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Welcome to the new Yahoo Mail Desktop experience! This is a place for you to help shape the redesign. We review the most popular, feasible ideas from this forum to make positive changes to your Yahoo Mail.


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*Those asking about going back to the old version. Unfortunately, if you do not see the "Go Back" button you cannot go back. We really hope you'll try the new experience! Thanks!


WHAT'S NEW?
Search by Sender - Just hover over the sender's profile image and a spyglass icon will appear where you can search all emails by that sender.
Multi-Tasking Tabs - Like before, open an email in a new tab.
AI Summaries - Ability to disable. Go to Settings > AI Features > Toggle Off
Number of Total Messages - Hover over the Inbox Icon and you will see both total number of messages and unread.
Sender's Email Address - You don't have to open the message to see the sender's email address. Just hover over the sender's name from your Inbox.



COMING SOON!
Differentiate Unread v. Read - Better ways to see the difference.
Resize Images - Resize an image within the message.
Inbox Categories - Default to "All" category instead of always Priority.
Right Hand Column - Ability to minimize: Contacts, Starred, More (Currently for Yahoo Mail Plus subscribers)


TIPS:
Inbox Categories - You can go back to having just ONE Inbox. Go to Settings > Personalize Inbox.
Keep Folders Expanded - First expand left hand column by hovering on Inbox edge until you see Double Arrows. Then a drop down will show up next to Folders.
Bulk Delete - Click on a checkbox from your Inbox and a new checkbox will appear at the top. From there you can Select All and Delete All.
Sender's Email Address - You don't have to open the message to see the sender's email address. Just hover over the sender's name from your Inbox.
Dark Mode - Go to Settings > Appearance.




**Please do NOT post about Account, Password, Login issues here. It will be deleted. Please go to help.yahoo.com.




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  1. The "Drafts" icon no longer shows the number of active drafts

    In the old version I was able to see how many drafts were currently in the Drafts folder.

    This is no longer possible for some reason

    Please fix.

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  2. Arrow to view subfolders of subfolders no longer visible

    When the left side of the screen is expanded to show folders, if a subfolder name is too long, the drop-down arrow to show the subfolders under that folder is no longer visible. This is a new issue. Previously, the folder name would be truncated so that the arrow was always visible. Now, I can't access the subfolders of a subfolder unless I close the left-hand column, click on the icon for Folders, and choose the subfolder's subfolders through the pop-up box. Please fix this ASAP so that the drop-down arrows to access subfolders are again always visible.

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  3. Please go Back to the Old Inbox style

    The new email format is very jumbled, its very confusing

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  4. The new system is a real struggle.

    The new system is a real struggle.
    The old system displayed emails in date order - newest at the top. Simple and easy to use.
    The new system seems to have no order. Its hard to find the newest email. When you want to reply its hard to find the place to type.

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    Friendly reminder to always check your Settings. Yes, we introduced Inbox Categories to help organize your emails better, but we also understand that not everyone would need or want, therefore, you can disable it under your Settings and go back to having just one Inbox.

  5. The new sub-topics

    I really dislike the new headings, All, Primary, etc. It just makes it more complicated than it needs to be. The old format was much better, where everything came into either the inbox or spam box. Again, I do not see this as any kind of improvement.

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    Friendly reminder to always check your Settings. Yes, we introduced Inbox Categories to help organize your emails better, but we also understand that not everyone would need or want, therefore, you can disable it under your Settings and go back to having just one Inbox.

  6. new e-mail looks is completely unclear.

    new e-mail looks is completely unclear. Now I had miss a lot of important information due to unclear and The appearance is unreadable. There's very little difference between read and new messages. The font is too large.

    Unfortunately, I can't revert to the old email layout. I switched to the new layout due to unclear instructions from Yahoo. The messages are completely chaotic. I'm considering canceling your service after almost 30 years.

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to disable Inbox Categories: All, Priority, etc. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks.

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to expand and keep folders expanded. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks!


  8. Return to old yahoo mail

    I don't like the new layout and I don't like the categories. You make assumptions on what my priorities are. I can sort my own e-mails and move them to folders the way I want.

    The format and layout were better in the old version. At least you changed it so AI summaries can be disable because they was the biggest waste of development time and space.

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to disable Inbox Categories: All, Priority, etc. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks.

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  10. Default to all

    Right now when i log into yahoo mail, the default listing is "Primary".

    I can select the mail view to be "all", "Primary", "Offers", "Social", and "Newsletters"

    I would like to set my default dashboard to "All" upon log in and filter from there as I see fit.

    Also, Don't ever put AI summaries in an email I open. I scored really high on comprehension and your AI didn't.

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to disable Inbox Categories: All, Priority, etc. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks.

  11. the new UI for yahoo email is s basic and hard to read. CLassic mail even with ads is easier to use and better organized

    Yahoo mail seems to default to another category instead of seeing all. The starred email column on the right is very distracting. Go back to the classic look. it is so much better or make it more similar. I would pay for that version. I hate the new UI in yahoo email

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to disable Inbox Categories: All, Priority, etc. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks.

  12. BRING BACK THE OLD VERSION

    I WANT THE OLD VERSION PLEASE. HOW TO CHANGE IT TO THE OLD VERSION. ITS MORE EASY TO LOOK AT. AND I HATE THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL.

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  13. Allow us to have ALL folders Visible

    Folders are no longer visible and CANNOT find a way to make them visible. In order for me to navigate i have to guess If i already have a folder or not....

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to expand and keep folders expanded. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks!

  14. Sort by subject - PLEASE !!!!

    Please - you must add sort by subject as an option ... that is the way to quickly and efficiently process your emails.

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to disable Inbox Categories: All, Priority, etc. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks.

  15. The new Yahoo is terrible.

    The old Yahoo mail was much easier to navigate. I had all my mail boxes listed in one place. Now it is a nightmare to navigate. Reversion to the previous Yahoo mail would be preferred. I may just start to use google if it stays the same. do not like this at all

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  16. stop the AI

    Ever since you have gone to the AI summary of an email, which is unnecessary for me, the entire management of the inbox has slowed down significantly. It is very frustrating to bulk select and delete emails anymore. I don't know what happened, but I think it started around the time that you introduced the AI summaries. Please go back to the easy old way to use Yahoo. I have had an email account with you for more than a decade. Your platform was the best until the last few months.

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  17. Clicking on Folders should open the folders

    Clicking on "Folders" should open/expand all the folders in the side panel NOT another dialogue box. Thank you!

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to expand and keep folders expanded. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks!

  18. Make Archive the actual Archive, get rid of Priority

    1. Archive box is supposed to store SELECTED e-mails. Now it is random e-mails. Not sure what it is actually. I lost my storred archives. Do you even know what "Archive" means? Google it.
    2. The Priority inbox is confusing. Who are you to tell me what is priority for ME!? Just have one INBOX.

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  19. I hate the "priortiy" mail tabs.

    Why can't we just see all emails? I have missed important emails because of this new feature. It sucks - go back to the old.
    One new feature I do like it the abilty to seach the files by name.

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  20. Stop trying to sort the emails

    I am so tired of the new Yahoo mail. The system has this idea it knows what how to sort my mail. It automatically puts me in "Primary" when I'm looking at emails. I have all these emails to look at, and the system is only shows me a tiny few, I want to see all the emails because I know what is important and what is not. Stop making Primary a default place to start looking at mail. You need to put an option where you choose the default on how your mail is sorted. Even when I'm away…

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    We encourage you to read at the top of the Uservoice header (forum). There we provide What’s New, Coming Soon and some Tips. There we mention how to disable Inbox Categories: All, Priority, etc. Definitely read those as we update them with useful information. Thanks.

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