Chatmail Provider Info

Aol. (America Online)

Needs preparation.

To enable using AOL, you have to turn on some extra settings:

  1. Log into AOL on the web and navigate to Account Info > Account Security
  2. If two-step verification is set to “ON:”
    • Temporarily turn two-step verification to OFF (you may turn this back after the account is set up in the client).
    • On the left navigation panel, click Personal Info, then click back to Account Security to refresh the page.
  3. Select Manage app passwords, then from the Select your app pulldown, select “Other App.”
  4. In the text field labeled Enter any name, then click the Generate button.
  5. Copy the password provided as you will need this in the app. If you write it down manually, leave out the spaces.

Last checked: 2020-02