Users searching this keyword often hit specific 2020 errors. Here is how to fix them:
By 2020, all four providers required or strongly encouraged a phone number (txt) for security.
To install/register your phone for SMS verification:
Pro Tip from 2020: Do not use SMS for primary 2FA if possible; use an authenticator app. However, for the keyword txt, SMS is the intended method.
Here is the step-by-step that thousands of people Googled in 2020: yahoocom hotmailcom gmailcom aolcom txt 2020 install
If you want to install all four (Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, AOL) into a single program (like Thunderbird or eM Client) with SMS recovery set up, follow this 2020 workflow:
Phase A: Pre-Installation (Web Interface - 2020)
Phase B: Desktop Installation
Phase C: SMS Alert Installation
Result: Your PC has all four email clients installed, fetching mail via IMAP, and you receive SMS alerts for critical messages.
In 2020, the simplest "install" process was via the official apps.
For Gmail (googlemail):
For Yahoo Mail:
For Hotmail/Outlook:
For AOL Mail:
If you were setting up a new iPhone SE or Galaxy S20 in 2020, here’s what you needed to know: