Manage Your Google Voice Messages More Easily with Tighter Gmail Integration
Google keeps making it easier for me to use Google Voice as my one and only phone number. Two recent improvements, for example, make it easier than ever to use Gmail as your single inbox for managing all your communication -- email, voice, and even text messages.
You might already know that Google Voice sends you an email when you get a voice mail, but clicking the message opens a new window with the audio player. Now, though, you can configure voice mail to play right in your e-mail without opening any new windows. To turn this on, open the Gmail Labs tab in settings, and then enable Google Voice player in mail.
If you liked that, you'll love this: You can instruct Google Voice to send all your SMS messages to your Gmail account, so you don't have to manage a separate inbox just for text messages. To turn it on, go to your Google Voice inbox and click Settings, click the Voicemail & SMS tab. Check Forward SMS messages to my email.
Hungry for more Google Voice tips? Here are a few more nuggets for you: