diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
index f6f5ede224..d8100e07e2 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
                 SwitchSetting(
                     BooleanSetting.ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKS,
                     titleId = R.string.enable_update_checks,
+                    descriptionId = R.string.enable_update_checks_description,
                 )
             )
             put(
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 27f7896021..9daf3642e8 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@
     <string name="folder">Folder</string>
     <string name="dont_show_again">Don\'t Show Again</string>
     <string name="add_directory_success">New game directory added successfully </string>
-    <string name="enable_update_checks">Check for updates on app startup.</string>
+    <string name="enable_update_checks">Check for Updates</string>
+    <string name="enable_update_checks_description">Check for updates on launch, and optionally download and install the new update.</string>
     <string name="update_available">Update Available</string>
     <string name="update_available_description">A new version is available: %1$s\n\nWould you like to download it?</string>
     <string name="downloading_update">Downloading Update</string>