diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fec1fc495..39f232c16 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 	<string name="duplicate_link_dialog_text_1">You already have a pending contact with this link: %s</string>
 	<string name="duplicate_link_dialog_text_1_contact">You already have a contact with this link: %s</string>
 	<!-- This is a question asking whether two nicknames refer to the same person -->
-	<string name="duplicate_link_dialog_text_2">Are %s and %s the same person?</string>
+	<string name="duplicate_link_dialog_text_2">Are %1$s and %2$s the same person?</string>
 	<!-- This is a button for answering that two nicknames do indeed refer to the same person. This
 	string will be used in a dialog button, so if the translation of this string is longer than 20
 	characters, please use "Yes" instead, and use "No" for the "Different Person" button -->
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 	will be used in a dialog button, so if the translation of this string longer than 20 characters,
 	please use "No" instead, and use "Yes" for the "Same Person" button -->
 	<string name="different_person_button">Different Person</string>
-	<string name="duplicate_link_dialog_text_3">%s and %s sent you the same link.\n\nOne of them may be trying to discover who your contacts are.\n\nDon\'t tell them you received the same link from someone else.</string>
+	<string name="duplicate_link_dialog_text_3">%1$s and %2$s sent you the same link.\n\nOne of them may be trying to discover who your contacts are.\n\nDon\'t tell them you received the same link from someone else.</string>
 	<string name="pending_contact_updated_toast">Pending contact updated</string>
 
 	<!-- Introductions -->