Some US users also impacted
It appears some American users are also experiencing issues with Yahoo Mail.
Responding to user complaints, the company said: “Some users may be experiencing issues with the Yahoo Mail app.
“We are investigating and will update as needed.”
Users report Yahoo Mail app ‘crashing’
Users have taken to X/Twitter to complain about their Yahoo Mail crashing.
One wrote: “Whenever I open the app it crashes.”
Another responded: “Same.”
While a third said they were able to access their email via the browser on their phone.
What has Yahoo said?
Taking to X, Yahoo said: “Some users may be experiencing issues with the Yahoo Mail app.
“We are investigating and will update as needed.”
Reports continue to soar
Reports of a Yahoo Mail outage of Downdector have soared this afternoon.
Over 3,700 complaints have been made as users flood social media with reports.
When have there been Yahoo outages before?
There have been other reported Yahoo outages in the past including:
- July 2021: Yahoo’s mail service was reported down at about 3:30pm for about two hours.
- February 2021: Users reported problems both in Yahoo’s app and site.
- January 2021: Over 55 percent of people were unable to login into their email or read their mail.
- September 2020: Users had trouble logging in to the platform, with the most reports at 7pm.
How can I check if Yahoo is down?
Those who may be experiencing difficulties with Yahoo can check another social media app, such as X or Facebook for reports.
If you don’t have an X account, Down Detector will tell users when the apps are down or experiencing difficulties.
If it appears the problem may not be widespread, try checking the internet connection on your device or exiting the app before logging back in.
