
Click Download, enter the email where you want the chat history file sent > click OK > check your email for the file. Select a verification method, then enter the Account Key provided. To download your chats, YM are required to go the DOWNLOADER REQUEST SITE and sign in. As we mentioned, that’s if you want your messages. How YM users can download their chatsīecause YM users can nolonger log in the app to check their messages, you have a provision of downloading them no later than end of November. On the other hand, users can request an invite. While the previous users are automatically redirected to messaging app Squirrel (by invite-only) which is said to be of AOL, it is still in beta version, available for Android and iOS users.
The company has been reported to mention that users can save their chat history on their computer till November end, after which that limited access will also be withdrawn. However, the company has given its users a chance, if they want to save their chats. Users can now no longer access their chats as the service will no longer work even when you’ve the app installed on your device since they won’t be in position to login.
The 20 year old Yahoo Messenger (YM), the pioneering messaging app that changed the way we communicated over the internet, was officially brought to rest on July 17th, 2018 while its users were automatically redirected to Squirrel.