diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/game_config.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/game_config.xml
index c5aa104bd..74f12ebf1 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/game_config.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/game_config.xml
@@ -37,19 +37,25 @@
              android:prompt="@string/role_prompt"
              />
 
+    <TextView style="@style/config_separator"
+              android:id="@+id/connection_label"
+              android:text="@string/connection_label"
+              />
+
     <Spinner android:id="@+id/connect_spinner"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:drawSelectorOnTop="true"
              android:visibility="gone"
+             android:prompt="@string/connect_prompt"
              />
 
-      <Button android:id="@+id/configure_role"
-              android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
-              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-              android:visibility="gone"
-              android:text="@string/configure_role" 
-              />
+    <Button android:id="@+id/configure_role"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:visibility="gone"
+            android:text="@string/configure_role" 
+            />
 
       <TextView style="@style/config_separator"
                 android:id="@+id/players_label"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index ec9495fe3..36d48b210 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 
     <string name="dict_label">Dictionary</string>
     <string name="role_label">Device role</string>
+    <string name="connection_label">Connection</string>
 
     <string name="configure_role">Configure connection</string>
     <string name="settings_label">Game settings</string>
@@ -212,6 +213,8 @@
     <string name="phone_label">Host phone number</string>
     <string name="bluetooth_label">Bluetooth support coming soon....</string>
     <string name="role_edit_title">Connection</string>
+    <string name="connect_prompt">How will Host and Guest devices
+    communicate?</string>
 
     <string name="general_prefs">Preferences</string>
     <string name="prefs_colors">Colors</string>
@@ -241,8 +244,8 @@
     <string name="bt_label">bt_label</string>
     <string name="list_item_view">list_item_view</string>
     <string name="key_player">key_player</string>
-    <string name="tab_relay">Connect via Internet/Relay</string>
-    <string name="tab_sms">Connect via SMS (broken)</string>
+    <string name="tab_relay">Internet/Relay</string>
+    <string name="tab_sms">SMS (broken)</string>
     <string name="tab_bluetooth">Bluetooth (pending)</string>
 
     <string name="msg_relay_waiting">Connected to relay. Waiting for %d player[s].</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfig.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfig.java
index 9ebc7a921..1eb8f1fe8 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfig.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfig.java
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ public class GameConfig extends Activity implements View.OnClickListener {
             break;
         }
 
-        int[] ids = { R.id.connect_spinner, 
+        int[] ids = { R.id.connection_label,
+                      R.id.connect_spinner, 
                       R.id.configure_role };
         for ( int id : ids ) {
             findViewById( id ).setVisibility( vis );