diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 7b5abde9bff..26d7588c734 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1087,11 +1087,11 @@
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, setting option summary text under Internal phone storage heading -->
     <string name="master_clear_summary">Erases all data on phone</string>
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, message on screen after user selects Factory data reset -->
-    <string name="master_clear_desc">This action will erase information about your Google account, all your settings, and any applications you've downloaded.</string>
+    <string name="master_clear_desc">Factory data reset erases all of your personal information from the phone, including details about your Google account and any other accounts, system and application data and preferences, and any applications that you have downloaded. It does not change the version of the system software and bundled applications. It does not erase any photos, music, or other information stored on an SD card.</string>
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, button on screen after user selects Factory data reset -->
     <string name="master_clear_button_text">Reset phone</string>
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, message on screen after user selects Reset phone button -->
-    <string name="master_clear_final_desc">Reset phone, erasing all your data and applications? Action cannot be reversed!</string>
+    <string name="master_clear_final_desc">Erase all of your personal information and any downloaded applications? It is impossible to reverse this action!</string>
     <!-- SD card & phone storage settings screen, button on screen after user selects Reset phone button -->
     <string name="master_clear_final_button_text">Erase everything</string>
     <!-- Message to draw an unlock pattern before clearing the device -->