diff --git a/.idea/dictionaries/kevinh.xml b/.idea/dictionaries/kevinh.xml
index 18120162..9de6060e 100644
--- a/.idea/dictionaries/kevinh.xml
+++ b/.idea/dictionaries/kevinh.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <dictionary name="kevinh">
     <words>
       <w>crashlytics</w>
+      <w>errormsg</w>
       <w>geeksville</w>
       <w>meshtastic</w>
     </words>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
index 4a3c6229..36587b14 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import android.os.RemoteException
 import android.util.Base64
 import androidx.compose.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.core.content.edit
+import com.geeksville.android.Logging
 import com.geeksville.mesh.IMeshService
 import com.geeksville.mesh.MeshProtos
 import com.geeksville.mesh.ui.getInitials
 
 /// FIXME - figure out how to merge this staate with the AppStatus Model
-object UIState {
+object UIState: Logging {
 
     /// Kinda ugly - created in the activity but used from Compose - figure out if there is a cleaner way GIXME
     // lateinit var googleSignInClient: GoogleSignInClient
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ object UIState {
                     getInitials(ownerName)
                 ) // Note: we use ?. here because we might be running in the emulator
             } catch (ex: RemoteException) {
-                error("Can't set username on device, is device offline? ${ex.message}")
+                errormsg("Can't set username on device, is device offline? ${ex.message}")
             }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
index 1717a6af..bfa620d1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
             }
 
             locationSettingsResponse.addOnFailureListener { exception ->
-                error("Failed to listen to GPS")
+                errormsg("Failed to listen to GPS")
                 if (exception is ResolvableApiException) {
                     Exceptions.report(exception) // FIXME, not yet implemented, report failure to mothership
                     exceptionReporter {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/RadioInterfaceService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/RadioInterfaceService.kt
index 7b410c89..7dd7b4d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/RadioInterfaceService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/RadioInterfaceService.kt
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class RadioInterfaceService : Service(), Logging {
         if (on) {
             val address = getBondedDeviceAddress(this)
             if (address == null)
-                error("No bonded mesh radio, can't create service")
+                errormsg("No bonded mesh radio, can't create service")
             else {
                 // Note: this call does no comms, it just creates the device object (even if the
                 // device is off/not connected)
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class RadioInterfaceService : Service(), Logging {
                     // more info
                     s.asyncConnect(true, ::onConnect, ::onDisconnect)
                 } else {
-                    error("Bluetooth adapter not found, assuming running on the emulator!")
+                    errormsg("Bluetooth adapter not found, assuming running on the emulator!")
                 }
 
                 if (logSends)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt
index fc866755..891aa28f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class SafeBluetooth(private val context: Context, private val device: BluetoothD
 
     fun restartBle() {
         GeeksvilleApplication.analytics.track("ble_restart") // record # of times we needed to use this nasty hack
-        error("Doing emergency BLE restart")
+        errormsg("Doing emergency BLE restart")
         val mgr =
             context.getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE) as BluetoothManager
         val adp = mgr.adapter