diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java
index c7932245f..c2252af8e 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ public class ThresholdSelectorFragment extends BaseFragment {
     // TODO this should be the actual number of custodians
     private int numberOfCustodians;
     private int threshold;
+    private int recommendedThreshold;
     private SeekBar seekBar;
     private TextView thresholdRepresentation;
     private TextView message;
+    private TextView mOfn;
 
     public static ThresholdSelectorFragment newInstance(int numberCustodians) {
         Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
@@ -46,10 +48,6 @@ public class ThresholdSelectorFragment extends BaseFragment {
         return fragment;
     }
 
-    private void setNumberCustodians(int numberCustodians) {
-        numberOfCustodians = numberCustodians;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
@@ -67,17 +65,24 @@ public class ThresholdSelectorFragment extends BaseFragment {
         seekBar = view.findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
         thresholdRepresentation = view.findViewById(R.id.textViewThresholdRepresentation);
         message = view.findViewById(R.id.textViewMessage);
+        mOfn = view.findViewById(R.id.textViewmOfn);
         int max = numberOfCustodians - 3;
         seekBar.setMax(max);
         seekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBarListener());
-        threshold = SecretSharingWrapper.defaultThreshold(numberOfCustodians);
+        recommendedThreshold = SecretSharingWrapper.defaultThreshold(numberOfCustodians);
+        threshold = recommendedThreshold;
         seekBar.setProgress(threshold - 2);
 
         thresholdRepresentation.setText(buildThresholdRepresentationString());
+        setmOfnText();
         return view;
 //        return super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
     }
 
+    private void setmOfnText() {
+        mOfn.setText(String.format("%d of %d contacts needed to recover your account", threshold, numberOfCustodians));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onAttach(Context context) {
         super.onAttach(context);
@@ -116,11 +121,9 @@ public class ThresholdSelectorFragment extends BaseFragment {
         String thresholdRepresentationText = "";
         for (int i = 0; i < threshold; i++) {
             thresholdRepresentationText += getString(R.string.filled_bullet);
-//            thresholdRepresentationText += "1 ";
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < (numberOfCustodians - threshold); i++) {
             thresholdRepresentationText += getString(R.string.linear_bullet);
-//            thresholdRepresentationText += "0 ";
         }
         return thresholdRepresentationText;
     }
@@ -135,11 +138,12 @@ public class ThresholdSelectorFragment extends BaseFragment {
             thresholdRepresentation.setText(
                     buildThresholdRepresentationString()
             );
+            setmOfnText();
 
             int sanityLevel = SecretSharingWrapper.thresholdSanity(threshold, numberOfCustodians);
             int text = R.string.threshold_secure;
-            // TODO use 1 / -1 instead of 0
-            if (sanityLevel < 0) text = R.string.threshold_low_insecure;
+            if (threshold == recommendedThreshold) text = R.string.threshold_recommended;
+            if (sanityLevel < -1) text = R.string.threshold_low_insecure;
             if (sanityLevel > 0) text = R.string.threshold_high_insecure;
             message.setText(text);
             // TODO change colour of thresholdRepresentation to green/red based on sanityLevel
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_select_threshold.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_select_threshold.xml
index 2b47a40b4..fe74f5cd1 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_select_threshold.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_select_threshold.xml
@@ -39,11 +39,22 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
         android:text="placeholder"
-        android:textSize="16dp"
+        android:textSize="64dp"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/seekBar" />
 
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/textViewmOfn"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
+        android:text="m of n contacts needed to recover your account"
+        android:textSize="16dp"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textViewThresholdRepresentation" />
+
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/textViewMessage"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -53,6 +64,6 @@
         android:textSize="16dp"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textViewThresholdRepresentation" />
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textViewmOfn" />
 
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c809aa1f8..43a6a89b9 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -657,9 +657,9 @@
 
 	<string name="threshold">The minimum number of trusted contacts needed to restore your account:</string>
 	<string name="threshold_secure">Secure</string>
+	<string name="threshold_recommended">Secure - recommended threshold</string>
 	<string name="threshold_low_insecure">Insecure – higher threshold recommended</string>
 	<string name="threshold_high_insecure">Danger of loss – lower threshold recommended</string>
-	<!-- the next one does only appear when long-pressing the submit arrow in the app bar-->
 	<string name="threshold_defined">Choose Threshold</string>
 
 	<string name="backup_done_info">Backup pieces sent to trusted contacts</string>