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Applescrisp
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Accessing Yahoo Mail on an older MacBook using Safari OS 10.15.8

I have an older MacBook. Does anyone know if Safari OS Catalina 10.15.8 will work for accessing the newest version of Yahoo Mail? My guess is no because I'm trying to access Yahoo Mail with Safari (like I always have in the past), but now the prompt sends me to a screen to update my browser. When I click on Safari as my browser, it takes me to a tutorial for the OS update - and when I get to the "Software Update" prompt, it tells me that I am current with OS Catalina 10.15.8. I'm thinking that I probably need a more current OS update that my MacBook isn't capable of in order to continue to access Yahoo Mail. Bottom line is that I now cannot access Yahoo Mail on my Mac using Safari. I would like to remedy this if I can.

Posted on Oct 30, 2026 4:52 PM

2 replies

6x6
User level: Level 7 (26,777 points)

Oct 30, 2026 5:26 PM in response to Applescrisp

The version of Safari in macOS Catalina is no longer deemed secure. You could try to download another web browser such as Firefox: https://www.firefox.com/en-US/download/mac/.


Otherwise, you could use the Apple Mail application to receive (and send) your Yahoo! emails:


  1. First create an app-specific password for your Yahoo! account: https://uk.help.yahoo.com/kb/generate-password-sln15241.html. (Yahoo! will not let you use your own Yahoo! password for older versions of macOS.)
  2. Add your Yahoo! email account to the Mail app and use the app-specific password created in step #1: Add or remove email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support.
Applescrisp Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Oct 31, 2026 6:53 AM in response to 6x6

Thanks! Helpful response.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256386176