diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegateAlert.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegateAlert.java
index 940f93531..c13c586aa 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegateAlert.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgDelegateAlert.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
-import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ public class DlgDelegateAlert extends XWDialogFragment {
         }
     }
 
-    Dialog create( AlertDialog.Builder builder ) { return builder.create(); }
+    AlertDialog create( AlertDialog.Builder builder ) { return builder.create(); }
 
     private NotAgainView addNAView( DlgState state, AlertDialog.Builder builder )
     {
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ public class DlgDelegateAlert extends XWDialogFragment {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final Dialog onCreateDialog( Bundle sis )
+    public final AlertDialog onCreateDialog( Bundle sis )
     {
         Context context = getActivity();
         DlgState state = getState( sis );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/EnableSMSAlert.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/EnableSMSAlert.java
index 3a1001d9d..4b1f8b237 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/EnableSMSAlert.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/EnableSMSAlert.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
-import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ public class EnableSMSAlert extends DlgDelegateAlert {
                 @Override
                 public void onItemSelected( AdapterView<?> parent, View view,
                                             int position, long id ) {
-                    checkEnableButton( getDialog() );
+                    checkEnableButton( (AlertDialog)getDialog() );
                 }
                 @Override
                 public void onNothingSelected( AdapterView<?> parent ) {}
@@ -80,20 +79,20 @@ public class EnableSMSAlert extends DlgDelegateAlert {
     }
 
     @Override
-    Dialog create( AlertDialog.Builder builder )
+    AlertDialog create( AlertDialog.Builder builder )
     {
-        Dialog dialog = super.create( builder );
+        AlertDialog dialog = super.create( builder );
         dialog.setOnShowListener(new DialogInterface.OnShowListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void onShow( DialogInterface dialog ) {
-                    checkEnableButton( (Dialog)dialog );
+                    checkEnableButton( (AlertDialog)dialog );
                 }
             });
 
         return dialog;
     }
 
-    private void checkEnableButton( Dialog dialog )
+    private void checkEnableButton( AlertDialog dialog )
     {
         boolean enabled = 0 < mSpinner.getSelectedItemPosition();
         ((AlertDialog)dialog)
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/InviteChoicesAlert.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/InviteChoicesAlert.java
index 28771f23a..ab844d3a1 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/InviteChoicesAlert.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/InviteChoicesAlert.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
-import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
@@ -181,9 +180,9 @@ public class InviteChoicesAlert extends DlgDelegateAlert
     }
 
     @Override
-    Dialog create( AlertDialog.Builder builder )
+    AlertDialog create( AlertDialog.Builder builder )
     {
-        Dialog dialog = super.create( builder );
+        AlertDialog dialog = super.create( builder );
         dialog.setOnShowListener(new DialogInterface.OnShowListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void onShow( DialogInterface diface ) {