diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/server_edit_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/server_edit_fragment.xml
index df0c24b5..52809b04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/server_edit_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/server_edit_fragment.xml
@@ -163,10 +163,17 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
                         android:inputType="number" />
                 </com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
 
+                <TextView
+                    android:id="@+id/update_interval_hint"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/linear_layout_vertical_spacing"
+                    android:text="@string/update_interval_hint"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
                 <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/linear_layout_vertical_spacing"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/linear_layout_vertical_spacing_double"
                     android:hint="@string/timeout"
                     app:suffixText="@string/text_field_suffix_seconds">
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 178961cf..69cb4150 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
     <string name="username">Username</string>
     <string name="password">Password</string>
     <string name="update_interval">Update interval</string>
+    <string name="update_interval_hint">This update interval is used only when application is in foreground, or persistent notification is active. Background update interval can be configured in application settings.</string>
     <string name="text_field_suffix_seconds">seconds</string>
     <string name="timeout">Timeout</string>
 
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
     <string name="persistent_notification">Persistent notification</string>
 
-    <string name="persistent_notification_warning">Enabling persistent notification will prevent application from switching to background update mode and may cause excessive battery drain</string>
+    <string name="persistent_notification_warning">Enabling persistent notification will cause application to update data with the interval configured in connection settings even when it\'s in the background, which can cause excessive battery drain</string>
 
     <string name="prefs_background_update_interval_title">Background update interval</string>
     <string-array name="prefs_background_update_interval_entries">