diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index f27ae108ccf..8d89b65a3a4 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ method call returns with a D-Bus error; the error is passed as argument.
 +++
 *** Emacs has been updated to target Android 17.
 
-Emacs has been updated to require the SDK for Android 17 during
-compilation, and to target that version of the operating system.  A
-corollary of this change is that on Android 17 and later systems, it
+Emacs has been updated to require the SDK for Android 17 (API level 37)
+during compilation, and to target that version of the operating system.
+A corollary of this change is that on Android 17 and later systems, it
 must be granted permission to access nearby devices from Settings in
-order to connect to hosts on local networks.
+order to establish network connections to hosts on local networks.
 
 
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