diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/CrashTrack.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/CrashTrack.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1af36ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/CrashTrack.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* -*- compile-command: "find-and-ant.sh debug install"; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009 - 2012 by Eric House (xwords@eehouse.org).  All
+ * rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+package org.eehouse.android.xw4;
+
+public class CrashTrack {
+    public static void init() {} // does nothing here
+}
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 ac846748a..c5535a4bf 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesList.java
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ public class GamesList extends XWExpandableListActivity
         // scary, but worth playing with:
         // Assert.assertTrue( isTaskRoot() );
 
+        CrashTrack.init();
+
         m_selGames = new HashSet<Long>();
         m_selGroupIDs = new HashSet<Long>();
         getBundledData( savedInstanceState );