Unable to view the radio station tab in Yahoo messenger

Unable to view the radio station tab in Yahoo messenger

Cause: The problem may occur if the ‘Yahoo! Music’ icon is hidden.

Symptoms: Unable to view the radio station tab in Yahoo messenger. | View the radio station tab.

Solution: Open Yahoo Messenger. From the ‘Messenger’ menu, click ‘Preferences. From the ‘Category’ group, click ‘Content Tabs’. From the ‘Hidden Tabs’ list, select the ‘Yahoo! Music’ icon. Click the ‘Show’ button. Click ‘OK’.

Details: Yahoo Messenger is an instant messaging service provided by the Yahoo group. It is used to communicate with different people who use the same messaging service. You can also listen to songs from your favorite radio station in Yahoo Messenger. For this, you need to click the radio station tab and select a desired station. Sometimes, you are not able to view the radio station tab in Yahoo Messenger.

To resolve the problem

• Open Yahoo Messenger.
• From the ‘Messenger’ menu, click ‘Preferences. (The ‘Yahoo Messenger Preferences’ dialog box appears.)
• From the ‘Category’ group, click ‘Content Tabs’. (The ‘Content Tabs’ screen appears.)
• From the ‘Hidden Tabs’ list, select the ‘Yahoo! Music’ icon. 4) Click the ‘Show’ button.
• Click ‘OK’

How to Set status on a Web enabled phone in Yahoo Messenger

How to Set status on a Web enabled phone in Yahoo Messenger.

Solution: Open Yahoo Messenger. From ‘Menu’, select ‘Preferences’. Select ‘Invisible Mode’. Select ‘I am invisible to others’ and click ‘OK’. To set mobile status, in ‘Preferences’, select ‘Mobile Status Message’. Click ‘Yes’.

Details: Yahoo Messenger is an instant messaging service. You can set your status which can either be online or offline. However, using the invisible mode, you will appear as offline to your friends. But you will be able to compose and receive messages as though you were online. You can also set mobile status which will inform your friends that you have signed in using your mobile.

To set your status:

• Open Yahoo Messenger.
• From ‘Menu’, select ‘Preferences’. (The ‘Preferences’ screen appears.)
• Select ‘Invisible Mode’ and click ‘OK’. (The ‘Invisible Mode’ screen appears.)
• Select ‘I am invisible to others’ and click ‘OK’.
• To set mobile status, in ‘Preferences’, select ‘Mobile Status Message’. (The ‘Mobile Status Message’ screen appears.)
• Click ‘Yes’.
• Click ‘OK’.

Symptoms: How to: Set status on a Web enabled phone in Yahoo Messenger. | Edit status in Yahoo Messenger. | Unable to change status in Yahoo Messenger.

Unable to connect to server in Yahoo Messenger

Unable to connect to server in Yahoo Messenger.

Cause: Yahoo Messenger may be configured to connect through a proxy server or a firewall.

Symptoms: Unable to connect to server in Yahoo Messenger. | Unable to use voice chat application

Solution: From the ‘Messenger’ menu, click ‘Preferences’. From the ‘Category’ list box, select ‘Connection’. Select the ‘No proxies’ option. Click the ‘OK’ button.

Details: With Yahoo Messenger you can have voice conversations using the voice chat feature. Voice chat enables you to converse with contacts by speaking to them instead of typing messages. Voice chat requires a connection to Yahoo Messenger’s servers. The connection may be blocked if Yahoo Messenger is configured to use a firewall or proxy servers.

To connect to voice server:

• From the ‘Messenger’ menu, click ‘Preferences’. (The ‘Yahoo! Messenger Preferences’ dialog box appears.) ‘Yahoo! Messenger Preferences’ dialog box
• From the ‘Category’ list box, select ‘Connection’. (The ‘Connection’ screen appears.) ‘Connection’ screen
• Select the ‘No proxies’ option.
• Click the ‘OK’ button