diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 85710226c354fd47cdac61340d7d110ae1e4a93a..d2dabb83f775f4c675334800f692913ea74b2ef4 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	<string name="startup_failed_notification_title">Briar could not start</string>
 	<string name="startup_failed_notification_text">You may need to reinstall Briar.</string>
 	<string name="startup_failed_activity_title">Briar Startup Failure</string>
-	<string name="startup_failed_db_error">For some reason, your Briar database is corrupted beyond repair. Your account, your data and all your contact connections are lost. Unfortunately, you need to reinstall Briar und set up a new account.</string>
+	<string name="startup_failed_db_error">For some reason, your Briar database is corrupted beyond repair. Your account, your data and all your contacts are lost. Unfortunately, you need to reinstall Briar and set up a new account.</string>
 	<string name="startup_failed_service_error">Briar was unable to start a required plugin. Reinstalling Briar usually solves this problem. However, please note that you will then lose your account and all data associated with it since Briar is not using central servers to store your data on.</string>
 	<plurals name="expiry_warning">
 		<item quantity="one">This is a beta version of Briar. Your account will expire in %d day and cannot be renewed.</item>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 	<string name="camera_error">Camera error</string>
 	<string name="connecting_to_device">Connecting to device\u2026</string>
 	<string name="authenticating_with_device">Authenticating with device\u2026</string>
-	<string name="connection_aborted_local">Connection aborted by us! This could mean that someone is trying to interfere with your connection</string>
+	<string name="connection_aborted_local">Connection aborted! This could mean that someone is trying to interfere with your connection</string>
 	<string name="connection_aborted_remote">Connection aborted by your contact! This could mean that someone is trying to interfere with your connection</string>
 
 	<!-- Introductions -->