CrossWords 4.4.185



Publisher Description



CrossWords is played by the same rules as a famous word-formation board game. (This site's policies prohibit my mentioning its name.) CrossWords supports games between from one to four human or robot players, in most European languages via downloadable dictionaries, and between smartphones and tablets over the wireless network, Bluetooth, or using SMS/text messages. CrossWords is free/open source software, and has no annoying ads.

In fact, my Friends say I should call it Words Without Ads.

You may wonder why CrossWords requires so many permissions. Here are the ones you're most likely to question:

* Receive/send SMS messages

If, and only if, you have explicitly enabled the "Allow games via SMS" feature, CrossWords lets you exchange moves transparently via SMS so you don't require a server. The ability to send and receive SMS messages is required for this (even though the type of SMS messages CrossWords uses, "data" messages, does not show up in messaging apps.) If you do not enable this feature CrossWords will not use SMS-related permissions.

* Read call log/contacts

These permissions are also used only if you explicitly enable play via SMS. They allow CrossWords to let you lookup the phone number of someone to invite/challenge.

* Run at startup

If you are playing games via the internet/relay and don't have "Google Cloud Messaging" enabled then periodically CrossWords checks to see if there are any moves waiting for you. Without this permission it could not start checking after you rebooted your phone until you actually started it, which not everybody thinks to do.

* Prevent phone from sleeping

There is an optional setting, disabled by default, that keeps the screen on for a longer period. It was requested by users who found the board going dark while they were studying it. If you do not enable this setting this permission is not used.

*** Resources ***

You can view or download the source code for CrossWords here: http://xwords.sourceforge.net/source.php

Report bugs or request features here: https://sourceforge.net/p/xwords/_list/tickets?source=navbar

Help with translations here: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/xwords/android/

About CrossWords

CrossWords is a free app for Android published in the Board list of apps, part of Games & Entertainment.

The company that develops CrossWords is Eric House. The latest version released by its developer is 4.4.185. This app was rated by 7 users of our site and has an average rating of 3.1.

To install CrossWords on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2022-04-26 and was downloaded 222 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the CrossWords as malware as malware if the download link to org.eehouse.android.xw4 is broken.

How to install CrossWords on your Android device:

  • Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
  • Once the CrossWords is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
  • A pop-up window with the permissions required by CrossWords will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
  • CrossWords will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.



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Users Rating:  
  3.1/5     7
Downloads: 222
Updated At: 2024-04-22
Publisher: Eric House
Operating System: Android
License Type: Free