From 8de638a047b6b4d5bf0b72f4c3fe8e8007638e24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric House Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:24:36 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] update explaining kitkat --- xwords4/android/scripts/a.py | 17 +++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/a.py b/xwords4/android/scripts/a.py index b03c0c7d1..20dec0dce 100755 --- a/xwords4/android/scripts/a.py +++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/a.py @@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ def a(req):

You probably reached this page because a friend sent you a text message with this URL and a bunch of gibberish.

-

Well, that gibberish was meant for an Android app called - Crosswords, and your - friend hoped you had it installed and would want to play. If you - like, +

Well, that gibberish was meant for an Android app called Crosswords, and your + friend hoped you had it installed, were not + running Android KitKat, and would want to play. If you like, AND YOU HAVE AN UNLIMITED TEXT MESSAGING PLAN, @@ -54,5 +54,14 @@ def a(req): don't enable the SMS feature. (And don't worry: that's impossible to do accidentally.)

+

What's the deal with KitKat and play via + SMS?

+ +

With KitKat, Google made a bunch of changes to how SMS is sent + and received. Among them they removed the ability of an app like + Crosswords to prevent custom-formatted (i.e. gibberish) messages + from showing up in your inbox. Until I work around these changes + the feature is disabled on KitKat.

+ """