How to Create a Second Yahoo Email Account: Web & Mobile

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Setting up and linking two Yahoo email addresses
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This wikiHow article teaches you how to add a second email address to your primary Yahoo account. With a secondary Yahoo ID, you can use the same inbox, while still managing other aspects of your accounts separately, or as you see fit. It's an easy and convenient way to further personalize your Yahoo experience. Note that you can use a computer or mobile phone to create your second email address, but you must use the Yahoo! Mail mobile app to link the new address with a preexisting one.

Quick Steps

  1. Tap the profile icon in the top left corner.
  2. Tap Add another mailbox .
  3. Tap Yahoo .
  4. Tap Create an account or choose an account you already have.
Method 1
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Using the Mobile App

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  1. Tap the Yahoo Mail app icon to open it. It is a white envelope against a purple background.
    • Download the app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store if you have not already.
  2. You'll see this icon at the top-left corner of the screen.
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  3. It's the first option on the menu. A list of mail providers will expand.
  4. It's toward the bottom of the list. You'll be taken to a Yahoo sign-in screen.
  5. It's the large oval button at the bottom of the sign-in page.
  6. Fill out the form to create a new Yahoo account.
    • Pay particular attention to the New Yahoo email field, as this will become your new secondary email.
    • Click Continue when you are ready.
  7. It's at the bottom of the screen.
  8. This prompts Yahoo to send you a text message containing the code you'll use to verify your account.
    • You can also tap Call me with a verification code if you rather not receive the code as a text.
  9. This code will be in the text message you receive from Yahoo. Once the code is verified, your new account will be ready to use.
  10. Now that you've created an account, you'll be prompted to sign in. Log in with your new username and password to link your new account to the Yahoo Mail app.
    • If you don't see the option to sign in, tap Yahoo first to bring it up.
    • Setting up a second email address this way allows you to create the account and link it to your previous one simultaneously.
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Using a Computer

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  1. Before we can link a new Yahoo email with our current one, we must create a new account !
  2. Once you have two Yahoo email accounts, follow these steps to link them within the same login. Here's how to get to your mailbox:
    • Click Mail in the upper-right corner of the page.
    • Enter your Yahoo email address and password if prompted.
    • If you've recently logged into Yahoo, you may not have to enter your email address and password.
  3. Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner of the page, and click on More Settings at the very bottom of the pop-up menu.
  4. It's in the menu on the left side of your screen.
  5. It is a large blue button under the Mailbox management menu.
  6. You can add a second email to your Yahoo Mail inbox from a variety of email providers, including Google, Outlook, Office 365, and AOL. We want to add a second Yahoo email, so click the Yahoo logo to continue.
  7. Type your second Yahoo email address (presumably the one you just created) into the given text field.
    • Click Next to continue.
  8. Once Yahoo recognizes your given email address, you will be prompted to sign into your account. Enter your password to continue.
    • Yahoo will guide you through a series of on screen prompts to allow access to your account. Click through each of these prompts to complete the pairing of your two Yahoo inboxes. [1]
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    Will it keep the emails from each address separate or lump them together?
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    "All emails sent to this second email address will go to the same inbox as your primary email account" - under Tips at the bottom of the page. If you want separate inboxes, just sign out of your current account and create a new email address from scratch. Then you can log into each account separately.
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    Why can't I set up a second email address with Yahoo?
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    This is because you may have used the same backup email/phone number when making your previous Yahoo account. You could just make another account, but using another service, such as Gmail, instead.
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    What if it does not give me the option for extra email?
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    See whether or not you can alter your name or birth date and start another account. It works in Gmail and GMX - which by the way allow you to use alternate ID's.
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      1. Go to https://www.yahoo.com .
      2. Click Mail .
      3. Click Settings .
      4. Click More Settings .
      5. Click Mailboxes .
      6. Click the arrow next to "Email alias."
      7. Click Add .
      8. Enter a new address and click Set up .

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