What is 2-Step Verification:
Yahoo’s two-step verification adds an extra layer of protection to your account. Turning this setting on forces you to verify your account using a mobile phone number anytime you log into your email on a new computer or device. Once you’ve verified your account on a device, you won’t have to verify again. This makes it harder to log into your email on other computers, thus protecting your account from online hackers or intruders.
To turn these settings off, you will need to be able to log into your email to open your settings. If you already have 2-step verification turned on and want to turn it off, be sure to use a computer you’ve already verified your account on. This will prevent issues if you don’t have access to your phone.
Trying to turn off 2-step and don’t have access to the phone?
If you can’t get to a device that you frequently use to log into your email and it’s forcing you to verify the account, in the same window asking for your code you’ll be provided the option to use one of your recovery options to verify instead. These will be whichever recovery options you’ve setup on the account that you would typically use to reset your password.
You can learn more about resetting your Yahoo password here:
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Disable (turn off) Yahoo 2-Step Verification:
- Begin by logging into your Yahoo account.
- In the top right-hand corner of the screen, click your account name and picture.
- From the drop down menu, under your name and email address will be ‘Account info. Click this.
- This will open a new window with various tabs on the left hand side. Find and select the ‘Account Security’ tab.
- Find the Two-step verification section toward the bottom of the window.
- Off to the right will be a toggle switch. Click this to switch off.
Note: To turn it back on you will have to add and verify the number to the account again.
Enable (turn on) Yahoo 2-Step Verification:
- Begin by logging into your Yahoo account.
- In the top right-hand corner of the screen, click your account name and picture.
- From the drop down menu, under your name and email address will be ‘Account info’. Click this.
- This will open a new window with various tabs on the left hand side. Find and select the ‘Account Security’ tab.
- Find the Two-step verification section toward the bottom of the window.
- Off to the right will be a toggle switch. Click this to switch on.
- You’ll then be asked to enter your mobile number. Enter the number and select how you would like to receive your code.
You’ll have the choice to send it as a phone call or a text message. - Once the code has been sent, the page will ask you to enter the verification code.
- Enter the code you were given and select ‘Verify’
Note: If you missed the code, you can select ‘Resend’. - This should give you a confirmation window saying ‘Success! You’ve enabled two-step verification’.
- The page will offer you to create set-and-forget passwords for other apps that don’t support 2-step. Some of those apps include iOS Mail applications and Outlook. To create passwords for these apps, select ‘Create app passwords’. If you don’t use these apps go ahead and select ‘Skip for now’ and 2-Step will now be enabled.
Note: Remember if you disable the setting , you will have to add and verify the number to the account again.
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