diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/CallItemView.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/CallItemView.java
index aa9dbf9e9..7efe4c073 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/CallItemView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/CallItemView.java
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ public class CallItemView extends FrameLayout {
     } else if (callInfo.state instanceof CallState.Declined) {
       title.setText(R.string.declined_call);
     } else if (callInfo.hasVideo) {
-      title.setText(isOutgoing? R.string.outgoing_video_call : R.string.incoming_video_call);
+      title.setText(R.string.video_call);
     } else {
-      title.setText(isOutgoing? R.string.outgoing_audio_call : R.string.incoming_audio_call);
+      title.setText(R.string.audio_call);
     }
 
     icon.setImageResource(callInfo.hasVideo? R.drawable.ic_videocam_white_24dp : R.drawable.baseline_call_24);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java
index 6dc30f078..7e124ab14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/connect/DcHelper.java
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ public class DcHelper {
     dcContext.setStockTranslation(220, context.getString(R.string.proxy_enabled));
     dcContext.setStockTranslation(221, context.getString(R.string.proxy_enabled_hint));
     dcContext.setStockTranslation(230, context.getString(R.string.chat_unencrypted_explanation));
-    dcContext.setStockTranslation(232, context.getString(R.string.outgoing_audio_call));
-    dcContext.setStockTranslation(233, context.getString(R.string.outgoing_video_call));
-    dcContext.setStockTranslation(234, context.getString(R.string.incoming_audio_call));
-    dcContext.setStockTranslation(235, context.getString(R.string.incoming_video_call));
+    dcContext.setStockTranslation(232, context.getString(R.string.audio_call));
+    dcContext.setStockTranslation(233, context.getString(R.string.video_call));
+    dcContext.setStockTranslation(234, context.getString(R.string.audio_call));
+    dcContext.setStockTranslation(235, context.getString(R.string.video_call));
     dcContext.setStockTranslation(240, context.getString(R.string.chat_description_changed_by_you));
     dcContext.setStockTranslation(241, context.getString(R.string.chat_description_changed_by_other));
   }
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ef9ded293..d9bb65e31 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -387,15 +387,25 @@
 
     <!-- the action "to call someone", used as a tooltip for the "phone" icon. not: "the call" -->
     <string name="start_call">Call</string>
+    <!-- Menu item to start an audio call; verbs as "start" are probably superfluous in many translations -->
     <string name="start_audio_call">Audio Call</string>
+    <!-- Menu item to start a video call; verbs as "start" are probably superfluous in many translations -->
     <string name="start_video_call">Video Call</string>
     <!-- the action "to answer" or to "accept" or to "pick up" a call. not: "the answer" -->
     <string name="answer_call">Answer</string>
     <!-- the action "to decline" a call, not: "the decline" -->
     <string name="end_call">Decline</string>
+    <!-- Used in call bubbles, summaries, notifications -->
+    <string name="audio_call">Audio call</string>
+    <!-- Used in call bubbles, summaries, notifications -->
+    <string name="video_call">Video call</string>
+    <!-- deprecated, use "Audio call" instead -->
     <string name="outgoing_audio_call">Outgoing audio call</string>
+    <!-- deprecated, use "Video call" instead -->
     <string name="outgoing_video_call">Outgoing video call</string>
+    <!-- deprecated, use "Audio call" instead -->
     <string name="incoming_audio_call">Incoming audio call</string>
+    <!-- deprecated, use "Video call" instead -->
     <string name="incoming_video_call">Incoming video call</string>
     <string name="declined_call">Declined call</string>
     <string name="canceled_call">Canceled call</string>