diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/btinviter.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/btinviter.xml
index 0b246d013..7205c911c 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/btinviter.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/layout/btinviter.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@
               android:layout_height="fill_parent"
               >
 
+  <TextView android:id="@+id/invite_desc"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+            />
+
   <ListView android:id="@id/android:list"
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="fill_parent"
             android:drawSelectorOnTop="false"
             android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:padding="8dp"
             />
 
   <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index d77f1deff..7e233052d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1866,5 +1866,8 @@
     <string name="bt_devs_missing">Missing connections?  Invite BT
       devs?  (I won\'t ask again until you reopen this game.)</string>
 
+    <string name="invite_descf">Please select the %d device[s] you
+        want to include in this game.  Use the Rescan button if you
+        don\'t see a device you expect.</string>
     
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTInviteActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTInviteActivity.java
index 9bf3acefd..b46443bb7 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTInviteActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTInviteActivity.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.CompoundButton;
 import android.widget.ListView;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.os.Handler;
 
 import junit.framework.Assert;
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ public class BTInviteActivity extends XWListActivity
 
         setContentView( R.layout.btinviter );
 
+        TextView desc = (TextView)findViewById( R.id.invite_desc );
+        desc.setText( Utils.format( this, R.string.invite_descf, m_nMissing ) );
+
         m_okButton = (Button)findViewById( R.id.button_ok );
         m_okButton.setOnClickListener( this );
         m_rescanButton = (Button)findViewById( R.id.button_rescan );