iPhone 4 Yahoo mail problem

Sgt93 · Aug 5, 2010, 09:58 PM

On my 3G the mail would push just fine. I cannot get yahoo email to push at all on the 4. I have to manually search for it. What gives?

Rayfire · Aug 5, 2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgt93

On my 3G the mail would push just fine. I cannot get yahoo email to push at all on the 4. I have to manually search for it. What gives?

Same here. I've been using Gmail because Yahoo email won't "push" anymore, really hoping they'd fix it (either Yahoo or Apple).

countrydweller · Aug 5, 2010, 10:08 PM

Same here, had to inform people to use my gmail account.

animatedude · Aug 5, 2010, 11:20 PM

what do you mean "push"?

tastychicken · Aug 5, 2010, 11:47 PM

I have the same issue with mine also. It used to work with my 3G also but not with my 4.

JayLenochiniMac · Aug 6, 2010, 12:14 AM

Make sure fetch isn't set to "manual" (use check every 15 minutes) even if you have push on, then reboot the phone.

MadMacxxx · Aug 6, 2010, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JayLenochiniMac

Make sure fetch isn't set to "manual" (use check every 15 minutes) even if you have push on, then reboot the phone.

Why should that matter? The issue is with push, and fetching is only when push is off or unavailable. Even if push is failing and fetch is making up for it by fetching data every 15, 30, or 60 minutes, the point is that push isn't working properly. I want my mail delivered instantly, via push.

Rayfire · Aug 6, 2010, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by animatedude

what do you mean "push"?

Basially Yahoo email users on iPhone 4 (on my end) don't get notified right away if they had a new incoming email, unlike before. Now we have to manually check our inbox, by tapping the Mail app, for new incoming emails. Before this was done flawlessly, emails were just "pushed" instantly, not manually fetched even though the setting for Yahoo was on push.

JayLenochiniMac · Aug 6, 2010, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMacxxx

Why should that matter? The issue is with push, and fetching is only when push is off or unavailable. Even if push is failing and fetch is making up for it by fetching data every 15, 30, or 60 minutes, the point is that push isn't working properly. I want my mail delivered instantly, via push.

It's a known bug within Yahoo that causes mail not to work when it's set to "manual." I wanted to confirm that it's not the source of the problem.

Also, go to Settings > Mail > Fetch New Data > Advanced and ensure it's set to Push.

orpheus1120 · Aug 6, 2010, 01:51 AM

This problem existed ever since the original iPhone 2G was introduced. Steve Jobs mentioned in his keynote that Yahoo mail has push mail integrated but never worked in reality. I have yet to receive a push from my yahoo mail ever.

You can try third party apps that provide push notifications for yahoo mail. But the only one I know of is IM+. Even the most versatile mail pusher app like Mail Notifier doesn't provide Yahoo mail push. There ought to be a technical reason for the exclusion.

MadMacxxx · Aug 6, 2010, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JayLenochiniMac

It's a known bug within Yahoo that causes mail not to work when it's set to "manual." I wanted to confirm that it's not the source of the problem.

Also, go to Settings > Mail > Fetch New Data > Advanced and ensure it's set to Push.

I see, I changed it to 15. Hours later I checked my desktop and noticed 3 emails. No notification on my iphone. They appeared after manually checking the app.

Sgt93 · Aug 6, 2010, 05:37 AM

I received push mail on my 3G. I rarely had a problem and the mail was as reliable as MobileMe. There is an issue with the 4 and yahoo for sure. I hope it gets fixed.

krayziekray · Aug 6, 2010, 05:41 AM

This problem has been around for a long time. I had this problem when I first got my 3G and then after a couple of months it started working again. Now for the last 2 months I have had this problem (with my 3G), and it is now continuing with my iPhone 4 ... I don't think it's an Apple problem, but rather Yahoos server issue.

Rahstyles · Aug 6, 2010, 05:48 AM

WAit what?? Gmail has push mail now?

TroyBoy30 · Aug 6, 2010, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Rayfire

Basially Yahoo email users on iPhone 4 (on my end) don't get notified right away if they had a new incoming email, unlike before. Now we have to manually check our inbox, by tapping the Mail app, for new incoming emails. Before this was done flawlessly, emails were just "pushed" instantly, not manually fetched even though the setting for Yahoo was on push.

strange because i have yahoo emails come through even though I have it set to manual with push off. If i want to check email, i'll check it. I don't want mine to push or fetch but it does it anyway!

jwilson25 · Aug 6, 2010, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TroyBoy30

strange because i have yahoo emails come through even though I have it set to manual with push off. If i want to check email, i'll check it. I don't want mine to push or fetch but it does it anyway!

Same issue I have with mine as well.

BigKyle · Aug 6, 2010, 07:46 AM

what i have noticed is when the mail.app is "running" in my "task bar" thing for multi tasking, it doesnt push, but if i make sure its closed out of there when im done in the app i get the push mail just fine...

its weird

Sgt93 · Aug 6, 2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMacxxx

I see, I changed it to 15. Hours later I checked my desktop and noticed 3 emails. No notification on my iphone. They appeared after manually checking the app.

Yeah, it is not a simple settings issue. I have tried it all.

Ding.Dong · Aug 6, 2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by krayziekray

This problem has been around for a long time. I had this problem when I first got my 3G and then after a couple of months it started working again. Now for the last 2 months I have had this problem (with my 3G), and it is now continuing with my iPhone 4 ... I don't think it's an Apple problem, but rather Yahoos server issue.

I agree. I've had a Yahoo email account on three different iPhones since 2007, and it's never reliably pushed. Sometimes it pushes and sometimes it doesn't. At first, Yahoo was the only push email for the iPhone, so I wasn't sure if the problem was on Apple or Yahoo's end. Now that there's other push options that all seem to work well, it's obvious that the problem is with Yahoo's servers.

orangecrushv · Aug 16, 2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BigKyle

what i have noticed is when the mail.app is "running" in my "task bar" thing for multi tasking, it doesnt push, but if i make sure its closed out of there when im done in the app i get the push mail just fine...

its weird

I just wanted to thank you for this suggestion. It cleared up my push issues too...

Sgt93 · Aug 16, 2010, 12:01 PM

What does the mail.app symbol look like? How so I turn it off to ensure push works?

pbateman · Aug 16, 2010, 12:07 PM

I think its an iOS issue cos since I upgraded to 4.0 and later my push has not been working properly on my 3G. It used to work just fine before upgrading to iOS4

toss002 · Aug 16, 2010, 12:30 PM

I 'had' the same issue coming from iPhone 3G--'restoring' from its data. But I tried the following and I have had NO problem since (knock on wood):

In the settings, try "reset" (the first one, the one that doesn't erase anything).

Sgt93 · Aug 16, 2010, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by toss002

I 'had' the same issue coming from iPhone 3G--'restoring' from its data. But I tried the following and I have had NO problem since (knock on wood):

In the settings, try "reset" (the first one, the one that doesn't erase anything).

The first "reset" under "General" in "Settings"?

toss002 · Aug 16, 2010, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgt93

The first "reset" under "General" in "Settings"?

Yes....

Aug 5, 2010, 09:58 PM	#1
Sgt93 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Illinois	iPhone 4 Yahoo mail problem On my 3G the mail would push just fine. I cannot get yahoo email to push at all on the 4. I have to manually search for it. What gives? __________________ -Mid 09 MacBook Pro 13.3" 8 GB Crucial Ram 2.53 GHz WD Scorpio Black 750 GB HD (FAILED) Crucial M4 512GB (installed) iPhone 5 32GB Twitter & Instagram: @SSgt93
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Aug 5, 2010, 10:08 PM	#3
countrydweller macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2009	Same here, had to inform people to use my gmail account. __________________ iPhone 4 32GB
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Aug 6, 2010, 12:14 AM	#6
JayLenochiniMac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Sanfrakota	Make sure fetch isn't set to "manual" (use check every 15 minutes) even if you have push on, then reboot the phone. __________________ Home iMac 27" 2.9GHz Intel Core i5 Work iMac 24" 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme Mobile iPad 2 & iPhone 5
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Aug 6, 2010, 05:37 AM	#12
Sgt93 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Illinois	I received push mail on my 3G. I rarely had a problem and the mail was as reliable as MobileMe. There is an issue with the 4 and yahoo for sure. I hope it gets fixed. __________________ -Mid 09 MacBook Pro 13.3" 8 GB Crucial Ram 2.53 GHz WD Scorpio Black 750 GB HD (FAILED) Crucial M4 512GB (installed) iPhone 5 32GB Twitter & Instagram: @SSgt93
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Aug 6, 2010, 05:41 AM	#13
krayziekray macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 127.0.0.1	This problem has been around for a long time. I had this problem when I first got my 3G and then after a couple of months it started working again. Now for the last 2 months I have had this problem (with my 3G), and it is now continuing with my iPhone 4 ... I don't think it's an Apple problem, but rather Yahoos server issue. __________________ Macbook (Blackbook) 2.2GHz, 4GB RAM, 160GB HDD Laptop - Windows 7 iPod 30GB (4th Gen) iPhone 3G 16GB (Black) - Stock OS ... What do you think???
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Aug 5, 2010, 11:20 PM	#4
animatedude macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2010	what do you mean "push"?
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Aug 5, 2010, 11:47 PM	#5
tastychicken macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008	I have the same issue with mine also. It used to work with my 3G also but not with my 4.
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Aug 6, 2010, 01:51 AM	#10
orpheus1120 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia	This problem existed ever since the original iPhone 2G was introduced. Steve Jobs mentioned in his keynote that Yahoo mail has push mail integrated but never worked in reality. I have yet to receive a push from my yahoo mail ever. You can try third party apps that provide push notifications for yahoo mail. But the only one I know of is IM+. Even the most versatile mail pusher app like Mail Notifier doesn't provide Yahoo mail push. There ought to be a technical reason for the exclusion.
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Aug 6, 2010, 05:48 AM	#14
Rahstyles macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2010	WAit what?? Gmail has push mail now?
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Aug 6, 2010, 07:46 AM	#17
BigKyle macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2009	what i have noticed is when the mail.app is "running" in my "task bar" thing for multi tasking, it doesnt push, but if i make sure its closed out of there when im done in the app i get the push mail just fine... its weird __________________ *Your Friendly Neighborhood Att Mobility Sales Rep* My statements and opinions are my own, and do not reflect those of my employer, AT&T Mobility. This is disclosed per FTC regulations
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Aug 16, 2010, 12:01 PM	#21
Sgt93 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Illinois	What does the mail.app symbol look like? How so I turn it off to ensure push works? __________________ -Mid 09 MacBook Pro 13.3" 8 GB Crucial Ram 2.53 GHz WD Scorpio Black 750 GB HD (FAILED) Crucial M4 512GB (installed) iPhone 5 32GB Twitter & Instagram: @SSgt93
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Aug 16, 2010, 12:07 PM	#22
pbateman macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2009	I think its an iOS issue cos since I upgraded to 4.0 and later my push has not been working properly on my 3G. It used to work just fine before upgrading to iOS4
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Aug 16, 2010, 12:30 PM	#23
toss002 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	I 'had' the same issue coming from iPhone 3G--'restoring' from its data. But I tried the following and I have had NO problem since (knock on wood): In the settings, try "reset" (the first one, the one that doesn't erase anything).
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