diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_social_backup_setup_explainer.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_social_backup_setup_explainer.xml
index 3e12fa038..e0e03c288 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_social_backup_setup_explainer.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_social_backup_setup_explainer.xml
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
 		app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
 		tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="16dp" />
 
-	<ImageView
-		android:id="@+id/imageView"
-		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
-		app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-		app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView"
-		app:srcCompat="@drawable/qr_code_social_backup" />
+<!--	<ImageView-->
+<!--		android:id="@+id/imageView"-->
+<!--		android:layout_width="wrap_content"-->
+<!--		android:layout_height="wrap_content"-->
+<!--		android:layout_marginTop="24dp"-->
+<!--		app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"-->
+<!--		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"-->
+<!--		app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView"-->
+<!--		app:srcCompat="@drawable/qr_code_social_backup" />-->
 
 	<TextView
 		android:id="@+id/textViewExplain"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		android:textSize="20sp"
 		app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
 		app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-		app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/imageView"
+		app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView"
 		tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="16dp" />
 
 	<Button
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7ffc0be0d..e58ca403f 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -672,7 +672,8 @@
 	<string name="backup_done_info">Backup pieces sent to trusted contacts</string>
 
 	<string name="social_backup_setup_explainer_title">Backup your Briar identity and contacts list using trusted contacts</string>
-	<string name="social_backup_setup_explainer_long">You must choose a set true contacts to send backup pieces to.</string>
+	<string name="social_backup_setup_explainer_long">You can choose a set of trusted contacts to send backup pieces to.\n\nYou set how many of these contacts must help you recover your account.\n\nFor example, you can choose three trusted contacts and that any two of them are needed to recover.</string>
+
 	<string name="social_backup_setup_explainer_button">Choose trusted contacts</string>
 
 	<!-- recovery from the secret owner's POV -->