diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 0346714f01c..c8a9a2ae5ce 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -6964,24 +6964,24 @@
 
     <!-- Write Settings settings -->
     <!-- Settings title in main settings screen for WRITE_SETTINGS [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
-    <string name="write_settings">Write system settings</string>
+    <string name="write_settings">Modify system settings</string>
     <!-- Keyword for WRITE_SETTINGS -->
     <string name="keywords_write_settings">write modify system settings</string>
     <!-- Summary of number of apps currently can draw overlays [CHAR LIMIT=60] -->
-    <string name="write_settings_summary"><xliff:g id="count" example="10">%d</xliff:g> of <xliff:g id="count" example="10">%d</xliff:g> apps allowed to read or write system settings</string>
+    <string name="write_settings_summary"><xliff:g id="count" example="10">%d</xliff:g> of <xliff:g id="count" example="10">%d</xliff:g> apps allowed to modify system settings</string>
 
     <!-- Label for showing apps that can write system settings [CHAR LIMIT=45] -->
-    <string name="filter_write_settings_apps">Can write system settings</string>
+    <string name="filter_write_settings_apps">Can modify system settings</string>
     <!-- Title for the apps that are allowed to write system settings [CHAR LIMIT=60] -->
-    <string name="write_settings_title">Can write system settings</string>
+    <string name="write_settings_title">Can modify system settings</string>
     <!-- Main settings screen item's title to go into the write system settings screen [CHAR LIMIT=30] -->
-    <string name="write_system_settings">Write system settings</string>
+    <string name="write_system_settings">Modify system settings</string>
     <!-- Link to the apps page for WRITE_SETTINGS settings [CHAR LIMIT=52] -->
-    <string name="write_settings_preference">App write system settings permission</string>
+    <string name="write_settings_preference">App modify system settings permission</string>
     <!-- Label for setting which controls whether app can write system settings [CHAR LIMIT=45] -->
-    <string name="permit_write_settings">Allow write system settings</string>
+    <string name="permit_write_settings">Allow modify system settings</string>
     <!-- Description of the write system settings [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="write_settings_description">This permission allows an app to read or write system settings.</string>
+    <string name="write_settings_description">This permission allows an app to modify system settings.</string>
     <!-- Summary of app allowed to write system settings [CHAR LIMIT=45] -->
     <string name="write_settings_on">Yes</string>
     <!-- Summary of app not allowed to write system settings [CHAR LIMIT=45] -->