diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 7152b496b..6d39bf2bf 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1997,9 +1997,9 @@
     </string>
 
     <string name="gamel_menu_checkupdates">Check for updates</string>
-    <string name="new_dict_avail">New Wordlist available</string>
-    <string name="new_dict_availf">%s has been updated</string>
-    <string name="new_app_availf">New app available</string>
-    <string name="new_app_avail">Click to download</string>
+    <string name="new_dict_avail">New wordlist available</string>
+    <string name="new_dict_availf">Tap to update %s</string>
+    <string name="new_app_availf">New version of %s</string>
+    <string name="new_app_avail">Tap to download</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java
index ca6ed962a..1e84ea322 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
@@ -320,12 +321,11 @@ public class NetUtils {
                                             String sum )
     {
         int lang = DictLangCache.getDictLangCode( context, dal );
+        String langStr = DictLangCache.getLangName( context, lang );
         HttpPost post = makePost( "dictVersion" );
         List<NameValuePair> nvp = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
         nvp.add( new BasicNameValuePair( "name", dal.name ) );
-        nvp.add( new BasicNameValuePair( "lang", 
-                                         String.format( "%d", 
-                                                        lang ) ) );
+        nvp.add( new BasicNameValuePair( "lang", langStr ) );
         nvp.add( new BasicNameValuePair( "md5sum", sum ) );
         return runPost( post, nvp );
     }
@@ -351,10 +351,12 @@ public class NetUtils {
                                                                 versionCode ) ) );
                 String url = runPost( post, nvp );
                 if ( null != url ) {
+                    ApplicationInfo ai = pm.getApplicationInfo( packageName, 0);
+                    String label = pm.getApplicationLabel( ai ).toString();
                     Intent intent = 
                         new Intent( Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url) );
-                    String title = Utils.format( context, R.string.new_app_availf, 
-                                                 packageName );
+                    String title = 
+                        Utils.format( context, R.string.new_app_availf, label );
                     String body = context.getString( R.string.new_app_avail );
                     Utils.postNotification( context, intent, title, body,
                                             url.hashCode() );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/info.py b/xwords4/android/scripts/info.py
index 6e5dc2905..1bd53a0fd 100755
--- a/xwords4/android/scripts/info.py
+++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/info.py
@@ -68,45 +68,20 @@ def curVersion( req, name, version ):
         logging.debug( 'Error: bad name ' + name )
     return result
 
-# Order determined by language_names in
-# android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
-def langStr( lang ):
-    langs = ( '<unknown>'
-              ,'English'
-              ,'French'
-              ,'German'
-              ,'Turkish'
-              ,'Arabic'
-              ,'Spanish'
-              ,'Swedish'
-              ,'Polish'
-              ,'Danish'
-              ,'Italian'
-              ,'Dutch'
-              ,'Catalan'
-              ,'Portuguese'
-              ,''
-              ,'Russian'
-              ,''
-              ,'Czech'
-              ,'Greek'
-              ,'Slovak' )
-    return langs[int(lang)]
-
 # public
 def dictVersion( req, name, lang, md5sum ):
     result = ''
     if not name.endswith(k_suffix): name += k_suffix
     dictSums = getDictSums()
-    path = langStr(lang) + "/" + name
+    path = lang + "/" + name
     if not path in dictSums:
         sum = md5Checksum( dictSums, path )
         if sum:
             dictSums[path] = sum
             s_shelf['sums'] = dictSums
-    if path in dictSums and dictSums[path] != md5sum:
-        logging.debug( dictSums[path] + " vs " + md5sum )
-        result = k_urlbase + "and_wordlists/" + path
+    if path in dictSums:
+        if dictSums[path] != md5sum:
+            result = k_urlbase + "and_wordlists/" + path
     else:
         logging.debug( path + " not known" )
     s_shelf.close()