Getting the feature back requires paying for a premium account.
In a move that's sure to frustrate a lot of Yahoo Mail users, owner Verizon
has decided to remove the ability to automatically forward emails. The
decision affects anyone who uses a free Yahoo Mail account.
Credit: pcmag.com
In a move that's sure to frustrate a lot of Yahoo Mail users, owner Verizon
has decided to remove the ability to automatically forward emails. The
decision affects anyone who uses a free Yahoo Mail account.
As ZDNet reports, the removal of the feature happens on January 1, 2021. As the
Yahoo Mail FAQ explains, "If your free Yahoo Mail account is set up to
automatically forward emails to a third party inbox such as Gmail, those
emails will stop being delivered to the third party address on January 1,
2021. You’ll still be able to view your emails in your Yahoo mailbox through
your web browser at mail.yahoo.com or via the Yahoo Mail apps. Yahoo Mail
Pro subscribers will not be affected by this change."
As to why Verizon decided to implement this change, apparently it's to help
keep free accounts secure. The FAQ doesn't really explain how automatic
email forwarding hurts security and simply says, "We regularly evaluate our
products and services against current security standards and have decided to
remove this feature to help ensure free Yahoo Mail accounts remain secure.
The change will help us focus on building the best new features and
experiences for our Yahoo Mail users."
It will come as no surprise that you can get automatic email forwarding back
by choosing to pay for a Yahoo Mail Pro account. It costs $3.49 per month or
$34.99 per year. Alternatively, there's a $12 per year "Access + Forwarding"
option available. Signing up for the more expensive Pro account also gets
you the added benefits of no ads, faster performance, priority customer
support, and no email purging regardless of how long your account is
inactive.
Credit: pcmag.com
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