How do I set Yahoo! Mail on my iPhone as the default email account?
Last Updated: December 22, 2008
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When you initiate sending a message from another iPhone application, the message is sent from your default email account. Examples are sending a photo from Photos or tapping a business’ email address in Maps.

To set the default email account

  1. Set up the Yahoo! Mail within your Apple iPhone. Read the article "How do I set up access to Yahoo! Mail on my iPhone?" for details.
  2. From the Home screen, choose Settings > Mail > Default Account, then choose your preferred Yahoo! Mail account.

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