Block Emails On Yahoo | Easy Methods

You can block emails on Yahoo in order to avoid unwanted emails such as spams, frauds, and promotional emails.

Blocking an email address sends all their future emails to the spam folder or do not deliver them to you at all. Moreover, this prevents your inbox from piling up with lots of unwanted emails.

Read this article to know about blocking emails on Yahoo.

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How to block spam on Yahoo mail?

All major email hosting services nowadays come with a spam filter in the first place that separates spams from all other emails. However, this artificial intelligence is not always 100% accurate and many emails get left out from the filter.

Sometimes you have to manually set up spam filter to block the spam mails. Doing so would move all the targeted emails into the spam or any desired folder in the future.

Use the following steps to block spam on Yahoo mail:

1. Firstly open Yahoo mail on your PC and go to Settings shown as gear icon in the below image.
   
   
   
2. Then click on More settings.
   
   
   
3. Subsequently go to Filters tab and click on Add new filters.
   
   
   
4. Fill details in the respective fields and select one or more rules (i.e. action to be taken on finding a particular word in the subject, body, sender, and receiver of the email).
   
   
   
5. Upon filling the details and action to be taken in respective fields, click on Save.
   
   
   
6. Finally, you will see a confirmation message that your filter has been saved. Additionally, the saved filter will appear in the list of filters.
   

Note: Select Deleted Items in choose a folder to move to option in step 4 in order to automatically delete spam emails after certain time.

How to block someone on yahoo?

Tired of receiving unwanted emails from brands and fellow users? You can permanently block someone on Yahoo to avoid his or her emails. You can permanently block users particularly from the Yahoo mail website.

Read further sections of this article to know the various ways of blocking emails on Yahoo on different devices.

How to block emails on yahoo.com?

There are two methods to block emails on yahoo.com on a desktop.

Block user from the conversation

You can block emails from a particular user from any of his past conversation with you. Block a user from his or her past conversation using the following steps:

1. Firstly go to Yahoo Mail and open your email inbox.
   
   
   
2. Open the conversation of the sender you want to block by clicking on it.
   
   
   
3. Subsequently open the Conversation menu shown as three dots below email body.
   
   
   
4. Then click on Block sender.
   
   
   
5. Checkmark the relevant boxes as shown in the below image and subsequently click Ok.
   
   
   
6. Finally you will see a confirmation as shown in the below image upon successfully blocking the email account.
   
   
   

Block user by entering their email address

If you don’t have any conversation with the user, you can still block him or her if you know their email address. Block a user using his or her email address using the following steps:

1. Firstly open Yahoo mail and go to Settings shown as gear icon in the below image.
   
   
   
2. Then go to More Settings by clicking the option shown in the below image.
   
   
   
3. Go to Security and privacy and subsequently click Add.
   
   
   
4. Enter the email address you want to block in the empty field then click Save.
   
   
   
5. Finally you will see Email blocked confirmation as shown in the below image.
   
   
   

How to block emails on yahoo mobile

There is no option to block someone in Yahoo Mail mobile app.

However, saying you cannot block someone on Yahoo using mobile would be wrong. We got a hack to let you block emails on Yahoo using your mobile phone. The hack is using mobile’s internet browser in desktop mode to block users on yahoo.com.

How to block emails on Yahoo Android?

Use the following steps to block Yahoo emails using Android:

1. Firstly go to web browser such as Chrome and open the options menu by tapping the three dots in the top right.
   
   
   
2. Click on Desktop site in order to open websites in desktop mode.
   
   
   
3. Open Yahoo mail and open the conversation of the user you want to block.
   
   
   
4. Tap on three dots below the email body in order to open Conversation options.
   
   
   
5. Subsequently select Block sender from the options.
   
   
   
6. Fill the relevant checkboxes as shown in the below image then click Ok.
   
   
   
7. Finally a confirmation message will show up saying Blocked sender added.
   
   
   

How to block emails on Yahoo iphone and ipad?

Use the following steps to block Yahoo emails using iPhone or iPad:

1. Firstly open web browser such as Safari, go to options from the top left, and tap Request Desktop Website. See the image below.
   
   
   
2. Open Yahoo mail and open any conversation of the user you want to block.
   
   
   
3. Tap on three dots below the email body in order to open Conversation options.
   
   
   
4. Subsequently select Block sender from the options.
   
   
   
5. Fill the relevant checkboxes as shown in the below image then click Ok.
   
   
   
6. Finally a confirmation message will show up saying Blocked sender added.
   
   
   

How to find blocked email address on Yahoo?

You can access the list of all the blocked email addresses in the settings of Yahoo mail. Checking the list of blocked email lets you know if you haven’t blocked an important email address by mistake. Moreover, you can add new email addresses into the list.

Follow these steps to find the list of blocked email addresses on Yahoo:

1. Firstly open Yahoo mail inbox and go to settings shown as gear icon in the top right.
2. Now go to more settings.
3. Go to security and privacy and a list of all the blocked emails will open unde the Blocked Addresses heading.

How to unblock emails on Yahoo.com

You can unblock email addresses on Yahoo from the list of blocked email address. Once you open the list of blocked emails, click on the trash icon against the email address to unblock it.

Unblock emails on Yahoo using the following steps:

1. Firstly open Yahoo mail and go to settings shown as gear icon in the top right.
2. Now go to more settings.
3. Go to Security and privacy. Subsequently click on the trash icon next to the email address you want to unblock. See the below image for reference.
   
   
   
4. Finally a pop up will appear with email unblocked confirmation.
   
   
   

Conclusion

Blocking Yahoo emails frees up your inbox from unwanted spams, promotions, and potential frauds. After reading this article, you can manage what emails you receive.

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FAQs

What happens to blocked emails on yahoo?
In Yahoo, blocked emails do not get delivered to you. Not even in the spam folder. The emails just don’t appear anywhere in your inbox. The blocked emails

Will a person know if I block their email?
Yahoo doesn’t notify the person when you block them. However, they can guess that you have blocked them by using read receipts if they have an institutional ID.

How to read blocked emails on yahoo?
There is no way to read blocked emails on Yahoo. The most you can do is unblock a user to receive and read their future emails.

Can I block emails on yahoo mobile app?
No, you cannot block emails on Yahoo mobile app. However, you can block emails using mobile by opening desktop version of the Yahoo mail website.