diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
index 025567323..8ddbaaf49 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
@@ -755,9 +755,10 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
     // straight to asking for the permission.
     private void callInviteChoices( final SentInvitesInfo info )
     {
-        Perms23.tryGetPerms( this, Perm.READ_PHONE_STATE,
-                             R.string.phone_state_rationale,
-                             Action.ASKED_PHONE_STATE, info );
+        Perms23.tryGetPermsNA( this, Perm.READ_PHONE_STATE,
+                               R.string.phone_state_rationale,
+                               R.string.key_na_perms_phonestate,
+                               Action.ASKED_PHONE_STATE, info );
     }
 
     private void showInviteChoicesThen( Object[] params )
@@ -1260,7 +1261,8 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
             break;
 
         default:
-            handled = false;
+            handled = super.onDismissed( action, params );
+            break;
         }
         return handled;
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
index b739af7ca..093a5f296 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
@@ -792,9 +792,20 @@ public class DelegateBase implements DlgClickNotify,
 
     public boolean onDismissed( Action action, Object[] params )
     {
-        Log.d( TAG, "%s.dlgDismissed(%s)", getClass().getSimpleName(),
+        boolean handled = false;
+        Log.d( TAG, "%s.onDismissed(%s)", getClass().getSimpleName(),
                action.toString() );
-        return false;
+
+        switch( action ) {
+        case PERMS_QUERY:
+            handled = true;
+            Perms23.onGotPermsAction( this, false, params );
+            break;
+        default:
+            Log.e( TAG, "onDismissed(): not handling action %s", action );
+        }
+
+        return handled;
     }
 
     public void inviteChoiceMade( Action action, DlgClickNotify.InviteMeans means, Object... params )
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfigDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfigDelegate.java
index 33be78a13..dd545ec7b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfigDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameConfigDelegate.java
@@ -783,9 +783,10 @@ public class GameConfigDelegate extends DelegateBase
     private void showConnAfterCheck()
     {
         if ( null == SMSPhoneInfo.get( m_activity ) ) {
-            Perms23.tryGetPerms( this, Perms23.Perm.READ_PHONE_STATE,
-                                 R.string.phone_state_rationale,
-                                 Action.ASKED_PHONE_STATE );
+            Perms23.tryGetPermsNA( this, Perms23.Perm.READ_PHONE_STATE,
+                                   R.string.phone_state_rationale,
+                                   R.string.key_na_perms_phonestate,
+                                   Action.ASKED_PHONE_STATE );
         } else {
             showDialogFragment( DlgID.CHANGE_CONN, m_conTypes );
         }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Perms23.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Perms23.java
index f8efdf580..ebc106c6b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Perms23.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Perms23.java
@@ -203,23 +203,26 @@ public class Perms23 {
     private static class QueryInfo {
         private Action m_action;
         private Perm[] m_perms;
+        private int mNAKey;
         private DelegateBase m_delegate;
         private String m_rationaleMsg;
         private Object[] m_params;
 
         private QueryInfo( DelegateBase delegate, Action action,
-                           Perm[] perms, String msg, Object[] params ) {
+                           Perm[] perms, String msg, int naKey,
+                           Object[] params ) {
             m_delegate = delegate;
             m_action = action;
             m_perms = perms;
             m_rationaleMsg = msg;
+            mNAKey = naKey;
             m_params = params;
         }
 
         private QueryInfo( DelegateBase delegate, Object[] params )
         {
             this( delegate, (Action)params[0], (Perm[])params[1], (String)params[2],
-                  (Object[])params[3] );
+                  0, (Object[])params[3] );
         }
 
         private Object[] getParams()
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ public class Perms23 {
                                 .setPosButton( R.string.button_ask_again )
                                 .setNegButton( R.string.button_skip )
                                 .setParams( QueryInfo.this.getParams() )
+                                .setNAKey( mNAKey )
                                 .show();
                         }
                     } );
@@ -319,30 +323,36 @@ public class Perms23 {
      * Request permissions, giving rationale once, then call with action and
      * either positive or negative, the former if permission granted.
      */
+    private static void tryGetPermsImpl( DelegateBase delegate, Perm[] perms,
+                                         String rationaleMsg, int naKey,
+                                         final Action action, Object... params )
+    {
+        // Log.d( TAG, "tryGetPerms(%s)", perm.toString() );
+        new QueryInfo( delegate, action, perms, rationaleMsg, naKey, params )
+            .doIt( true );
+    }
+
     public static void tryGetPerms( DelegateBase delegate, Perm[] perms, int rationaleId,
                                     final Action action, Object... params )
     {
         // Log.d( TAG, "tryGetPerms(%s)", perm.toString() );
-        Context context = XWApp.getContext();
-        String msg = rationaleId == 0
-            ? null : LocUtils.getString( context, rationaleId );
-        tryGetPerms( delegate, perms, msg, action, params );
+        String msg = LocUtils.getStringOrNull( rationaleId );
+        tryGetPermsImpl( delegate, perms, msg, 0, action, params );
     }
 
     public static void tryGetPerms( DelegateBase delegate, Perm[] perms,
                                     String rationaleMsg, final Action action,
                                     Object... params )
     {
-        // Log.d( TAG, "tryGetPerms(%s)", perm.toString() );
-        new QueryInfo( delegate, action, perms, rationaleMsg, params )
-            .doIt( true );
+        tryGetPermsImpl( delegate, perms, rationaleMsg, 0, action, params );
     }
 
     public static void tryGetPerms( DelegateBase delegate, Perm perm,
                                     String rationaleMsg, final Action action,
                                     Object... params )
     {
-        tryGetPerms( delegate, new Perm[]{ perm }, rationaleMsg, action, params );
+        tryGetPermsImpl( delegate, new Perm[]{ perm }, rationaleMsg, 0,
+                         action, params );
     }
 
     public static void tryGetPerms( DelegateBase delegate, Perm perm, int rationaleId,
@@ -351,6 +361,15 @@ public class Perms23 {
         tryGetPerms( delegate, new Perm[]{perm}, rationaleId, action, params );
     }
 
+    public static void tryGetPermsNA( DelegateBase delegate, Perm perm,
+                                      int rationaleId, int naKey,
+                                      Action action, Object... params )
+    {
+        tryGetPermsImpl( delegate, new Perm[] {perm},
+                         LocUtils.getStringOrNull( rationaleId ), naKey,
+                         action, params );
+    }
+
     public static void onGotPermsAction( DelegateBase delegate, boolean positive,
                                          Object[] params )
     {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java
index 3e65f491c..a2e74fcee 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ public class LocUtils {
         return getString( context, true, id );
     }
 
+    public static String getStringOrNull( int id )
+    {
+        String result = null;
+        if ( 0 != id ) {
+            Context context = XWApp.getContext();
+            result = getString( context, true, id );
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public static String getString( Context context, boolean canUseDB, int id )
     {
         String result = null;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/common_rsrc.xml b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
index 56e50c8bc..f213c014e 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
   <string name="key_na_bt_badproto">key_na_bt_badproto</string>
   <string name="key_na_sms_banned">key_na_sms_banned</string>
   <string name="key_na_longtap_lookup">key_na_longtap_lookup</string>
+  <string name="key_na_perms_phonestate">key_na_perms_phonestate</string>
 
   <!-- Nor is my email address -->
   <string name="email_author_email">xwords@eehouse.org</string>