From 4f2f0f6b652422bb021f1a49570d1ef383166832 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: M66B Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:11:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ --- FAQ.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------- index.html | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index b9e4d4a93d..99664ca233 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -3590,22 +3590,25 @@ So, try to disable all VPN based apps or allow this address. 🌎 [Google Translate](https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fm66b.github.io%2FFairEmail%2F%23faq88) -The preferred way to set up a Yahoo account is by using the quick setup wizard, -which will use OAuth instead of a password and is therefore safer (and easier as well). +A Yahoo account can only be configured using the quick setup wizard (=OAuth). +Yahoo no longer allows users to log in using just an (app) password to access email. -To authorize a Yahoo/AT&T, AOL, or Sky account you need to use an app password instead of your normal account password. -For instructions about how to create an app password, please see here: +~~The preferred way to set up a Yahoo account is by using the quick setup wizard,~~ +~~which will use OAuth instead of a password and is therefore safer (and easier as well).~~ -* [for Yahoo/AT&T](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-third-party-passwords-sln15241.html) -* [for AOL](https://help.aol.com/articles/Create-and-manage-app-password) ~~**Important**: app password generation is broken, [frustrating many people](https://aol.uservoice.com/forums/912886-aol-mail/suggestions/45235399-i-wanted-to-generate-a-third-party-app-password-bu) because this means you can use the AOL app and the browser only.~~ -* [for Sky](https://www.sky.com/help/articles/getting-started-with-sky-yahoo-mail) (under *Other email apps*) +~~To authorize a Yahoo/AT&T, AOL, or Sky account you need to use an app password instead of your normal account password.~~ +~~For instructions about how to create an app password, please see here:~~ + +* ~~[for Yahoo/AT&T](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-third-party-passwords-sln15241.html)~~ +* ~~[for AOL](https://help.aol.com/articles/Create-and-manage-app-password)~~ ~~**Important**: app password generation is broken, [frustrating many people](https://aol.uservoice.com/forums/912886-aol-mail/suggestions/45235399-i-wanted-to-generate-a-third-party-app-password-bu) because this means you can use the AOL app and the browser only.~~ +* ~~[for Sky](https://www.sky.com/help/articles/getting-started-with-sky-yahoo-mail) (under *Other email apps*)~~ Please see [this FAQ](#faq111) about OAuth support. -Note that Yahoo, AOL, and Sky do not support standard push messages. -The Yahoo email app uses a proprietary, undocumented protocol for push messages. +~~Note that Yahoo, AOL, and Sky do not support standard push messages.~~ +~~The Yahoo email app uses a proprietary, undocumented protocol for push messages.~~ -Push messages require [IMAP IDLE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP_IDLE) and the Yahoo email server does not report IDLE as capability: +~~Push messages require [IMAP IDLE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP_IDLE) and the Yahoo email server does not report IDLE as capability:~~ ``` Y1 CAPABILITY @@ -3613,6 +3616,16 @@ Y1 CAPABILITY Y1 OK CAPABILITY completed ``` +Retrieving new email when there are **more than 10,000 messages** in the inbox does not work properly. +This is due to a limitation of the Yahoo mail server that is unique to Yahoo. +In this case, changing the IMAP server address may help. + +Please see [this Yahoo help article](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/download-email-yahoo-mail-third-party-sln28681.html) for details. + +In short: + +Navigation menu (left side menu) ⟶ "Settings" ⟶ "Manual setup and account options" ⟶ "Accounts" ⟶ tap the account ⟶ tap "Advanced" ⟶ change the host name to *export.imap.mail.yahoo.com* +
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(88) How can I use a Yahoo/AT&T, AOL or Sky account?

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The preferred way to set up a Yahoo account is by using the quick setup wizard, which will use OAuth instead of a password and is therefore safer (and easier as well).

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To authorize a Yahoo/AT&T, AOL, or Sky account you need to use an app password instead of your normal account password. For instructions about how to create an app password, please see here:

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A Yahoo account can only be configured using the quick setup wizard (=OAuth). Yahoo no longer allows users to log in using just an (app) password to access email.

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The preferred way to set up a Yahoo account is by using the quick setup wizard, which will use OAuth instead of a password and is therefore safer (and easier as well).

+

To authorize a Yahoo/AT&T, AOL, or Sky account you need to use an app password instead of your normal account password. For instructions about how to create an app password, please see here:

Please see this FAQ about OAuth support.

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Note that Yahoo, AOL, and Sky do not support standard push messages. The Yahoo email app uses a proprietary, undocumented protocol for push messages.

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Push messages require IMAP IDLE and the Yahoo email server does not report IDLE as capability:

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Note that Yahoo, AOL, and Sky do not support standard push messages. The Yahoo email app uses a proprietary, undocumented protocol for push messages.

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Push messages require IMAP IDLE and the Yahoo email server does not report IDLE as capability:

Y1 CAPABILITY
 * CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 ID MOVE NAMESPACE XYMHIGHESTMODSEQ UIDPLUS LITERAL+ CHILDREN X-MSG-EXT UNSELECT OBJECTID
 Y1 OK CAPABILITY completed
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Retrieving new email when there are more than 10,000 messages in the inbox does not work properly. This is due to a limitation of the Yahoo mail server that is unique to Yahoo. In this case, changing the IMAP server address may help.

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Please see this Yahoo help article for details.

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In short:

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Navigation menu (left side menu) ⟶ “Settings” ⟶ “Manual setup and account options” ⟶ “Accounts” ⟶ tap the account ⟶ tap “Advanced” ⟶ change the host name to export.imap.mail.yahoo.com


(89) How can I send plain text only messages?

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(147) What should I know about third party versions?

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You likely came here because you are using a third party build of FairEmail.

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There is only support on the latest Play store version, the latest GitHub release and the F-Droid build, but only if the version number of the F-Droid build is the same as the version number of the latest GitHub release.

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F-Droid builds irregularly, which can be problematic if there is an important update. Therefore you are advised to switch to the GitHub release. F-Droid isn’t as secure as you might think anyway, see here.

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You likely came here because you are using a third-party build of FairEmail.

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There is only support for the latest Play Store version and the latest GitHub release because those are the releases that can be built and released at any time.

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F-Droid builds irregularly, which can be problematic if there is an important update. Therefore, you are advised to switch to the GitHub release. F-Droid isn’t as secure as you might think anyway, see here.

Note that developers have no control over F-Droid builds and the F-Droid infrastructure (apps, forums, etc.).

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OAuth access is available only for Play Store and Github releases because email providers permitted the use of OAuth for these releases only. The responsible for a release, for the F-Droid build this is the F-Droid organization, needs to ask for OAuth permissions, which mostly involves signing a contract with binding terms and conditions, often with the clause that the use of OAuth is exclusive.

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Note that you’ll need to uninstall the F-Droid build first before you can install a GitHub release because Android refuses to install (“App was not installed”) the same app with a different signature for security reasons.

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OAuth access is available only for Play Store and GitHub releases because email providers permitted the use of OAuth for these releases only. The responsible for a release, for the F-Droid build, this is the F-Droid organization, needs to ask for OAuth permissions, which mostly involves signing a contract with binding terms and conditions, often with the clause that the use of OAuth is exclusive.

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Note that you’ll need to uninstall the F-Droid build first before you can install a GitHub release because Android refuses to install (“App was not installed”, etc.) the same app with a different signature for security reasons.

At the start of 2024, the Play Store app started to update all apps, including apps not installed via the Play Store. Since the F-Droid build is signed by the F-Droid organization, which basically means the F-Droid build is another app, updating the F-Droid build will fail. Unfortunately, there is no way to resolve this.

Note that the GitHub version will automatically check for updates. When desired, this can be turned off in the miscellaneous settings.

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Please see here for all download option and see here for the differences between the different release types.

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Please see here for all download options and see here for the differences between the different release types.

If you have a problem with the F-Droid build, please check if there is a newer GitHub version first.

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You can see the source of the app in About of the navigation menu (left side menu), either Play store, GitHub, F-Droid, or ? (for example in the case of a custom build).

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IzzyOnDroid hosts the GitHub release of the app. Aurora Store hosts the Play store version of the app, even though the Aurora Store app was downloaded from F-Droid.

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You can see the source of the app in About of the navigation menu (left side menu), either Play Store, GitHub, F-Droid, or ? (for example, in the case of a custom build).

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IzzyOnDroid hosts the GitHub release of the app. Aurora Store hosts the Play Store version of the app, even though the Aurora Store app was downloaded from F-Droid.

Please see here why reproducible F-Droid builds are not an option. Instead, you can check the integrity of an APK file produced by a GitHub workflow, see here on how.


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