diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/devices/DeviceSecurityLearnMore.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/devices/DeviceSecurityLearnMore.tsx
index 8677afcbee..2c10b02ecc 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/devices/DeviceSecurityLearnMore.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/devices/DeviceSecurityLearnMore.tsx
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ const securityCardContent: Record<DeviceSecurityVariation, {
      [DeviceSecurityVariation.Verified]: {
          title: _t('Verified sessions'),
          description: <>
-             <p>{ _t('Verified sessions have logged in with your credentials and then been verified, either using your secure passphrase or by cross-verifying.') }
+             <p>{ _t('Verified sessions are anywhere you are using this account after entering your passphrase or confirming your identity with another verified session.') }
              </p>
              <p>
                  { _t(
-                     `This means they hold encryption keys for your previous messages, ` +
-                        `and confirm to other users you are communicating with that these sessions are really you.`,
+                     `This means that you have all the keys needed to unlock your encrypted messages ` +
+                     `and confirm to other users that you trust this session.`,
                  )
                  }
              </p>
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 272583abc1..af177e147e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1780,8 +1780,8 @@
     "Sign out of this session": "Sign out of this session",
     "Toggle device details": "Toggle device details",
     "Verified sessions": "Verified sessions",
-    "Verified sessions have logged in with your credentials and then been verified, either using your secure passphrase or by cross-verifying.": "Verified sessions have logged in with your credentials and then been verified, either using your secure passphrase or by cross-verifying.",
-    "This means they hold encryption keys for your previous messages, and confirm to other users you are communicating with that these sessions are really you.": "This means they hold encryption keys for your previous messages, and confirm to other users you are communicating with that these sessions are really you.",
+    "Verified sessions are anywhere you are using this account after entering your passphrase or confirming your identity with another verified session.": "Verified sessions are anywhere you are using this account after entering your passphrase or confirming your identity with another verified session.",
+    "This means that you have all the keys needed to unlock your encrypted messages and confirm to other users that you trust this session.": "This means that you have all the keys needed to unlock your encrypted messages and confirm to other users that you trust this session.",
     "Unverified sessions": "Unverified sessions",
     "Unverified sessions are sessions that have logged in with your credentials but have not been cross-verified.": "Unverified sessions are sessions that have logged in with your credentials but have not been cross-verified.",
     "You should make especially certain that you recognise these sessions as they could represent an unauthorised use of your account.": "You should make especially certain that you recognise these sessions as they could represent an unauthorised use of your account.",