diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index e0e08192bcc..37441a405a3 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1132,11 +1132,11 @@
     <!-- Used in the 1st-level settings screen to turn on NFC -->
     <string name="nfc_quick_toggle_title">NFC</string>
     <!-- Description of NFC in the 1st level settings screen. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="nfc_quick_toggle_summary">Allow devices separated by a few centimeters to exchange information</string>
+    <string name="nfc_quick_toggle_summary">Allow data exchange when the phone touches another device</string>
     <!-- Used to enter the Android Beam sharing preferences screen. This phrase is a trademark. [CHAR LIMIT=32] -->
     <string name="android_beam_settings_title">Android Beam</string>
     <!-- Used to describe the on state of the Android Beam feature [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="android_beam_on_summary">On</string>
+    <string name="android_beam_on_summary">Ready to transmit app content via NFC</string>
     <!-- Used to describe the off state of the Android Beam feature [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="android_beam_off_summary">Off</string>
     <!-- Used to describe the enabled state of the Android Beam feature when NFC, which it relies on, is turned off [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->