diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index a38e53cc6..dba3456aa 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
     <string name="menu_zoom_out">Zoom out</string>
     <string name="menu_save_log">Save log</string>
     <string name="title_share_location">Share location with all group members</string>
-    <string name="device_talk">Device Messages</string>
+    <string name="device_talk">Device messages</string>
     <string name="device_talk_subtitle">Locally generated messages</string>
 
     <string name="mute_for_one_hour">Mute for 1 hour</string>
@@ -319,17 +319,17 @@
     <string name="login_imap_login">IMAP login-name</string>
     <string name="login_imap_server">IMAP server</string>
     <string name="login_imap_port">IMAP port</string>
-    <string name="login_imap_security">IMAP Security</string>
+    <string name="login_imap_security">IMAP security</string>
     <string name="login_outbox">Outbox</string>
     <string name="login_smtp_login">SMTP login-name</string>
-    <string name="login_smtp_password">SMTP Password</string>
+    <string name="login_smtp_password">SMTP password</string>
     <string name="login_smtp_server">SMTP server</string>
     <string name="login_smtp_port">SMTP port</string>
-    <string name="login_smtp_security">SMTP Security</string>
+    <string name="login_smtp_security">SMTP security</string>
     <string name="login_auth_method">Authorization method</string>
     <string name="login_info_oauth2_title">Continue with simplified setup?</string>
     <string name="login_info_oauth2_text">The entered e-mail-address supports a simplified setup (OAuth2).\n\nIn the next step, please allow Delta Chat to act as your Chat with E-Mail app.\n\nThere are no Delta Chat servers, your data stays on your device!</string>
-    <string name="login_info_gmail_text">For GMail Accounts you need to create an App-Password if you have 2FA enabled. If this setting is not available, you need to enable Less Secure Apps.</string>
+    <string name="login_info_gmail_text">For Gmail Accounts you need to create an App-Password if you have \"2-Step Verification\" enabled. If this setting is not available, you need to enable \"Less secure apps\".</string>
     <string name="login_certificate_checks">Certificate checks</string>
     <string name="login_error_mail">Please enter a valid email address</string>
     <string name="login_error_server">Please enter a valid server / IP address</string>
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 
     <!-- share and forward messages -->
     <!-- Translators: Title shown above a chat/contact list; the user selects the recipient of the messages he wants to forward to -->
-    <string name="forward_to">Forward to …</string>
+    <string name="forward_to">Forward to…</string>
     <string name="share_multiple_attachments">Do you want to send %1$d files to the selected chat?\n\nThe files are sent unmodified in their original size, eg. images and videos are not recoded.</string>
     <string name="share_abort">Sharing aborted due to missing permissions.</string>
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     <string name="pref_vibrate">Vibrate</string>
     <string name="pref_chat_settings">Chat settings</string>
     <string name="pref_change_secret">Change secret</string>
-    <string name="pref_change_secret_explain">Change your pin / pattern / fingerprint via system settings</string>
+    <string name="pref_change_secret_explain">Change your PIN / pattern / fingerprint via system settings</string>
     <string name="pref_screen_security">Screen security</string>
     <!-- Translators: The wording must indicate that we can't guarantee that, its a System flag that we set. But the System in question must honor it. -->
     <string name="pref_screen_security_explain">Request to block screenshots in the recents list and inside the app</string>
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
     <string name="pref_show_emails_accepted_contacts">For accepted contacts</string>
     <string name="pref_show_emails_all">All</string>
     <string name="pref_empty_server_title">Delete e-mails from server</string>
-    <string name="pref_empty_server_msg">This function helps to free space on your IMAP server by deleting ALL e-mails, including chat-messages, in the given folders. Messages on this device will not be deleted.  The deletion cannot be undone!</string>
+    <string name="pref_empty_server_msg">This function helps to free space on your IMAP server by deleting all e-mails, including chat-messages, in the given folders. Messages on this device will not be deleted. The deletion cannot be undone!</string>
     <string name="pref_empty_server_inbox">Delete all e-mails in Inbox folder</string>
     <string name="pref_empty_server_mvbox">Delete all e-mails in DeltaChat folder</string>
     <string name="pref_empty_server_do_button">Delete e-mails</string>
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
     <string name="qrscan_contains_text">Scanned QR code text:\n\n%1$s</string>
     <string name="qrscan_contains_url">Scanned QR code URL:\n\n%1$s</string>
     <string name="qrscan_fingerprint_label">Fingerprint</string>
-    <string name="qrscan_x_verified_introduce_myself">%1$s verified, introduce myself …</string>
+    <string name="qrscan_x_verified_introduce_myself">%1$s verified, introduce myself…</string>
     <string name="qrshow_title">QR invite code</string>
     <string name="qrshow_x_joining">%1$s joins.</string>
     <string name="qrshow_x_verified">%1$s verified.</string>
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
     <string name="create_chat_error_desktop">Could not create chat.</string>
     <string name="ask_delete_chat_desktop">Are you sure you want to delete this chat?</string>
     <string name="email_validation_failed_desktop">Email address required.</string>
-    <string name="forget_login_confirmation_desktop">Delete this login? Everything will be deleted, including your end-to-end setup, contacts, chats, messages and media. This action is final and can not be reversed.</string>
+    <string name="forget_login_confirmation_desktop">Delete this login? Everything will be deleted, including your end-to-end setup, contacts, chats, messages and media. This action is final and cannot be reversed.</string>
     <string name="me_desktop">me</string>
     <string name="in_this_group_desktop">Group members</string>
     <string name="not_in_this_group_desktop">Potential group members (not in group)</string>