How to Secure your Yahoomail Account with Yahoo Account Key

How to Secure your Yahoomail Account with Yahoo Account Key

Set up Yahoo Account Key for Beginners – Remembering and managing multiple passwords on yahoo mail could be very tiring especially when you run different yahoo mail accounts on your PC, smart phone and tablet simultaneously. But with Yahoo Account Key you can skip using a password to sign in. Yahoo account key works like this; once it is enabled, Yahoo will send out a notification to any device of your choice and all you will need to do is to approve it. Yahoo account key restricts access to your device so that no one else gains access to the account. So in this article, we are going to talk about;

  • How to Set up Yahoo Account Key.
  • Sign in with Yahoo Account Key.
  • How to manage devices and disable the Account Key.

How to turn on Account Key from a web browser (firefox, internet explorer, etc):

  • To get started you should install the latest version of the Yahoo Mail app. You can download and install this app from the google play store by Clicking Here. For your iphone or ipad, Click Here.
  • When you are done downloading and installing the yahoo mail app, you should sign in with your yahoomail account details
  • If you are using a web browser from your PC, sign into your Account Info page here (https://login.yahoo.com/)
  • If you are using a smartphone tap on the Menu icon, then tap Account Info, then tap the Menu icon again.
  • Tap on Account security.
  • Tap on “see how it works”
  • Select the device and app you want to be notified on
  • Then select “Yes,send me a notification”.
  • A notification will be sent to the app you selected.
  • Now tap on the “Approved icon”.
  • On your web browser, click on “Always us Yahoo Account Key”.
  • Verify and Confirm your mobile phone number.

Take note: your mobile number will be used to reconnect to your account if you loose access to your device

How to turn on Account Key from your Android or iOS device:

  • Download and install the latest version of the Yahoo Mail app.
  • Sign into your yahoomail account.
  • Tap on the “Menu Icon”.
  • Tap on the “Account Key Icon”.
  • Tap on “Set up Account Key”.
  • Select the “Approve” icon.
  • Tap on “Got it”.
  • Select “Enable Account Key”.
  • Tap “Great, got it”.

How to Sign in with Yahoo Account Key

As soon as you have have set up your yahoo account key, you will never have need of using a password again. All you will need to do is to approve or deny login access with the tap of your finger. And this is how you do it;

  • On your web browser, sign into your yahoo account page
  • Fill in your Username and click on “Next”
  • A notification will immediately be sent to your “Account Key” enabled device.
  • Get on your device and open the app and click on the “Account Key” icon found by your account name and tap on the “Approve” icon.
  • As soon as you do so, you will be required to either enter or tap on a verification code to confirm the process.

How to Manage your devices with Yahoo Account Key

  • To Manage your account Key from a web browser:
  • Sign into your Account login page.
  • If you are using a smartphone tap the Menu icon, then tap Account Info, then tap the Menu icon again.
  • Select “Account security”.
  • Click on “Manage” when you get to “Yahoo Account Key.”
  • You can turn on or off of any device you want by clicking on the toggle to the right of the device.
  • You can also switch back to using passwords by clicking on “Disable Account Key”.

How to Manage Yahoo Account Key from an Android or iOS app:

  • If you have yahoo mail app installed in your device, tap on the “Menu” icon.
  • Tap on the “Account Key” icon.
  • Select “Manage Account Key”.
  • You can turn on or off of any device you want by clicking on the toggle to the right of the device.
  • You can also switch back to using passwords by clicking on “Disable Account Key”

If you have any problems with using your Yahoo Account Key, feel free to talk to us via the comment area below. Thank you.

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