Marking all Google Voice messages as read

Question

I have over 200 unread text messages and voice messages on Google Voice. How can I mark these all as read without having to do it one page at a time?

I tried pressing "select all" and then looking for a "select all conversations that matched instead" button (similar to what Gmail has), but there is no button like that.

Answer 1

The only way I can find would require you to write a bit of Python code.

This is the site that provides a module for Python http://code.google.com/p/pygooglevoice/

This page gives you details on how to set a message to read. Look for the Mark function under the Message section. sphinxdoc. github.com/pygooglevoice/api.html#message

I would write the script for you but I do not know enough Python to make an attempt.

Hope that helps some.

EDIT: shouldn't belittle my abilities. Here is a script to set everything to read.

from googlevoice import Voice,util

voice = Voice()
voice.login('YOUR USERNAME', 'YOUR PASSWORD')

while True :
    folder = voice.search('is:unread')
    if folder.totalSize <= 0 :
        break
    util.print_(folder.totalSize)
    for message in folder.messages:
        util.print_(message)
        message.mark(1)

UPDATE - gygooglevoice needs a change in its settings page to work properly, otherwise you will get a login error. Change needed is referenced here: http://code.google.com/p/pygooglevoice/issues/detail?id=64#c4 (just update the Login URL)

Answer 2

I was able to search for label:unread then quickly select all, mark as read, hit refresh. The search stays the same after hitting refresh which makes it quick to go through them all.

Answer 3

For the non coders not wanting to use the Python answer, the solution is shortcuts.

1. Try * (asterisk) then A (selects all)
2. Shift I (marks all selected as read, then goes to next page)

I marked over 400 messages as read in under a minute.

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If you happen to use AutoHotKey, here is a script that will perform the above by typing shift-F9. Just be sure to first click on the "unread" option at the top.

+F9::
   SendInput *a!
   Sleep, 500
   SendInput I
return

Answer 4

Use a filter to mark all emails from "voice-noreply@google.com" as read, and apply it to all existing emails, also you can have them automatically sorted to a folder and archive them if you don't want to see them in your inbox.