diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c198ca706..73519c956 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
   <!-- BE SURE TO MODIFY project.properties AND the variable TARGET in
        ../scripts/setup_local_props.sh if targetSdkVersion changes!!!
        -->
-  <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" android:targetSdkVersion="23" />
-
   <supports-screens android:resizeable="true"
                     android:smallScreens="true"
                     android:normalScreens="true"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/xw4d/AndroidManifest.xml b/xwords4/android/app/src/xw4d/AndroidManifest.xml
index 04a73bd32..d4e2cdb28 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/xw4d/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/xw4d/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-
-<!-- Declare the contents of this Android application.  The namespace
-     attribute brings in the Android platform namespace, and the package
-     supplies a unique name for the application.  When writing your
-     own application, the package name must be changed from "com.example.*"
-     to come from a domain that you own or have control over. -->
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="org.eehouse.android.xw4"
           >
@@ -76,32 +70,30 @@
     <!-- NOT in the non-d version -->
     <meta-data android:name="io.fabric.ApiKey" android:value="${FABRIC_API_KEY}" />
 
+    <activity android:name="HostActivity"
+              android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
+              />
+
     <activity android:name="DictsActivity"
               android:label="@string/title_dicts_list"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
           />
     
     <activity android:name="BTInviteActivity"
 			  android:label="@string/bt_invite_title"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
     <activity android:name="SMSInviteActivity"
 			  android:label="@string/sms_invite_title"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               android:screenOrientation="sensor"
               />
     <activity android:name="RelayInviteActivity"
 			  android:label="@string/relay_invite_title"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
     <activity android:name="WiDirInviteActivity"
 			  android:label="@string/p2p_invite_title"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
 
     <activity android:name="GameConfigActivity"
               android:screenOrientation="sensor"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden"
               >
       <intent-filter>
@@ -112,17 +104,14 @@
     <activity android:name="PrefsActivity"
               android:label="@string/title_prefs"
               android:screenOrientation="sensor"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
 
     <activity android:name="BoardActivity"
               android:screenOrientation="portrait"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden|adjustPan"
               />
 
     <activity android:name="StudyListActivity"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
 
     <receiver android:name="OnBootReceiver">
@@ -132,6 +121,7 @@
     </receiver>
     <receiver android:name="RelayReceiver"/>
     <receiver android:name="NagTurnReceiver"/>
+    <receiver android:name="SMSResendReceiver"/>
 
     <receiver android:name="UpdateCheckReceiver">
       <intent-filter>
@@ -170,7 +160,6 @@
     <activity android:name=".DwnldActivity"
               android:label="@string/app_name"
               android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               >
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"></action>
@@ -186,16 +175,12 @@
     </activity>
 
     <activity android:name="DictBrowseActivity"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
     <activity android:name="ChatActivity"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
     <activity android:name=".loc.LocActivity"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
     <activity android:name=".loc.LocItemEditActivity"
-              android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
               />
 
     <service android:name="RelayService"/>
@@ -230,7 +215,6 @@
         <data android:port="@string/nbs_port" /> 
         <data android:host="*" /> 
       </intent-filter> 
-
     </receiver>
 
     <receiver android:name="com.google.android.gcm.GCMBroadcastReceiver"