Yahoo email requesting to re-enter password often

[rolub]

OVer the past two days, i've been randomly getting a error that's telling me to re-enter my password to access yahoo email.  this is happening every few hours, about 8 times over the weekend.  I've looked through the settings and can't figure out how to correct this.  any help?

[rolub]

The specific message is:

Sign-in Error:

Need to update password account for: "user"@yahoo.com

[DC5_K20Z1]

I was just about to start a thread for this myself!

[DC5_K20Z1]

The same issue is happening on my charge and my wifes charge. This just started two days ago. I r entered our passwords and this still didn't fix it. Seems like it is an issue with their servers authentication process....hopefully they fix this soon. This is annoying

[kbrahm]

Same problem. I've even cleared the data from it and started over (and re-started the phone) a few times.

Annoying!

[ddmcc]

Adding my name to the list. I've got about 7 email accounts synched to my Charge. The challenges started about a week ago, but only once or twice associated with one or two account. Starting today all my accounts are demanding password re-entry every few hours. I'm about ready to return the blasted phone. I have no patience for this crap, not with the amount I pay for this service and phone. Desiree

[demmo86rt]

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Not sure if it's the same issue, but I grabbed this from here: http://androidforums.com/samsung-droid-charge/356613-stock-email-yahoo-not-working.html , something for you to try.

Hey Everyone...new here but I joined to give you all a solution to your problem! 
I have been having the same issues with my Droid Incredible since Sunday...I could send email but was not receiving any. SO frustrating!! I called my carrier (Verizon) and they couldn't figure it out, reset some servers, etc, and told me to call back today. I did, they were no help, told me to call Yahoo... No # to call Yahoo.

Anyways, this is what I did and I am up and running....

Don't worry about your phone, nothing is wrong with it. It's Yahoo.

Log onto your Yahoo mail account (through a home computer, rather than your phone). Access "My Account". I use the new updated Yahoo, so it appears in the upper left-hand corner where it says "Hello, [yourname]" Click Account.

Log in if necessary.

Scroll down and click "Set Language, site and time zone"

Change your location to one of four choices: Yahoo Singapore, Yahoo Hong Kong, Yahoo India or Yahoo UK. Save. 

Log out and then log back into your mail. 

Now in mail, click Options (drop down menu) and click either More Options or Mail Options, depending on what version of Yahoo you have. 

Click POP and forwarding from the left hand menu. Select the button that says "Allow email to be POPed"

Delete your account in Droid Mail and log back in. No need for manual set up, just let it do its thing. 

You should be good to go. So far its working for me. I will let you know if it stops again 😕

Also, this is specific to Yahoo mail, if you have a different email provider, obviously, this won't work.

[ddmcc]

Thanks for that suggestion. However, When I click my Yahoo account's POP & Forwarding, the only option I have is to upgrade to Mail Plus, which is $20yr. That means I'd be paying at least $100 a year just for simple email services. I don't think so. I'd rather drop Yahoo altogether.

[itisme1]

I get the same result...to "upgrade" to Yahoo Mail Plus for a mere $20.  NO thank you.  This is ridiculous, and obviously another way to try to choke us into paying more for a service that should continue to be free.

[DC5_K20Z1]

Yes it would be nice if this gets fixed quickly....2 or 3 days now is getting old!

[JPugh1129]

Has anyone have a problem with not even having any no internet service? I've got bars but no 3g or 4g indicator

[demmo86rt]

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JPugh1129 wrote:
Has anyone have a problem with not even having any no internet service? I've got bars but no 3g or 4g indicator

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ongoing issue today : http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-data-struggling-tonight

[itisme1]

I had that problem happen to me.  We went through the whole process or rebooting the phone, removing the battery, resetting the phone to which I lost all my information, etc.  Ultimately, it ended up that the problem was the SIM card.  I had to take my phone into the Verizon store and they just programmed a new SIM card and it magically began working again...just as quickly as it had stopped.

[ddmcc]

I might buy that it's the SIM card itself if it weren't for the fact that so many have reported having the same problem at the same time.

Although I suppose it is possible a recent software upgrade (from Yahoo, Verizon, Samsung, whoever) contained or didn't contain the code necessary to allow our particular SIM card versions to work the way it's supposed to.

[ddmcc]

While scared I'll put a jinx on things, it appears the problem may have been corrected. It's been a few hours and I haven't had to re-enter my password on one of my Yahoo email accounts.

Crossing various appendages for luck...

[JPugh1129]

This is driving me crazy

[marinsuz]

So, sounds like alot of us are having the same issue... but that no one has really found a cure.

Mine has done this since Friday, and once again this morning. 

I see some people are recommending deleting the Yahoo account from the email, my problem is... I can't seem to find a way to do that.  I can ADD an account, but I can't seem to find a way to DELETE a current one.

I went into my Yahoo (laptop pc) account and updated my phone number there, but it hasn't appeared to make any difference.

So, has anyone come up with a clearcut solution?    Can anyone provide information on the steps to delete my Yahoo account?

thanks

marinsuz

[rose252]

I have having the same issue both no 3 or 4 G network and yahoo constantly asking me to sign in over and over and over... sends me a notification on my droid charge like I got an email, but noooo it is the error sign in message...  gggeeeezzzz louise guys ... this is VERIZON and certainly much more knowledge here than in some other providers!

HELP US  OUT Please....

[rose252]

On top of that... they were calling me and texting to pay an $80 bill just friday the 14th... now this ???  I paid but get no data connection??

I will add  this is something android related because my son's IPHONE is not doing any of this and has no issues...  What is up Verizon????????????????????????????  

[ChristinaB_VZW]

Hi rose252!

Thanks for your posting and thanks to the community for your input.

It's your Yahoo email and it's important, I completely understand. I also use a Charge myself, but I am not having the issue you all are describing. However, I have completed some research and have some information for you. 

This issue does seem to be an issue with Yahoo, since there does not seem to be an issue with the other email providers. I have a workaround that has been provided by our Data Technical Support team. Below are the steps. 

1. Remove the account

2. Add an email account

3. Go to Other

4. Put in email address and password then click manual setup

5. Choose IMAP (leave all settings as they are and complete setup) 

Please try this and post back with your results. I hope this information is helpful!

[ddmcc]

Thanks so much Christina.

While I'm reluctant to say the problem is solved, I did re-add one of my yahoo account per your configuration instructions a couple of hours ago. So far, there've been no sign-in error messages.

I'm also pulling emails from that same account through K-9 and Yahoo for Mobile for purposes of comparison.

If I don't see any error messages between now and Monday, I will be thrilled!