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 110595663..866497397 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
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class DlgDelegate {
                         public void run() {
                             Log.d( TAG, "calling onPosButton()" );
                             XWActivity xwact = (XWActivity)m_activity;
-                            xwact.onPosButton( action, mState.m_params );
+                            xwact.onPosButton( action, mState.getParams() );
                         }
                     });
             }
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 c1ffe9df9..940f93531 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
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class DlgDelegateAlert extends XWDialogFragment {
         Activity activity = getActivity();
         if ( activity instanceof DlgClickNotify ) {
             ((DlgClickNotify)activity)
-                .onDismissed( m_state.m_action, m_state.m_params );
+                .onDismissed( m_state.m_action, m_state.getParams() );
         }
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class DlgDelegateAlert extends XWDialogFragment {
             public void onClick( DialogInterface dlg, int button ) {
                 checkNotAgainCheck( m_state, naView );
                 DlgClickNotify xwact = (DlgClickNotify)getActivity();
-                xwact.onPosButton( pair.action, m_state.m_params );
+                xwact.onPosButton( pair.action, m_state.getParams() );
             }
         };
     }
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ public class DlgDelegateAlert extends XWDialogFragment {
                         DlgClickNotify notify = (DlgClickNotify)activity;
                         switch ( button ) {
                         case AlertDialog.BUTTON_POSITIVE:
-                            notify.onPosButton( m_state.m_action, m_state.m_params );
+                            notify.onPosButton( m_state.m_action, m_state.getParams() );
                             break;
                         case AlertDialog.BUTTON_NEGATIVE:
-                            notify.onNegButton( m_state.m_action, m_state.m_params );
+                            notify.onNegButton( m_state.m_action, m_state.getParams() );
                             break;
                         default:
                             Log.e( TAG, "unexpected button %d", button );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgState.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgState.java
index 8ad4e2795..09bfbaa3c 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgState.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DlgState.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class DlgState implements Parcelable {
     public ActionPair m_pair = null;
     public int m_prefsNAKey;
     // These can't be serialized!!!!
-    public Object[] m_params;
+    private Object[] m_params;
     public String m_title;
 
     public DlgState( DlgID dlgID )
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public class DlgState implements Parcelable {
     public DlgState setTitle( String title )
     { m_title = title; return this; }
 
+    public Object[] getParams() { return m_params; }
+
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
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 bc084421a..3a1001d9d 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
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class EnableSMSAlert extends DlgDelegateAlert {
                 public void onClick( DialogInterface dlg, int item ) {
                     Assert.assertTrue( 0 < mSpinner.getSelectedItemPosition() );
                     XWActivity xwact = (XWActivity)getActivity();
-                    xwact.onPosButton( state.m_action, state.m_params );
+                    xwact.onPosButton( state.m_action, state.getParams() );
                 }
             };
 
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 41d14eb97..4722105d2 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
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ public class InviteChoicesAlert extends DlgDelegateAlert {
         final ArrayList<InviteMeans> means = new ArrayList<>();
         ArrayList<String> items = new ArrayList<>();
         InviteMeans lastMeans = null;
-        if ( null != state.m_params
-             && state.m_params[0] instanceof SentInvitesInfo ) {
-            lastMeans = ((SentInvitesInfo)state.m_params[0]).getLastMeans();
+        Object[] params = state.getParams();
+        if ( null != params
+             && params[0] instanceof SentInvitesInfo ) {
+            lastMeans = ((SentInvitesInfo)params[0]).getLastMeans();
         }
 
         add( items, means, R.string.invite_choice_email, InviteMeans.EMAIL );
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ public class InviteChoicesAlert extends DlgDelegateAlert {
                         XWActivity activity = (XWActivity)context;
                         activity.inviteChoiceMade( state.m_action,
                                                    means.get(indx),
-                                                   state.m_params );
+                                                   state.getParams() );
                     }
                 }
             };
@@ -156,9 +157,9 @@ public class InviteChoicesAlert extends DlgDelegateAlert {
             OnClickListener ocl = new OnClickListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onClick( DialogInterface dlg, int pos ) {
-                        if ( state.m_params[0] instanceof SentInvitesInfo ) {
-                            SentInvitesInfo sii = (SentInvitesInfo)
-                                state.m_params[0];
+                        Object[] params = state.getParams();
+                        if ( params[0] instanceof SentInvitesInfo ) {
+                            SentInvitesInfo sii = (SentInvitesInfo)params[0];
                             sii.setRemotesRobots();
                         }
                         okClicked.onClick( dlg, pos );