diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/TrustedNetworksScreen.kt b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/TrustedNetworksScreen.kt
index 117701eca..24c69da54 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/TrustedNetworksScreen.kt
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/java/org/strongswan/android/ui/compose/TrustedNetworksScreen.kt
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleEventObserver
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner
+import androidx.compose.material3.Button
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.heading
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import org.strongswan.android.R
 import org.strongswan.android.ui.compose.components.ShxSection
 import org.strongswan.android.ui.compose.components.ShxSectionDivider
@@ -170,10 +174,8 @@ fun TrustedNetworksScreen(
 				subtitle = stringResource(R.string.auto_connect_summary),
 				checked = enabled,
 				onCheckedChange = { checked ->
-					if (checked)
-					{
-						requestSsidPermissions()
-					}
+					/* the permission is requested from the explainer card below, not
+					 * straight from the toggle */
 					update { it.copy(enabled = checked) }
 				},
 			)
@@ -193,27 +195,39 @@ fun TrustedNetworksScreen(
 			Spacer(Modifier.size(ShxSpacing.md))
 			Surface(
 				shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.large,
-				color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.errorContainer,
+				color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primaryContainer,
+				contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
 				modifier = Modifier
 					.fillMaxWidth()
-					.padding(horizontal = ShxSpacing.lg)
-					.clickable { requestSsidPermissions() },
+					.padding(horizontal = ShxSpacing.lg),
 			)
 			{
-				Row(
-					verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-					modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = ShxSpacing.lg, vertical = ShxSpacing.md),
+				Column(
+					modifier = Modifier.padding(ShxSpacing.lg),
+					verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(ShxSpacing.sm),
 				)
 				{
+					Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically, horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(ShxSpacing.md))
+					{
+						Icon(Icons.Rounded.Wifi, contentDescription = null)
+						Text(
+							text = stringResource(R.string.auto_connect_location_title),
+							style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+							modifier = Modifier.semantics { heading() },
+						)
+					}
+					Text(
+						text = stringResource(R.string.auto_connect_location_why),
+						style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+					)
 					Text(
 						text = stringResource(R.string.auto_connect_location_banner),
 						style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-						color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onErrorContainer,
-						modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
 					)
-					TextButton(onClick = { requestSsidPermissions() }) {
-						Text(stringResource(R.string.auto_connect_location_grant))
-					}
+					Button(
+						onClick = { requestSsidPermissions() },
+						modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.End),
+					) { Text(stringResource(R.string.auto_connect_location_grant)) }
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index ee3914794..c0c04b691 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -510,4 +510,6 @@
     <string name="log_filter_warn">Warnungen</string>
     <string name="log_filter_error">Fehler</string>
     <string name="apps_show_system">Systemapps anzeigen</string>
+    <string name="auto_connect_location_title">Standortzugriff erforderlich</string>
+    <string name="auto_connect_location_why">Android gibt den WLAN-Namen nur an Apps mit Standortzugriff weiter. Er dient ausschließlich dem Erkennen Ihrer vertrauenswürdigen Netzwerke; der Standort selbst wird nie gelesen oder gesendet.</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index f69179dcb..89bfcfe24 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -507,4 +507,6 @@
     <string name="log_filter_warn">Предупреждения</string>
     <string name="log_filter_error">Ошибки</string>
     <string name="apps_show_system">Показывать системные приложения</string>
+    <string name="auto_connect_location_title">Нужен доступ к геолокации</string>
+    <string name="auto_connect_location_why">Android сообщает имя Wi-Fi сети только приложениям с доступом к геолокации. Оно нужно лишь для распознавания доверенных сетей; сама геолокация не читается и не передаётся.</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 3af02c5cb..27672dc3d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/frontends/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -512,4 +512,6 @@
     <string name="log_filter_warn">Warnings</string>
     <string name="log_filter_error">Errors</string>
     <string name="apps_show_system">Show system apps</string>
+    <string name="auto_connect_location_title">Location access needed</string>
+    <string name="auto_connect_location_why">Android only reveals the Wi-Fi network name to apps with location access. The app uses it solely to recognize your trusted networks; the location itself is never read or sent.</string>
 </resources>