1. A wireless communications device comprising: a long-range wireless transceiver; a short-range wireless transceiver having a shorter range than the long-range wireless transceiver; and a controller coupled to the long-range wireless transceiver and the short-range wireless transceiver and configured to: receive a plurality of text messages via the long-range wireless transceiver, switch to an audio message mode based upon a short-range wireless connection being established with another device via the short-range wireless transceiver, select a text message, and when in the audio message mode, output via the short-range wireless connection an audio message comprising speech generated based upon the selected text message.