Watcher for Yahoo! Mail™

Secure check new Yahoo! Mail™.

What is Watcher for Yahoo! Mail™?

'Watcher for Yahoo! Mail™' is an extension for Chrome that keeps you informed about new emails in your Yahoo! Mail account without storing any login credentials. It offers customizable alert options, including sound notifications and blinking icons, checks for emails every 1 to 180 minutes, and ensures high security by using HTTPS-SSL for connections. Moreover, it features icon customization, inbox and folder alerts, and maintains your privacy in incognito mode.

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By: sonthakit

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Users: 6,000+

Rating: 4.01 (201)

Version: 2.30 (Last updated: 2017-05-05)

Creation date: 2017-05-05

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
*://*.yahoo.com/
storage
unlimitedStorage
notifications

Size: 85.22K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 11649 ▲ 59

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Summary

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From the same developer of "Yahoo! Mail Watcher" for Firefox. Please note that this extension is not created by Yahoo! or Google.

Description.

Watch for your Yahoo! Mail and report to you in toolbar icon.

Check Yahoo! Mail at specific interval from 1 minute to 3 hours or manually.

Automatic recheck (update counter) when last tab of Yahoo! Mail is closed.

Can select to alert by sound, by notification window or by blinking icon.

Can select to alert only inbox or all folders (except Junk, Drafts, Sent and Deleted).

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Has useful options
Works fine for some users
Great alternative to official Yahoo extension

Cons

Not working for many users with new Yahoo update
No longer supported
Causing conflicts with other extensions

Most mentioned

Not working
Needs update for new Yahoo mail
Stopped working after Yahoo update

Recent reviews

noisy annoying popup notification

A Google user, 2016-07-10

Nice Extension

A Google user, 2016-09-04

noisy annoying popup notification

A Google user, 2016-07-10

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Safety

Risk impact

Watcher for Yahoo! Mail™ is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Watcher for Yahoo! Mail™ if you trust the publisher.