diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
index 810705bac..72aa19275 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
   <string name="key_enable_sms">key_enable_sms</string>
   <string name="key_keep_screenon">key_keep_screenon</string>
   <string name="key_thumbsize">key_thumbsize3</string>
-  <string name="key_thumb_enabled">key_thumb_disabled</string>
 
   <string name="key_summary_field">key_summary_field</string>
   <string name="key_default_loc">key_default_loc</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index a84595e93..7bfa92eb2 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2166,13 +2166,11 @@
     <string name="sel_gamesf">Games: %d</string>
     <string name="sel_groupsf">Groups: %d</string>
     <string name="summary_thumbsize">Thumbnail size</string>
+    <string name="thumb_off">Disabled</string>
     <string name="sel_dictsf">Wordlists: %d</string>
 
-    <string name="thumb_enabled">Show thumbnails</string>
-    <string name="summary_thumb_enabled">Display snapshots of games</string>
+    <!-- <string name="summary_thumb_enabled">Display snapshots of games</string> -->
 
-    <string name="prefs_thumb">Thumbnails</string>
-    <string name="prefs_thumb_summary">Setting for game snapshots</string>
     <string name="dropped_dupe">Invitation received but ignored: it
     has already been used to create a game.</string>
     <string name="cur_menu_markerf">%1$s (yours)</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
index 79cc9d134..e6ad3a3e9 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
@@ -110,22 +110,13 @@
   <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/prefs_appearance"
                     android:summary="@string/prefs_appearance_summary"
                     >
-    <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/prefs_thumb"
-                      android:summary="@string/prefs_thumb_summary"
-                      >
-        <CheckBoxPreference android:key="@string/key_thumb_enabled"
-                            android:title="@string/thumb_enabled"
-                            android:summary="@string/summary_thumb_enabled"
-                            android:defaultValue="true"
-                            />
 
-        <!-- " pct." below must match R.string.pct_suffix -->
-        <org.eehouse.android.xw4.XWThumbListPreference 
-             android:key="@string/key_thumbsize"
-             android:title="@string/summary_thumbsize"
-             android:defaultValue="30 pct."
-             />
-    </PreferenceScreen>
+    <!-- " pct." below must match R.string.pct_suffix -->
+    <org.eehouse.android.xw4.XWThumbListPreference 
+        android:key="@string/key_thumbsize"
+        android:title="@string/summary_thumbsize"
+        android:defaultValue="30 pct."
+        />
 
     <org.eehouse.android.xw4.XWSumListPreference 
        android:key="@string/key_summary_field"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
index 7bed3b2cb..b2a830a11 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ public class PrefsActivity extends PreferenceActivity
     private String m_smsToasting;
     private String m_smsEnable;
     private String m_downloadPath;
-    private String m_thumbEnabled;
     private String m_thumbSize;
     private String m_hideTitle;
 
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ public class PrefsActivity extends PreferenceActivity
         m_smsToasting = getString( R.string.key_show_sms );
         m_smsEnable = getString( R.string.key_enable_sms );
         m_downloadPath = getString( R.string.key_download_path );
-        m_thumbEnabled = getString( R.string.key_thumb_enabled );
         m_thumbSize = getString( R.string.key_thumbsize );
         m_hideTitle = getString( R.string.key_hide_title );
 
@@ -202,8 +200,7 @@ public class PrefsActivity extends PreferenceActivity
                 }
             }
             DictUtils.invalDictList();
-        } else if ( key.equals( m_thumbEnabled )
-                    || key.equals( m_thumbSize ) ) {
+        } else if ( key.equals( m_thumbSize ) ) {
             DBUtils.clearThumbnails( this );
         } else if ( key.equals( m_hideTitle ) ) {
             if ( sp.getBoolean( key, false ) && ABUtils.haveActionBar() ) {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
index 02ff7705a..d21fc202d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
@@ -344,21 +344,24 @@ public class XWPrefs {
 
     public static boolean getThumbEnabled( Context context )
     {
-        return getPrefsBoolean( context, R.string.key_thumb_enabled, false );
+        return 0 < getThumbPct( context );
     }
 
     public static int getThumbPct( Context context )
     {
         String pct = getPrefsString( context, R.string.key_thumbsize );
         int result;
-        try {
-            String suffix = context.getString( R.string.pct_suffix );
-            result = Integer.parseInt( pct.substring( 0, pct.length()
-                                                      - suffix.length() ) );
-        } catch (Exception ex ) {
-            result = 30;
+        if ( context.getString( R.string.thumb_off ).equals( pct ) ) {
+            result = 0;
+        } else {
+            try {
+                String suffix = context.getString( R.string.pct_suffix );
+                result = Integer.parseInt( pct.substring( 0, pct.length()
+                                                          - suffix.length() ) );
+            } catch (Exception ex ) {
+                result = 30;
+            }
         }
-        DbgUtils.logf( "pct: %s => %d", pct, result );
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWThumbListPreference.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWThumbListPreference.java
index 3edf55b68..cfca206a0 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWThumbListPreference.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWThumbListPreference.java
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ public class XWThumbListPreference extends XWListPreference {
     {
         super.onAttachedToActivity();
 
-        CharSequence[] newEntries = new CharSequence[6];
+        CharSequence[] newEntries = new CharSequence[7];
         int indx = 0;
+        newEntries[indx++] = m_context.getString( R.string.thumb_off );
         String suffix = m_context.getString( R.string.pct_suffix );
         for ( int pct = 20; pct <= 45; pct += 5 ) {
             newEntries[indx++] = String.format( "%d%s", pct, suffix );