diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
index d680ea48d..1bf734339 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/common_rsrc.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   <string name="key_default_dict">key_default_dict</string>
   <string name="key_default_phonies">key_default_phonies2</string>
   <string name="key_default_timerenabled">key_default_timerenabled</string>
+  <string name="key_connect_frequency">key_connect_frequency</string>
   
   <!-- other -->
   <string name="default_host">eehouse.org</string>
@@ -59,4 +60,24 @@
     <item>@string/phonies_disallow</item>
   </string-array>
 
+  <string-array name="connect_frequencies">
+    <item>@string/connect_ten_seconds</item>
+    <item>@string/connect_fifteen_mins</item>
+    <item>@string/connect_thirty_mins</item>
+    <item>@string/connect_one_hour</item>
+    <item>@string/connect_six_hours</item>
+    <item>@string/connect_daily</item>
+    <item>@string/connect_never</item>
+  </string-array>
+
+  <string-array name="connect_frequencies_values">
+    <item>10</item>
+    <item>900</item>
+    <item>1800</item>
+    <item>3600</item>
+    <item>21600</item>
+    <item>86400</item>
+    <item>-1</item>
+  </string-array>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 90c95d620..4a1876b71 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -364,4 +364,16 @@
     <string name="changes_title">Recent changes</string>
     <string name="changes_button">Recent changes</string>
 
+    <string name="relay_behavior">relay behavior</string>
+    <string name="relay_behavior_summary">relay behavior summary</string>
+    <string name="connect_frequency">connect_frequency</string>
+	<string name="connect_ten_seconds">10 seconds</string>
+	<string name="connect_fifteen_mins">15 minutes</string>
+	<string name="connect_thirty_mins">30 minutes</string>
+	<string name="connect_one_hour">Hourly</string>
+	<string name="connect_six_hours">Every six hours</string>
+	<string name="connect_daily">Once every day</string>
+	<string name="connect_never">Never connect</string>
+
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
index 81346e76d..726a486e3 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,17 @@
                         />
   </PreferenceScreen>
 
+  <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/relay_behavior"
+                    android:summary="@string/relay_behavior_summary"
+                    >
+    <ListPreference android:key="@string/key_connect_frequency"
+                    android:title="@string/connect_frequency"
+                    android:entries="@array/connect_frequencies"
+                    android:entryValues="@array/connect_frequencies_values"
+                    android:defaultValue="60"
+                    />
+  </PreferenceScreen>
+
   <PreferenceScreen android:title="@string/advanced"
                     android:summary="@string/advanced_summary"
                     >
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java
index 3edd90420..fedd364ba 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DBHelper.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 
     public static final String TABLE_NAME = "summaries";
     private static final String DB_NAME = "xwdb";
-    private static final int DB_VERSION = 3;
+    private static final int DB_VERSION = 4;
 
     public static final String FILE_NAME = "FILE_NAME";
     public static final String NUM_MOVES = "NUM_MOVES";
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
index 9c82988c4..ff62f388e 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.*;
 public class GamesList extends ListActivity {
     private static final int WARN_NODICT = Utils.DIALOG_LAST + 1;
     private static final int CONFIRM_DELETE_ALL = Utils.DIALOG_LAST + 2;
-    private static final long CHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5;
 
     private GameListAdapter m_adapter;
     private String m_invalPath = null;
@@ -142,9 +141,15 @@ public class GamesList extends ListActivity {
         PendingIntent intent = 
             PendingIntent.getActivity( this, 0, 
                                        new Intent(this, RelayActivity.class), 0);
-        am.setInexactRepeating( AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, 
-                                0, // first firing
-                                CHECK_INTERVAL_SECONDS*1000, intent );
+        long interval_millis = 1000 *
+            CommonPrefs.getProxyInterval( this );
+        if ( interval_millis > 0 ) {
+            am.setInexactRepeating( AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, 
+                                    0, // first firing
+                                    interval_millis, intent );
+        } else {
+            am.cancel( intent );
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
index 9b3ee386e..de21a9819 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public class PrefsActivity extends PreferenceActivity
                              R.string.key_initial_player_minutes,
                              R.string.key_default_dict,
                              R.string.key_default_phonies,
+                             R.string.key_connect_frequency,
         };
 
         SharedPreferences sp
@@ -190,6 +191,10 @@ public class PrefsActivity extends PreferenceActivity
         Preference pref = getPreferenceScreen().findPreference( key );
         String value = sp.getString( key, "" );
         if ( ! value.equals("") ) {
+            if ( pref instanceof android.preference.ListPreference ) {
+                Utils.logf( "%s: want to do lookup of user string here",
+                            key );
+            }
             pref.setSummary( value );
         }
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java
index e05a4ba3b..25d43b8b3 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/CommonPrefs.java
@@ -181,6 +181,16 @@ public class CommonPrefs {
         }
     }
 
+    public static long getProxyInterval( Context context )
+    {
+        String value = getString( context, R.string.key_connect_frequency );
+        try {
+            return Long.parseLong( value );
+        } catch ( Exception ex ) {
+            return 25L;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static String getDefaultDict( Context context )
     {
         String value = getString( context, R.string.key_default_dict );