This wikiHow article will show you how to instantly exit a login saved in Yahoo Mail. You can easily sign out of your account using a web browser on the Yahoo Mail website, remove the email saved in the Yahoo Mail mobile app, or remove your account saved on your mobile or tablet using the settings menu on all iOS and devices. Android.
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Using a Computer
Step 1. Open Yahoo Mail in an internet browser
Type or paste the https://mail.yahoo.com link into your browser's address bar and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
If you're signed in to your Yahoo Mail in multiple browsers, you'll have to sign out of each one separately
Step 2. Click on your name or profile picture in the upper right corner
You will find your name and profile picture in the upper right corner of your email inbox. Click on it or on it to see your options in a drop-down menu.
Step 3. Click the Exit button
This button is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It logs you out of your Yahoo Mail account instantly (in your browser).
Method 2 of 4: Using the Mobile App
Step 1. Open the Yahoo Mail app on your mobile phone or tablet
The Yahoo Mail icon has a white envelope design on a purple background. You'll find it on your home screen, in an app folder, or in the app drawer.
Step 2. Tap the three-line menu button ☰
This button will be in the upper left corner of the screen. It will open the navigation panel on the left side.
Step 3. Tap Manage Accounts from the menu
This will open a list of all saved email accounts on a new page.
Step 4. Slide the switch next to your email address to position
Off.
This will turn off the email address selected in the Yahoo Mail app. You will no longer receive your emails.
You can activate it again and log into your account from the same menu at any time
Step 5. Tap Edit in the upper right corner
This will allow you to edit your saved email addresses.
Step 6. Tap Remove next to the email address
It's the red button next to the email address on the right hand side.
You will have to confirm your action in the pop-up window that will appear
Step 7. Tap the blue Remove button on the pop-up window
This will confirm your action and remove the selected email account from the Yahoo Mail app.
Method 3 of 4: Using the Settings on an iPhone/iPad
Step 1. Open the Settings menu
on your iPhone or iPad.
Find and tap the gray gear icon on your home screen or apps folder to open Settings.
Step 2. Scroll down and tap Passwords & Accounts
This option has a white key drawn inside a gray square. You can find a list of all saved accounts here.
Step 3. Tap the Yahoo Mail account under "ACCOUNTS"
This will open the selected account details on a new page.
Step 4. Tap Delete Account at the bottom
It's a red button on the account details page.
You will have to confirm the action in a pop-up window
Step 5. Tap Erase from my iPhone/iPad on the confirmation pop-up window
When you click, you will be disconnected from your Yahoo Mail account and will remove its contents from your iPhone or iPad.
Method 4 of 4: Using Settings on an Android
Step 1. Open your Android settings menu
Scroll down through the notification bar at the top of the screen and tap the icon
in the quick menu.
Step 2. Scroll down and tap Account
This button can be next to a key icon in the menu. You can find a list of all accounts you are logged in to here.
- On some Android versions, this option may appear as Users & Accounts, Accounts & Sync or something like that.
Step 3. Tap your Yahoo account in the list
This will open the selected account details on a new page.
Step 4. Tap the ⋮ icon
This button is in the upper right corner of the page. This opens the options in a drop-down menu.
Step 5. Select Remove Account from the menu
This will disconnect the selected Yahoo account and remove its contents from your Android.
You will have to confirm your action in a pop-up window
Step 6. Tap REMOVE ACCOUNT to confirm
When prompted, confirm your action to instantly exit the saved Yahoo account and remove its contents.