diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 6b30ab108c6..1949ac6357f 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1433,13 +1433,13 @@
     <string name="unlock_change_lock_password_title">Change unlock password</string>
 
     <!-- Footer preference text in the screen lock type picker to indicate which app is requesting a new screen lock and that it requests for a strong PIN or password  [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="unlock_footer_high_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> requests a strong PIN or password.</string>
+    <string name="unlock_footer_high_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> recommends a strong PIN or password and may not work as expected without one</string>
     <!-- Footer preference text in the screen lock type picker to indicate which app is requesting a new screen lock and that it requests for a medium strength PIN or password [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="unlock_footer_medium_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> requests a new PIN or password.</string>
+    <string name="unlock_footer_medium_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> recommends a new PIN or password and may not work as expected without one</string>
     <!-- Footer preference text in the screen lock type picker to indicate which app is requesting a new screen lock and it requests for any screen lock [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="unlock_footer_low_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> requests a new pattern, PIN or password.</string>
+    <string name="unlock_footer_low_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> recommends a new pattern, PIN, or password and may not work as expected without one</string>
     <!-- Footer preference text in the screen lock type picker to indicate which app is requesting a new screen lock [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="unlock_footer_none_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> requests a new screen lock.</string>
+    <string name="unlock_footer_none_complexity_requested"><xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">%1$s</xliff:g> recommends a new screen lock</string>
 
 
     <!-- Message shown on the lock screen when the user incorrectly enters their lock and it counts towards the max attempts before their data on the device is wiped. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->