diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
index 6006a3bf5..02540821d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ public class GamesListDelegate extends ListDelegateBase
     {
         NetLaunchInfo nli = null;
         if ( MultiService.isMissingDictIntent( intent ) ) {
-            nli = new NetLaunchInfo( m_activity, intent );
+            nli = MultiService.getMissingDictData( m_activity, intent );
         } else {
             Uri data = intent.getData();
             if ( null != data ) {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java
index a6c382e9a..cba0d60cf 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
 
+import junit.framework.Assert;
+
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.loc.LocUtils;
 
 public class MultiService {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ public class MultiService {
     public static final String OWNER = "OWNER";
     public static final String BT_NAME = "BT_NAME";
     public static final String BT_ADDRESS = "BT_ADDRESS";
-    public static final String NLI_DATA = "nli";
+    private static final String NLI_DATA = "nli";
 
     public enum DictFetchOwner { _NONE,
                                  OWNER_SMS,
@@ -128,6 +130,15 @@ public class MultiService {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public static NetLaunchInfo getMissingDictData( Context context,
+                                                    Intent intent )
+    {
+        Assert.assertTrue( isMissingDictIntent( intent ) );
+        String nliData = intent.getStringExtra( NLI_DATA );
+        NetLaunchInfo nli = new NetLaunchInfo( context, nliData );
+        return nli;
+    }
+
     public static Dialog missingDictDialog( Context context, Intent intent,
                                             OnClickListener onDownload,
                                             OnClickListener onDecline )
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java
index 2d77d38bd..17540d7b1 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ public class NetLaunchInfo {
         init( context, data );
     }
 
-    public NetLaunchInfo( Context context, Intent intent )
-    {
-        String data = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.NLI_DATA );
-        Assert.assertNotNull( data );
-        init( context, data );
-    }
-
     private NetLaunchInfo( Bundle bundle )
     {
         lang = bundle.getInt( MultiService.LANG );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
index ce38b3c19..21855ea1d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/SMSService.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.GameUtils.BackMoveResult;
+import org.eehouse.android.xw4.MultiService.DictFetchOwner;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.MultiService.MultiEvent;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.CommsAddrRec.CommsConnType;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.CommsAddrRec;
@@ -348,20 +349,15 @@ public class SMSService extends XWService {
                     inviteRemote( phone, intent.getStringExtra( GAMEDATA_STR ) );
                     break;
                 case ADDED_MISSING:
+                    NetLaunchInfo nli
+                        = MultiService.getMissingDictData( this, intent );
                     phone = intent.getStringExtra( PHONE );
-                    int gameID = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.GAMEID, -1 );
-                    String gameName = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.GAMENAME );
-                    int lang = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.LANG, -1 );
-                    String dict = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.DICT );
-                    int nPlayersT = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.NPLAYERST, -1 );
-                    int nPlayersH = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.NPLAYERSH, -1 );
-                    makeForInvite( phone, gameID, gameName, lang, dict, 
-                                   nPlayersT, nPlayersH, 1 );
+                    makeForInvite( phone, nli );
                     break;
                 case SEND:
                     phone = intent.getStringExtra( PHONE );
                     byte[] bytes = intent.getByteArrayExtra( BINBUFFER );
-                    gameID = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.GAMEID, -1 );
+                    int gameID = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.GAMEID, -1 );
                     sendPacket( phone, gameID, bytes );
                     break;
                 case REMOVE:
@@ -512,18 +508,11 @@ public class SMSService extends XWService {
                     if ( DictLangCache.haveDict( this, nli.lang, nli.dict ) ) {
                         makeForInvite( phone, nli );
                     } else {
-                        Assert.fail();
-                        // Intent intent = MultiService
-                        //     .makeMissingDictIntent( this, gameName, lang, dict, 
-                        //                             nPlayersT, nPlayersH );
-                        // intent.putExtra( PHONE, phone );
-                        // intent.putExtra( MultiService.OWNER, 
-                        //                  MultiService.OWNER_SMS );
-                        // intent.putExtra( MultiService.INVITER, 
-                        //                  Utils.phoneToContact( this, phone, true ) );
-                        // intent.putExtra( MultiService.GAMEID, gameID );
-                        // MultiService.postMissingDictNotification( this, intent, 
-                        //                                           gameID );
+                        Intent intent = MultiService
+                            .makeMissingDictIntent( this, nli, 
+                                                    DictFetchOwner.OWNER_SMS );
+                        MultiService.postMissingDictNotification( this, intent, 
+                                                                  nli.gameID() );
                     }
                 } else {
                     DbgUtils.logf( "invalid nli from: %s", nliData );