How to Add or Remove the Yahoo Account Recovery Method

Dec 14
23:15

2020

Tom Cruss

Tom Cruss

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This article describes the simple procedure on How to Add or Remove the Yahoo Account Recovery Method? Therefore, for Yahoo account users it is important to keep a valid mobile phone number or email address linked to their account.

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Steps to Add a Mobile Number or Email Address

On a web browser:

Sign in to your Yahoo Account Security page.

Hit on the Phone numbers or Email addresses recovery option.

Click on the ‘Add email or mobile no’ option.

Now,How to Add or Remove the Yahoo Account Recovery Method Articles give your new recovery info.

Hit on the ‘Add’ button.

Follow the on-screen instruction to confirm your new info.

On a Yahoo mobile Apps:

Sign in to your Yahoo Account.

Go to the upper-left, tap on your ‘Profile’ icon.

Hit on the ‘Manage accounts’, then ‘Account info’.

Tap on ‘Security Settings’.

Hit on Phone numbers or Email addresses.

Click on ‘Add email or mobile number’.

Follow the on-screen instruction and complete the verification of your new info.

Steps to Remove the Mobile Number or Email Address:

On a Web Browser:

Sign in to the Yahoo Account Security page.

Click on Phone numbers or Email addresses recovery methods.

Hit on the ‘Edit’ icon, next to the recovery option which you need to delete.

Hit on the Remove from my account option.

Complete the on-screen instruction to confirm the deletion.

On Yahoo Mobile Apps:

Sign in to the Yahoo Account.

Go to the upper-left, tap on your ‘Profile’ icon.

Hit on the ‘Manage accounts’, then ‘Account info’, and then ‘Security Settings’.

Tap on Phone numbers or Email addresses.

Tap the Edit icon next to the recovery option which you want to delete.

Click on Remove from my account.

Complete the on-screen instruction to confirm the deletion.

Done.