A replacement is on its way (https://github.com/EionRobb/funyahoo- plusplus).
** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pidgin in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1617841 Title: Pidgin No Longer Supports Yahoo Instant Messenger Status in pidgin package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Yahoo instant messenger's servers keep messaging me saying (basically) that Pidgin will no longer be able to Yahoo-Instant-Message (verb intended) after August 31st 2016. See here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/818002/pidgin-yahoo-instant-messenger-deadline I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 fully updated with Pidgin 2.10.12. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bug/1617841/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp