Yahoo today launched Yahoo Mail and Messenger apps for Android, as well as Yahoo Search Widget for Android.

Yahoo Mail

Yahoo Mail features

• push notification for new e-mail messages,
• Search by sender, recipient, subject and keywords,
• Support for emoticons and spam management.
• Users can send e-mails to contacts from both the Yahoo Address Book and the native phone address book,
• Attach photos to e-mails directly from the phone’s camera or the photo gallery,
• As well as view and download attachments.

Yahoo Mail

The Messenger app is available globally, just like Yahoo Mail,Featuring

• It lets users stay connected with the app working in the background,
• Receive push notifications when new messages and friend requests arrive,
• Use emoticons, and send photos to friends directly from the phone’s camera or the photo gallery.
• Furthermore, users who reside in Canada, Indonesia, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, United States and Vietnam can send instant messages to friends in these countries via SMS.

The U.S. only Yahoo Search Widget Features

• A Yahoo Search box to the phone’s home screen.
• It features voice search, Search Assist for quick suggestions and recommendations,
• And auto-locate technology to deliver locally relevant results.