diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
index 0c9e325d4..8a1ebac0f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegate.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
         DWNLD_LOC_DICT,
         NEW_GAME_DFLT_NAME,
         SEND_EMAIL,
+        WRITE_LOG_DB,
         CLEAR_LOG_DB,
 
         // BoardDelegate
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
index 7f5fdf688..ce6da0e3e 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
@@ -1385,6 +1385,25 @@ public class GamesListDelegate extends ListDelegateBase
             Utils.emailAuthor( m_activity );
             break;
 
+        case WRITE_LOG_DB:
+            final File logLoc = Log.dumpStored();
+            post( new Runnable() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void run() {
+                        String dumpMsg;
+                        if ( null == logLoc ) {
+                            dumpMsg = LocUtils.getString( m_activity,
+                                                          R.string.logstore_notdumped );
+                        } else {
+                            dumpMsg = LocUtils
+                                .getString( m_activity, R.string.logstore_dumped_fmt,
+                                            logLoc.getPath() );
+                        }
+                        makeOkOnlyBuilder( dumpMsg ).show();
+                    }
+                } );
+            break;
+
         case CLEAR_LOG_DB:
             int nDumped = Log.clearStored();
             Utils.showToast( m_activity, R.string.logstore_cleared_fmt, nDumped );
@@ -1687,13 +1706,8 @@ public class GamesListDelegate extends ListDelegateBase
                 .show();
             break;
         case R.id.games_menu_dumpLogStorage:
-            File logLoc = Log.dumpStored();
-            if ( null != logLoc ) {
-                String dumpMsg = LocUtils
-                    .getString( m_activity, R.string.logstore_dumped_fmt,
-                                logLoc.getPath() );
-                makeOkOnlyBuilder( dumpMsg ).show();
-            }
+            Perms23.tryGetPerms( this, Perm.STORAGE, null,
+                                 Action.WRITE_LOG_DB );
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -1907,6 +1921,7 @@ public class GamesListDelegate extends ListDelegateBase
             } else {
                 dropSels = true;    // will select the new game instead
                 post( new Runnable() {
+                        @Override
                         public void run() {
                             Activity self = m_activity;
                             byte[] stream =
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Log.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Log.java
index 1def66a8c..146e280f6 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Log.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Log.java
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ public class Log {
     private static final boolean LOGGING_ENABLED
         = BuildConfig.DEBUG || !BuildConfig.IS_TAGGED_BUILD;
     private static final boolean ERROR_LOGGING_ENABLED = true;
-    private static final String LOGS_DB_NAME = "logs_db";
+    private static final String LOGS_DB_NAME = "xwlogs_db";
     private static final String LOGS_TABLE_NAME = "logs";
     private static final String COL_ENTRY = "entry";
+    private static final String COL_THREAD = "tid";
+    private static final String COL_PID = "pid";
     private static final String COL_ROWID = "rowid";
     private static final String COL_TAG = "tag";
     private static final String COL_LEVEL = "level";
@@ -188,10 +190,10 @@ public class Log {
         return s_dbHelper;
     }
 
-    // Called from jni
+    // Called from jni. Keep name and signature in sync with what's in
+    // passToJava() in andutils.c
     public static void store( String tag, String msg )
     {
-        llog( "store(%s) called from jni", msg );
         store( LOG_LEVEL.DEBUG, tag, msg );
     }
 
@@ -220,6 +222,8 @@ public class Log {
             String query = "CREATE TABLE " + LOGS_TABLE_NAME + "("
                 + COL_ROWID + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT"
                 + "," + COL_ENTRY + " TEXT"
+                + "," + COL_THREAD + " INTEGER"
+                + "," + COL_PID + " INTEGER"
                 + "," + COL_TAG + " TEXT"
                 + "," + COL_LEVEL + " INTEGER(2)"
                 + ");";
@@ -238,8 +242,11 @@ public class Log {
 
         void store( LOG_LEVEL level, String tag, String msg )
         {
+            long tid = Thread.currentThread().getId();
+
             ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
             values.put( COL_ENTRY, msg );
+            values.put( COL_THREAD, tid );
             values.put( COL_TAG, tag );
             values.put( COL_LEVEL, level.ordinal() );
             long res = getWritableDatabase().insert( LOGS_TABLE_NAME, null, values );
@@ -247,14 +254,15 @@ public class Log {
 
         File dumpToFile()
         {
-            File storage = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
-            File db = new File( storage, LOGS_DB_NAME );
+            File dir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
+            dir = new File( dir, Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS );
+            File db = new File( dir, LOGS_DB_NAME + ".txt" );
 
             try {
                 OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream( db );
                 OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(os);
 
-                String[] columns = { COL_ENTRY, COL_TAG };
+                String[] columns = { COL_ENTRY, COL_TAG, COL_THREAD };
                 String selection = null;
                 String orderBy = COL_ROWID;
                 Cursor cursor = getReadableDatabase().query( LOGS_TABLE_NAME, columns,
@@ -263,17 +271,22 @@ public class Log {
                 llog( "dumpToFile(): got %d results", cursor.getCount() );
                 int indx0 = cursor.getColumnIndex( columns[0] );
                 int indx1 = cursor.getColumnIndex( columns[1] );
+                int indx2 = cursor.getColumnIndex( columns[2] );
                 while ( cursor.moveToNext() ) {
                     String data = cursor.getString(indx0);
                     String tag = cursor.getString(indx1);
-                    osw.write( tag );
-                    osw.write( ":" );
-                    osw.write(data);
-                    osw.write( "\n" );
+                    long tid =  cursor.getLong(indx2);
+                    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder()
+                        .append(tid).append(":")
+                        .append(tag).append(":")
+                        .append(data).append("\n")
+                        ;
+                    osw.write( builder.toString() );
                 }
                 osw.close();
             } catch ( IOException ioe ) {
                 llog( "dumpToFile(): ioe: %s", ioe );
+                db = null;
             }
             return db;
         }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 69a88dedb..ba05ded9f 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2530,6 +2530,8 @@
     <string name="gamel_menu_logstore_dump">Write stored logs to file</string>
     <!-- Debug-build-only status message shown after logs successfully written to file -->
     <string name="logstore_dumped_fmt">Logs written to file %1$s</string>
+    <!-- Debug-build-only status message shown when unable to write logs -->
+    <string name="logstore_notdumped">Unable to write logs</string>
     <!-- Debug-build-only status message shown after logs successfully cleared -->
     <string name="logstore_cleared_fmt">%1$d log entries deleted</string>
     <!-- Debug-build-only question asked to confirm deletion of saved logs -->
diff --git a/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.c b/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.c
index 14c785dbb..272787f9d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.c
@@ -768,43 +768,25 @@ deleteLocalRefs( JNIEnv* env, ... )
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-static int g_log_count = 0;
-static pthread_mutex_t g_log_count_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 /* A bunch of threads are generating log statements. */
 static void
 passToJava( const char* tag, const char* msg )
 {
-    if ( 1 ) {
-        pthread_mutex_lock( &g_log_count_lock );
-        int lockCount = ++g_log_count;
-        RAW_LOG( "lockCount: %d", lockCount );
-        pthread_mutex_unlock( &g_log_count_lock );
+    JNIEnv* env = waitEnvFromGlobals();
+    if ( !!env ) {
+        jstring jtag = (*env)->NewStringUTF( env, tag );
+        jstring jbuf = (*env)->NewStringUTF( env, msg );
+        jclass clazz = (*env)->FindClass( env, PKG_PATH("Log") );
+        XP_ASSERT( !!clazz );
+        jmethodID mid = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID( env, clazz, "store",
+                                                   "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V" );
+        (*env)->CallStaticVoidMethod( env, clazz, mid, jtag, jbuf );
+        deleteLocalRefs( env, clazz, jtag, jbuf, DELETE_NO_REF );
 
-        /* Now pass into Log.java for possible writing to DB */
-        if ( 1 == lockCount ) {
-            JNIEnv* env = waitEnvFromGlobals();
-            if ( !!env ) {
-                jstring jtag = (*env)->NewStringUTF( env, tag );
-                jstring jbuf = (*env)->NewStringUTF( env, msg );
-                jclass clazz = (*env)->FindClass( env, PKG_PATH("Log") );
-                XP_ASSERT( !!clazz );
-                jmethodID mid = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID( env, clazz, "store",
-                                                           "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V" );
-                (*env)->CallStaticVoidMethod( env, clazz, mid, jtag, jbuf );
-                deleteLocalRefs( env, clazz, jtag, jbuf, DELETE_NO_REF );
-
-                releaseEnvFromGlobals( env );
-            } else {
-                RAW_LOG( "env is NULL; dropping" );
-            }
-        } else {
-            RAW_LOG( "recursing! Skipping msg %s", msg );
-        }
-
-        pthread_mutex_lock( &g_log_count_lock );
-        --g_log_count;
-        pthread_mutex_unlock( &g_log_count_lock );
+        releaseEnvFromGlobals( env );
+    } else {
+        RAW_LOG( "env is NULL; dropping" );
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.h b/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.h
index a2cc306b8..07b14b38e 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.h
+++ b/xwords4/android/jni/andutils.h
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ JNIEnv* waitEnvFromGlobals();
 void releaseEnvFromGlobals( JNIEnv* env );
 
 void raw_log( const char* func, const char* fmt, ... );
-#define RAW_LOG(...) raw_log(  __func__, __VA_ARGS__ )
+#ifdef DEBUG
+# define RAW_LOG(...) raw_log(  __func__, __VA_ARGS__ )
+#else
+# define RAW_LOG(...)
+#endif
 
 # define DELETE_NO_REF ((jobject)-1)    /* terminates above varargs list */
 #endif