diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTService.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTService.java
index a1a2c3016..ce1db43fd 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTService.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BTService.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import org.eehouse.android.xw4.MultiService.DictFetchOwner;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.MultiService.MultiEvent;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.CommsAddrRec.CommsConnType;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.CommsAddrRec;
@@ -1056,8 +1057,9 @@ public class BTService extends XWService {
         if ( DictLangCache.haveDict( context, nli.lang, nli.dict ) ) {
             result = makeGame( context, nli, btName, btAddr );
         } else {
-            Intent intent = MultiService.makeMissingDictIntent( context, nli );
-            Assert.fail();
+            Intent intent = MultiService
+                .makeMissingDictIntent( context, nli, 
+                                        DictFetchOwner.OWNER_BT );
             // NetLaunchInfo.putExtras( intent, gameID, btName, btAddr );
             MultiService.postMissingDictNotification( context, intent, 
                                                       nli.gameID );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java
index 075007329..480d9ce70 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/MultiService.java
@@ -43,10 +43,15 @@ public class MultiService {
     public static final String OWNER = "OWNER";
     public static final String BT_NAME = "BT_NAME";
     public static final String BT_ADDRESS = "BT_ADDRESS";
+    public static final String NLI_DATA = "nli";
 
-    public static final int OWNER_SMS = 1;
-    public static final int OWNER_RELAY = 2;
-    public static final int OWNER_BT = 3;
+    public enum DictFetchOwner { _NONE,
+                                 OWNER_SMS,
+                                 OWNER_RELAY,
+                                 OWNER_BT,
+    };
+
+    private static final String ACTION_FETCH_DICT = "_afd";
 
     private MultiEventListener m_li;
 
@@ -102,42 +107,23 @@ public class MultiService {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void fillInviteIntent( Intent intent, String gameName, 
-                                         int lang, String dict, 
-                                         int nPlayersT, int nPlayersH )
-    {
-        intent.putExtra( GAMENAME, gameName );
-        intent.putExtra( LANG, lang );
-        intent.putExtra( DICT, dict );
-        intent.putExtra( NPLAYERST, nPlayersT ); // both of these used
-        intent.putExtra( NPLAYERSH, nPlayersH );
-    }
-
-    public static Intent makeMissingDictIntent( Context context, String gameName, 
-                                                int lang, String dict, 
-                                                int nPlayersT, int nPlayersH )
+    public static Intent makeMissingDictIntent( Context context, NetLaunchInfo nli,
+                                                DictFetchOwner owner )
     {
         Intent intent = new Intent( context, DictsActivity.class );
-        fillInviteIntent( intent, gameName, lang, dict, nPlayersT, nPlayersH );
-        return intent;
-    }
-
-    public static Intent makeMissingDictIntent( Context context, NetLaunchInfo nli )
-    {
-        Intent intent = makeMissingDictIntent( context, null, nli.lang, nli.dict, 
-                                               nli.nPlayersT, 1 );
-        intent.putExtra( ROOM, nli.room );
+        intent.setAction( ACTION_FETCH_DICT );
+        intent.putExtra( LANG, nli.lang );
+        intent.putExtra( DICT, nli.dict );
+        intent.putExtra( OWNER, owner.ordinal() );
+        intent.putExtra( NLI_DATA, nli.toString() );
         return intent;
     }
 
     public static boolean isMissingDictIntent( Intent intent )
     {
-        boolean result = intent.hasExtra( LANG )
-            // && intent.hasExtra( DICT )
-            && (intent.hasExtra( GAMEID ) || intent.hasExtra( ROOM ))
-            && intent.hasExtra( GAMENAME )
-            && intent.hasExtra( NPLAYERST )
-            && intent.hasExtra( NPLAYERSH );
+        String action = intent.getAction();
+        boolean result = null != action && action.equals( ACTION_FETCH_DICT );
+        // DbgUtils.logf( "isMissingDictIntent() => %b", result );
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -179,16 +165,20 @@ public class MultiService {
             String dict = intent.getStringExtra( DICT );
             downloaded = DictLangCache.haveDict( context, lang, dict );
             if ( downloaded ) {
-                switch ( intent.getIntExtra( OWNER, -1 ) ) {
-                case OWNER_SMS:
-                    SMSService.onGameDictDownload( context, intent );
-                    break;
-                case OWNER_RELAY:
-                case OWNER_BT:
-                    GamesListDelegate.onGameDictDownload( context, intent );
-                    break;
-                default:
+                int ordinal = intent.getIntExtra( OWNER, -1 );
+                if ( -1 == ordinal ) {
                     DbgUtils.logf( "unexpected OWNER" );
+                } else {
+                    DictFetchOwner owner = DictFetchOwner.values()[ordinal];
+                    switch ( owner ) {
+                    case OWNER_SMS:
+                        SMSService.onGameDictDownload( context, intent );
+                        break;
+                    case OWNER_RELAY:
+                    case OWNER_BT:
+                        GamesListDelegate.onGameDictDownload( context, intent );
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java
index 59f268c32..181e932e9 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetLaunchInfo.java
@@ -82,45 +82,14 @@ public class NetLaunchInfo {
 
     public NetLaunchInfo( String data )
     {
-        try { 
-            JSONObject json = new JSONObject( data );
+        init( data );
+    }
 
-            int flags = json.getInt(ADDRS_KEY);
-            m_addrs = DBUtils.intToConnTypeSet( flags );
-
-            lang = json.optInt( MultiService.LANG, -1 );
-            forceChannel = json.optInt( MultiService.FORCECHANNEL, 0 );
-            dict = json.optString( MultiService.DICT );
-            gameName = json.optString( MultiService.GAMENAME );
-            nPlayersT = json.optInt( MultiService.NPLAYERST, -1 );
-            nPlayersH = json.optInt( MultiService.NPLAYERSH, -1 );
-            gameID = json.optInt( MultiService.GAMEID, -1 );
-
-            for ( CommsConnType typ : m_addrs.getTypes() ) {
-                switch ( typ ) {
-                case COMMS_CONN_BT:
-                    btAddress = json.getString( MultiService.BT_ADDRESS );
-                    btName = json.getString( MultiService.BT_NAME );
-                    break;
-                case COMMS_CONN_RELAY:
-                    room = json.getString( MultiService.ROOM );
-                    m_inviteID = json.optString( MultiService.INVITEID );
-                    break;
-                case COMMS_CONN_SMS:
-                    phone = json.getString( PHONE_KEY );
-                    isGSM = json.getBoolean( GSM_KEY );
-                    osVers = json.getInt( OSVERS_KEY );
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    DbgUtils.logf( "Unexpected typ %s", typ.toString() );
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            calcValid();
-        } catch ( JSONException jse ) {
-            DbgUtils.loge( jse );
-        }
+    public NetLaunchInfo( Intent intent )
+    {
+        String data = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.NLI_DATA );
+        Assert.assertNotNull( data );
+        init( data );
     }
 
     public NetLaunchInfo( Bundle bundle )
@@ -195,24 +164,6 @@ public class NetLaunchInfo {
         calcValid();
     }
 
-    public NetLaunchInfo( Intent intent )
-    {
-        room = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.ROOM );
-        m_inviteID = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.INVITEID );
-        lang = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.LANG, -1 );
-        forceChannel = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.FORCECHANNEL, -1 );
-        dict = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.DICT );
-        gameName = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.GAMENAME );
-        nPlayersT = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.NPLAYERST, -1 );
-        nPlayersH = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.NPLAYERSH, -1 );
-        gameID = intent.getIntExtra( MultiService.GAMEID, -1 );
-        btName = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.BT_NAME );
-        btAddress = intent.getStringExtra( MultiService.BT_ADDRESS );
-        m_addrs = DBUtils.intToConnTypeSet( intent.getIntExtra( ADDRS_KEY, -1 ) );
-
-        calcValid();
-    }
-
     public NetLaunchInfo( int gamID, int dictLang, String dictName, int nPlayers )
     {
         this();
@@ -349,6 +300,51 @@ public class NetLaunchInfo {
         return result;
     }
 
+    private void init( String data )
+    {
+        try { 
+            JSONObject json = new JSONObject( data );
+
+            int flags = json.getInt(ADDRS_KEY);
+            m_addrs = DBUtils.intToConnTypeSet( flags );
+
+            lang = json.optInt( MultiService.LANG, -1 );
+            forceChannel = json.optInt( MultiService.FORCECHANNEL, 0 );
+            dict = json.optString( MultiService.DICT );
+            gameName = json.optString( MultiService.GAMENAME );
+            nPlayersT = json.optInt( MultiService.NPLAYERST, -1 );
+            nPlayersH = json.optInt( MultiService.NPLAYERSH, -1 );
+            gameID = json.optInt( MultiService.GAMEID, -1 );
+
+            for ( CommsConnType typ : m_addrs.getTypes() ) {
+                switch ( typ ) {
+                case COMMS_CONN_BT:
+                    btAddress = json.getString( MultiService.BT_ADDRESS );
+                    btName = json.getString( MultiService.BT_NAME );
+                    break;
+                case COMMS_CONN_RELAY:
+                    room = json.getString( MultiService.ROOM );
+                    m_inviteID = json.optString( MultiService.INVITEID );
+                    break;
+                case COMMS_CONN_SMS:
+                    phone = json.getString( PHONE_KEY );
+                    isGSM = json.getBoolean( GSM_KEY );
+                    osVers = json.getInt( OSVERS_KEY );
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    DbgUtils.logf( "Unexpected typ %s", typ.toString() );
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            calcValid();
+        } catch ( JSONException jse ) {
+            DbgUtils.loge( jse );
+        }
+
+        calcValid();
+    }
+
     private void appendInt( Uri.Builder ub, String key, int value )
     {
         ub.appendQueryParameter( key, String.format("%d", value ) );