diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
index 735d3fc51..7152b496b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1999,5 +1999,7 @@
     <string name="gamel_menu_checkupdates">Check for updates</string>
     <string name="new_dict_avail">New Wordlist available</string>
     <string name="new_dict_availf">%s has been updated</string>
+    <string name="new_app_availf">New app available</string>
+    <string name="new_app_avail">Click to download</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java
index 18a73bdd0..ca6ed962a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/NetUtils.java
@@ -20,22 +20,22 @@
 
 package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
 
-import javax.net.SocketFactory;
-import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.Socket;
 import android.content.Context;
-
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.Socket;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import javax.net.SocketFactory;
 
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
@@ -349,8 +349,16 @@ public class NetUtils {
                 nvp.add( new BasicNameValuePair( "version", 
                                                  String.format( "%d", 
                                                                 versionCode ) ) );
-                String result = runPost( post, nvp );
-                DbgUtils.logf( "checkVersions: received: \"%s\"", result );
+                String url = runPost( post, nvp );
+                if ( null != url ) {
+                    Intent intent = 
+                        new Intent( Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url) );
+                    String title = Utils.format( context, R.string.new_app_availf, 
+                                                 packageName );
+                    String body = context.getString( R.string.new_app_avail );
+                    Utils.postNotification( context, intent, title, body,
+                                            url.hashCode() );
+                }
             } catch ( PackageManager.NameNotFoundException nnfe ) {
                 DbgUtils.logf( "checkVersions: %s", nnfe.toString() );
             }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Utils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Utils.java
index e3e70910d..72db41eec 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Utils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/Utils.java
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ public class Utils {
 
     public static void postNotification( Context context, Intent intent, 
                                          int titleID, String body, int id )
+    {
+        String title = context.getString( titleID );
+        postNotification( context, intent, title, body, id );
+    }
+
+    public static void postNotification( Context context, Intent intent, 
+                                         String title, String body, int id )
     {
         /* s_nextCode: per this link
            http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10561419/scheduling-more-than-one-pendingintent-to-same-activity-using-alarmmanager
@@ -155,7 +162,6 @@ public class Utils {
             PendingIntent.getActivity( context, ++s_nextCode, intent, 
                                        PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT );
 
-        String title = context.getString( titleID );
         Notification notification = 
             new Notification( R.drawable.icon48x48, title,
                               System.currentTimeMillis() );