diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml b/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
index 06a4992a1..bd76457f8 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     tools:context="eu.siacs.conversations.ui.AboutActivity"
-    android:background="@color/secondarybackground"
+    android:background="@color/primarybackground"
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:linksClickable="true"
         android:textColor="@color/primarytext"
-        android:textSize="?attr/TextSizeBody" />
-
+        android:textSize="?attr/TextSizeBody"
+        android:typeface="monospace"/>
 </ScrollView>
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 547659b4c..28a1e326a 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -256,26 +256,20 @@
     <string name="pref_expert_options_summary">Please be careful with these</string>
     <string name="title_activity_about">About Conversations</string>
     <string name="pref_about_conversations_summary">Build and licensing information</string>
-    <string name="pref_about_message">
-			This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    <string name="pref_about_message">Conversations © 2014 Daniel Gultsch\n
+			\nThis program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 			under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as published
-			by the Free Software Foundation.\n
-			\n
-			https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html\n
-			\n
-			OpenPGP API is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0; You may
-			obtain a copy of the License at:\n
-			\n
-			https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n
-			\n
-			Minidns © 2014 Rene Treffer and is provided under the WTFPL\n
-			\n
-			http://wtfpl.org\n
-			\n
-			MemorizingTrustManager © 2010 Georg Lukas under the terms of the MIT
-			License\n
-			\n
-			http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT\n
+			by the Free Software Foundation.
+			\nhttps://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html\n
+			\nOpenPGP API is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+            \nhttps://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n
+			\nMinidns © 2014 Rene Treffer and is provided under the WTFPL
+            \nhttp://wtfpl.org\n
+			\nMemorizingTrustManager © 2010 Georg Lukas under the terms of the MIT
+			License
+            \nhttp://opensource.org/licenses/MIT\n
+            \nDownload the full source code at
+            \nhttps://github.com/siacs/Conversations
 			</string>
     <string name="pref_use_larger_font">Increase font size</string>
     <string name="pref_use_larger_font_summary">Use larger font sizes across the entire app</string>