topic Yahoo email cannot change default name in Email

Yahoo email cannot change default name

NotNigel — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:24:34 GMT

My husbands name keeps on popping up on my old sky email. I have my own email with my name but my husband pops up as default name - I've tried and tried to change in both sky and yahoo settings but there is no option. Help please

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

caesarome — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:42:32 GMT

@NotNigel

https://skyid.sky.com/signin/email/

Then go to Settings > More Settings > Mailboxes > Your email address.

You should then be able to change the display name here if it is wrong so remember to hit the save button after doing this.

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

jayach — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:44:11 GMT

If you login to your account (using a desktop browser) and go to Settings - More settings - Mailboxes and select your Sky mailbox you will find an option to set "Your name".

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

NotNigel — Sat, 16 May 2026 06:37:59 GMT

Hi, thanks for the advice,, my name comes up correctly in my sky account. I have tried changing in my yahoo account but there are no options to change the default name. There is a settings option but not a more settings option.

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

Mark39 — Sat, 16 May 2026 07:10:12 GMT

@NotNigel your images look like they're from a mail app, perhaps the Yahoo Mail app. To make this change you need to log in via Sky's website, using the link in @caesarome's post.

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

NotNigel — Sat, 16 May 2026 08:07:52 GMT

Hi, thanks for your reply. I checked this on my sky account and my name is correct, so cannot understand why my partners name heads up as my default name in my email

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

Mark39 — Sat, 16 May 2026 08:18:55 GMT

@NotNigel you need to follow the precise instructions given in @jayach's and @caesarome's previous posts. The problem you're having is specific to Sky Yahoo Mail. It's not related to your Sky account

To repeat what you need to do:

1. Log in via: www.sky.com/signin/email

2. Go to Settings > More settings > Mailboxes and select your Sky mailbox.

3. You can then change "Your name".

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

NotNigel — Sat, 16 May 2026 08:24:12 GMT

Hi really appreciate your help but there is not a more settings option after settings. Thus is what I'm seeing

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

caesarome — Sat, 16 May 2026 09:10:09 GMT

@NotNigel

As you appear to be doing this in a mobile make sure you are accessing the link in desktop mode as settings > more settings should appear under your name at the top right of the page.

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

jayach — Sat, 16 May 2026 12:47:15 GMT

@NotNigel

You need to use a desktop browser (or mobile browser in desktop mode)

More setting are here:

Re: Yahoo email cannot change default name

NotNigel — Sun, 17 May 2026 06:19:33 GMT

Thank you I was not seeing the options on my phone but when I moved to desktop they were there. Thanks both for clear advice and help 👍