diff --git a/homeassistant/components/androidtv/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/androidtv/strings.json
index c6840f622c7..1fd0231379f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/androidtv/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/androidtv/strings.json
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
         "title": "Android TV Options",
         "data": {
           "apps": "Configure applications list",
-          "get_sources": "Whether or not to retrieve the running apps as the list of sources",
-          "exclude_unnamed_apps": "Exclude app with unknown name",
-          "screencap": "Determines if album art should be pulled from what is shown on screen",
+          "get_sources": "Retrieve the running apps as the list of sources",
+          "exclude_unnamed_apps": "Exclude apps with unknown name from the sources list",
+          "screencap": "Use screen capture for album art",
           "state_detection_rules": "Configure state detection rules",
-          "turn_off_command": "ADB shell command to override default turn_off command",
-          "turn_on_command": "ADB shell command to override default turn_on command"
+          "turn_off_command": "ADB shell turn off command (leave empty for default)",
+          "turn_on_command": "ADB shell turn on command (leave empty for default)"
         }
       },
       "apps": {
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/androidtv/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/androidtv/translations/en.json
index 2b7b86e8bfe..f3232b4b229 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/androidtv/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/androidtv/translations/en.json
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
             "init": {
                 "data": {
                     "apps": "Configure applications list",
-                    "exclude_unnamed_apps": "Exclude app with unknown name",
-                    "get_sources": "Whether or not to retrieve the running apps as the list of sources",
-                    "screencap": "Determines if album art should be pulled from what is shown on screen",
+                    "exclude_unnamed_apps": "Exclude apps with unknown name from the sources list",
+                    "get_sources": "Retrieve the running apps as the list of sources",
+                    "screencap": "Use screen capture for album art",
                     "state_detection_rules": "Configure state detection rules",
-                    "turn_off_command": "ADB shell command to override default turn_off command",
-                    "turn_on_command": "ADB shell command to override default turn_on command"
+                    "turn_off_command": "ADB shell turn off command (leave empty for default)",
+                    "turn_on_command": "ADB shell turn on command (leave empty for default)"
                 },
                 "title": "Android TV Options"
             },