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* Outlook / Live / Hotmail, see [question 14](#user-content-faq14) * Outlook / Live / Hotmail, see [question 14](#user-content-faq14)
* Office365, see [question 14](#user-content-faq156) * Office365, see [question 14](#user-content-faq156)
* Microsoft Exchange, see [question 8](#user-content-faq8) * Microsoft Exchange, see [question 8](#user-content-faq8)
* Yahoo!, see [question 88](#user-content-faq88) * Yahoo! and Sky, see [question 88](#user-content-faq88)
* Apple iCloud, see [question 148](#user-content-faq148) * Apple iCloud, see [question 148](#user-content-faq148)
* Free.fr, see [question 157](#user-content-faq157) * Free.fr, see [question 157](#user-content-faq157)
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* [(85) Why is an identity not available?](#user-content-faq85) * [(85) Why is an identity not available?](#user-content-faq85)
* [~~(86) What are 'extra privacy features'?~~](#user-content-faq86) * [~~(86) What are 'extra privacy features'?~~](#user-content-faq86)
* [(87) What does 'invalid credentials' mean?](#user-content-faq87) * [(87) What does 'invalid credentials' mean?](#user-content-faq87)
* [(88) How can I use a Yahoo! account?](#user-content-faq88) * [(88) How can I use a Yahoo! or Sky account?](#user-content-faq88)
* [(89) How can I send plain text only messages?](#user-content-faq89) * [(89) How can I send plain text only messages?](#user-content-faq89)
* [(90) Why are some texts linked while not being a link?](#user-content-faq90) * [(90) Why are some texts linked while not being a link?](#user-content-faq90)
* [~~(91) Can you add periodical synchronization to save battery power?~~](#user-content-faq91) * [~~(91) Can you add periodical synchronization to save battery power?~~](#user-content-faq91)
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<a name="faq88"></a> <a name="faq88"></a>
**(88) How can I use a Yahoo! account?** **(88) How can I use a Yahoo! or Sky account?**
To authorize a Yahoo! account you will need to create a third-party app password. To authorize a Yahoo! or Sky account you will need to create an app password.
Please see [here](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-third-party-passwords-sln15241.html) for the instructions. For instructions, please see here:
* [for Yahoo!](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-third-party-passwords-sln15241.html)
* [for Sky](https://www.sky.com/help/articles/getting-started-with-sky-yahoo-mail) (under *Other email apps*)
Please see [this FAQ](#user-content-faq111) about OAuth support. Please see [this FAQ](#user-content-faq111) about OAuth support.
Note that Yahoo! does not standard support push messages. Note that Yahoo! and Sky do not support standard push messages.
The Yahoo! email app uses a proprietary, undocumented protocol for 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:

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name="Sky.com" name="Sky.com"
appPassword="true" appPassword="true"
domain="sky\\.com" domain="sky\\.com"
link="https://www.sky.com/help/articles/getting-started-with-sky-yahoo-mail"> link="https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/blob/master/FAQ.md#user-content-faq88">
<imap <imap
host="imap.tools.sky.com" host="imap.tools.sky.com"
port="993" port="993"