ll cherish all year long.
With Yahoo Mail, images are incredibly easy to add directly into your email. On mobile, just click the (+) in the bottom right hand corner and add your photo in line.
Now that you know how to craft the perfect online holiday card, go forth and brighten someone’s inbox.
Have you ever longed for an easier way to compose an email without having to open your Yahoo Mail app? Or wanted the ability to quickly share someone’s contact info? With the latest updates to Yahoo Mail for Android, we’re bringing you these features and more.
Available on Android Nougat 7.1 and above:
App shortcuts: Long press on the Yahoo Mail icon on your homescreen to complete several actions, including compose a new message, set a reminder for yourself and search your inbox, without opening the app. You can also easily create shortcut widgets that live on your homescreen for easy access to these actions.
Add images directly from the keyboard: In addition to the built-in attachment and GIF chooser, now you can add GIFs and stickers to emails directly from the latest Google Keyboard. Simply press the “smiley” button on the keyboard, click “GIF” and choose your favorite. Note: Android Nougat 7.1 or later is required.
Round icon support: Our latest Android update also supports devices that display round icons by default. So for example if you’re using a Google Pixel, the Yahoo Mail icon will be beautifully round, rather than the “oh-so last week” square.
Available on Android KitKat and above:
Share contact cards: Want to quickly share someone’s contact information? Just go to the contact card, and at the top choose “Share” to share the contact as a Card attachment via any app you’d like, or “Copy to clipboard” to then paste it anywhere. If you prefer to copy just a single email address or phone number, simply long-press that bit of information.
These new features are available today so be sure to update your Yahoo Mail app in the Play Store (version 5.11). As always, we’d love to hear your feedback – just go to Settings and tap “Send Feedback.”
If you have more than one email account, keeping all of your contacts in one place can be challenging. Starting today, Yahoo Mail on desktop can import contacts from hundreds of email providers, including Comcast, iCloud, AOL and Mail.ru. Previously, we supported importing from Facebook, Gmail and Outlook, or even your second Yahoo account. Managing your contacts has never been easier!
A richer search and compose experience
Now import your contacts to move all contact information directly to Yahoo Mail from another email account. So the next time you search for friends whom you often email from a different account, Yahoo Mail will auto-fill their contact details. Or when you type their name in the compose window, Yahoo Mail will auto-suggest their contact card.
To import contacts from your other email accounts, simply go to the contacts tab in Yahoo Mail, click ‘Import contacts’ and select ‘Another email address.’ Once you provide the credentials for the other account, Yahoo Mail will automatically upload your contacts’ email addresses and phone numbers copying them into your Yahoo Mail address book.
A contact card that’s faster to find
We’ll also surface their contact information in a contact card in the upper right hand of your screen when you open an email. This will make it easy to quickly see someone’s phone number or search for emails from only that sender.
Enjoy this update on desktop today, courtesy of our partnership with ShuttleCloud! And to send us feedback – just go to ‘Settings’ and click ‘Send Feedback’.
We know that each Yahoo Mail user is an individual, so we’re excited to announce new features for iOS, Android and desktop that allow you to have a more personalized inbox experience.
Check out what’s new, and start enjoying a better Mail experience today.
Notifications for emails you want to see: Wading through all the emails you receive, from businesses to friends, to get to those from the people you care about most can be difficult. And up until now, you only had the option to receive email notifications for everyone (or no-one). Starting today, you can turn on people-only notifications on iOS, Android and desktop so important emails from friends and family don’t get buried in your inbox. Now, you’ll only get homescreen notifications for emails from people, not for promotions or newsletters.
To enable on iOS and Android, go to settings, tap notifications, and enable the option for just people. To do the same on desktop, go to settings, tap viewing email, and enable desktop notifications for emails from people.
Quick actions: Last week, we announced the ability to take more action, right from your homescreen, on the Android app. Now iOS users can enjoy some of the same updates. Customize your notification swipe actions so you can delete, star, archive and more right from the notifications on your homescreen
Email preview (iOS only): We heard from many of you that you wanted control over how much of an email you see when you receive a push notification. Now, you can set your notifications to show you the full email or adjust it so you only see the first few lines. To disable email preview, go to your settings, tap notifications, then under notification options disable “show previews.”
The new features are available for iOS (iOS version 4.9) and Android (Android version 5.10) today. Be sure to update your Yahoo Mail app to check them out, and as always, we’d love to hear your feedback – just go to Settings and tap “Send Feedback.”
Regularly updating your Yahoo Mail app is incredibly important, so you can enjoy the latest and greatest features we release – we launched iOS10 support a few weeks ago and Android Nougat updates last week. We’re regularly rolling out improvements that you don’t want to miss, and most importantly, we’re constantly improving performance and stability. If your app stops suddenly or seems slow, most likely there’s already a newer version available for download that has a fix for you.
#ProTip
You might be wondering how often you should be updating your app, or how you would know that the next update is available for download? Try setting up automatic app updates!
iOS users, go into the “Settings” app, tap on “iTunes & App Stores,” and scroll down until you see “Automatic Downloads.” From there, slide the toggle for “Apps” and “Updates” on.
Android users, open the Play Store app and click the menu on the left-hand side. Open the settings, and scroll to “Auto-update apps.” From there, you’ll have the option to turn on automatic updates!
If you want to update your Yahoo Mail app manually, no problem. On iOS, simply go to the App Store on your phone, click on the “Updates” tab in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, and click the “Update” button next to the Yahoo Mail app icon.
On Android, head to the Play Store and hit the menu button (three square dots) at the top right-hand corner of your screen. Then, click on “My Apps” and hit the “Update” button next to Yahoo Mail.
Say hello to new features, speed and stability – update your Yahoo Mail app on iOS & Android today!
Halloween is right around the corner! While we know carving pumpkins and choosing a costume are all part of the celebrations, get even more spirited by picking out the perfect GIF and Halloween-themed stationery in Yahoo Mail. Check out our tips below on how to add the perfect Halloween flair to emails when saying “BOO!” to friends and family.
How to Add and Choose the Perfect GIF
To access GIFs on both desktop and mobile, click on the “+” button in the compose window, tap on the GIF icon, and browse top-trending animated GIFs around the world, courtesy of Tumblr. To add a GIF directly into your email, simply tap on the one you like.
Pro tip: you can add more than one GIF to an email, just keep tapping away on your favorites!
Finding the spookiest GIFs to add to your email is easy. Simply use the search bar on your mobile device to search for terms including “pumpkin,” “halloween,” “boo” and more!
Pro tip: Halloween isn’t the only holiday or topic we offer themed GIFs for. Search for any term that interests you (i.e.: “birthday,” “Thanksgiving,” “Hanukkah” and more). You can also select from our curated categories such as Love, LOL, Cute, Cheers, Fail, or Happy.
How to Add and Choose the Right Stationery
Stationery in Yahoo Mail instantly adds a fun and personal touch when reaching out to friends and family.
To find stationery on desktop, click on the flower stamp button, located in the toolbar of the compose window on both desktop and mobile. If you’re on iOS, click the “+” then tap the heart folder icon.
From there, browse the latest holiday-themed designs—did someone say trick or treat?—as well as the rest of our carefully curated themes, courtesy of Paperless Post. You’ll find a design for every occasion, whether it’s birthday, seasonal, and more.
Whether you’re sending out holiday ecards, invitations to your Halloween bash, or simply saying “hello,” we hope this Tips for Tuesday makes adding that special touch to your emails a breeze.
We’re excited to introduce the latest Yahoo Mail update. It’s fully compatible with Android Nougat, cutting out extra steps and making multitasking a breeze.
Multi-Window View: With this new feature, you can use Yahoo Mail side-by-side with other apps. Now when you’re composing an email in Mail, you can reference your Yahoo Fantasy line up, the article you just read, and more, all without having to switch between apps.
Quick Actions: Take more action, right from your homescreen. Now, directly reply to a message right from a notification, without having to open the app. You can also now quickly view and dismiss bundled notifications, or depending on your custom swipe settings, archive, delete, star, and more on each notification individually.
The new features are available today, so be sure to update your Yahoo Mail app from the Play Store to the latest version (5.10), and make sure your phone is upgraded to Android Nougat.
As always, we’d love to hear your feedback – just go to Settings and tap “Send Feedback.”
