--- title: Text messages in a flash description: TETRA radios from Airbus let you send super-fast text messages - flash messages. Just think! You can send a flash message to a group and reach a large number of users instantly with just one key press. image: https://www.securelandcommunications.com/hubfs/A_img2/Customer-stories_640x420/Worker-carrying-a-THR9-plus_640x420.jpg --- - follow us - - [![keytouch-logo-1.png](http://www.securelandcommunications.com/hubfs/Keytouch_2017/keytouch-logo-1.png "keytouch-logo-1.png")](https://www.keytouch.online/) - [Topics](https://www.keytouch.online/stories) - [Archive](https://www.keytouch.online/magazine) - [About us](https://www.keytouch.online/about-us) - [Contact](https://securelandcommunications.hubspotpagebuilder.com/contact-us) - [Home](https://www.keytouch.online) - Topics [Tips and best practices](https://www.keytouch.online/stories/topic/tips-and-best-practices) # Text messages in a flash Flash text messages are instantly visible on the radio's display. ### Share [mailto:?&subject=Text%20messages%20in%20a%20flash&body=https://www.keytouch.online/stories/text-messages-in-a-flash](mailto:?&subject=Text%20messages%20in%20a%20flash&body=https://www.keytouch.online/stories/text-messages-in-a-flash) ## This is the usual way to get text messages When your TETRA radio gets a normal text message: - You hear a tone - Envelope icon appears on the display - "Message received" shows on the display. ![Worker-carrying-a-THR9-plus_640x420](https://www.securelandcommunications.com/hubfs/A_img2/Customer-stories_640x420/Worker-carrying-a-THR9-plus_640x420.jpg) You then have to: - unlock the keypad - choose to read the message. ## Did you know there is a faster way to get text messages? When your TETRA radio gets a **flash text message:** - The beginning of the message is shown directly on the radio's display. - No key press is needed. You can read it instantly. To send a flash message: - Type in the text - Select Flash message from the sending options. You can even send a flash message to a group and reach a large number of users instantly and with just one key press. Interested? 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