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<html> <html>
<body style="max-width: 500px; width:100%; margin: 0px auto;" <body>
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<h2>CrossWords and Play-via-Data-SMS</h2> <h2>CrossWords and Play-via-Data-SMS</h2>
<p>Play-via-Data-SMS is one of my favorite features of <p>Play-via-Data-SMS is one of my favorite features of
CrossWords. It's super-reliable, and works between GSM phones CrossWords. It's super-reliable, and works between GSM phones
round-the-world without requiring any kind of server. Most apps round-the-world without requiring any kind of server. Most apps
have servers in order to harvest saleable infomation about you have servers in order to harvest saleable infomation about you
or to show ads, but CrossWords doesn't care about that and so or to show ads, but CrossWords is ad-free (and not-for-profit)
has always supported this feature.</p> and so has always supported this feature.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Google's decided there are security problems <p>Unfortunately, Google's decided there may be security problems
with SMS (or at least that's their claimed motivation) and is with SMS and is prohibiting most apps from continuing to send or
prohibiting most apps from continuing to send or receive SMS receive SMS (including Data SMS) if they want to be listed on
(including Data SMS) if they want to be listed on the Play the Play Store. And so I've removed the feature from the
Store. And so I've removed the feature from the CrossWords CrossWords "variant" that's available there. The feature
"variant" that's available there. The feature remains, however, remains, however, in other variants, including those at:
in other variants, including those at:
<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/eehouse/xwords/releases/">Github <li><a href="https://github.com/eehouse/xwords/releases/">Github
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variant, however, you'll have to uninstall your current variant, however, you'll have to uninstall your current
variant first, losing your games and settings.)</p> variant first, losing your games and settings.)</p>
<p>I've also starting working on a data-SMS-forwarding app called <p>I've also written a data-SMS-forwarding app called
NBSProxy. With NBSProxy installed, CrossWords can communicate NBSProxy. With NBSProxy installed, CrossWords will be able to
using Data SMS without the SMS permissions (since NBSProxy has communicate using Data SMS without the SMS permissions (since
them, and is the one using Android's Data SMS functionality.) NBSProxy has them, and is the one using Android's Data SMS
Google says that apps whose core functionality requires SMS functionality.) Google says that apps whose core
permissions will be allowed on the Play Store, so NBSProxy functionality requires SMS permissions will be allowed on the
should be available there soon. In the meantime, you Play Store, so NBSProxy should be available there soon. In the
meantime, you
can <a href="https://github.com/eehouse/nbsproxy/releases">get can <a href="https://github.com/eehouse/nbsproxy/releases">get
it from GitHub</a>. it from GitHub</a>.
</p> </p>