diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddChannelView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddChannelView.swift
index 548387417b..098cccef1b 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddChannelView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddChannelView.swift
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct AddChannelView: View {
                 }
                 let canCreate = canCreateProfile() && hasRelays && !creationInProgress
                 Button(action: createChannel) {
-                    settingsRow("checkmark", color: canCreate ? theme.colors.primary : theme.colors.secondary) { Text("Create channel") }
+                    settingsRow("checkmark", color: canCreate ? theme.colors.primary : theme.colors.secondary) { Text("Create public channel") }
                 }
                 .disabled(!canCreate)
             } footer: {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct AddChannelView: View {
                     ServersWarningView(warnStr: NSLocalizedString("Enable at least one chat relay in Network & Servers.", comment: "channel creation warning"))
                 } else {
                     let name = ChatModel.shared.currentUser?.displayName ?? ""
-                    Text("Your profile **\(name)** will be shared with channel relays and subscribers.")
+                    Text("Your profile **\(name)** will be shared with channel relays and subscribers.\nRelays can access channel messages.")
                         .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
index a1cf1007e0..8e62923f3f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ struct NewChatSheet: View {
                     }
                     NavigationLink {
                         AddChannelView()
-                            .navigationTitle("Create channel")
+                            .navigationTitle("Create public channel")
                             .modifier(ThemedBackground(grouped: true))
                             .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
                     } label: {
-                        Label("Create channel (BETA)", systemImage: "antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right.circle.fill")
+                        Label("Create public channel (BETA)", systemImage: "antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right.circle.fill")
                     }
                 }
                 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
index 6385eb970f..ac9f9b2fc8 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
@@ -2895,16 +2895,16 @@
   <string name="block_subscriber_for_all_question">Block subscriber for all?</string>
 
   <!-- AddChannelView.kt -->
-  <string name="create_channel_title">Create channel</string>
-  <string name="create_channel_button">Create channel</string>
-  <string name="create_channel_beta_button">Create channel (BETA)</string>
+  <string name="create_channel_title">Create public channel</string>
+  <string name="create_channel_button">Create public channel</string>
+  <string name="create_channel_beta_button">Create public channel (BETA)</string>
   <string name="channel_display_name_field">Channel name</string>
   <string name="creating_channel">Creating channel</string>
   <string name="error_creating_channel">Error creating channel</string>
   <string name="cancel_creating_channel_question">Cancel creating channel?</string>
   <string name="cancel_creating_channel_confirm">Cancel</string>
   <string name="enable_at_least_one_chat_relay">Enable at least one chat relay to create a channel.</string>
-  <string name="your_profile_shared_with_channel_relays">Your profile %1$s will be shared with channel relays and subscribers.</string>
+  <string name="your_profile_shared_with_channel_relays">Your profile %1$s will be shared with channel relays and subscribers.\nRelays can access channel messages.</string>
   <string name="configure_relays">Configure relays</string>
   <string name="relay_status_failed">failed</string>
   <string name="relay_connection_failed">Relay connection failed</string>