diff --git a/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml b/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml
index 3f45746c5f..7c2f25b831 100644
--- a/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout/add_item_confirmation_activity.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@
         android:singleLine="true"
         android:maxLines="1" />
 
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:paddingVertical="8dp"
+        android:text="@string/add_item_request_drag_hint"
+        android:textSize="14sp"
+        android:importantForAccessibility="no"/>
+
     <include layout="@layout/widget_cell"
         android:id="@+id/widget_cell"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml b/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml
index b416906d3b..24671565ee 100644
--- a/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml
+++ b/res/layout/widgets_search_bar.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         android:inputType="text"
         android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
         android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
-        android:textColorHint="?android:attr/textColorTertiary"/>
+        android:textColorHint="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"/>
 
     <ImageButton
         android:id="@+id/widgets_search_cancel_button"
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 680e51a1bb..d6936ab69d 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@
     <string name="widget_dims_format">%1$d \u00d7 %2$d</string>
     <!-- Accessibility spoken message format for the dimensions of a widget in the drawer -->
     <string name="widget_accessible_dims_format">%1$d wide by %2$d high</string>
-    <!-- Message to tell the user to press and hold a widget/icon to add it  -->
-    <string name="add_item_request_drag_hint">Touch &amp; hold to place manually</string>
+    <!-- Message to tell the user to press and hold a widget/icon to add it to the home screen.
+         [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]  -->
+    <string name="add_item_request_drag_hint">Touch &amp; hold the widget to move it around the Home screen</string>
     <!-- Button label to automatically add a widget to home screen [CHAR_LIMIT=50] -->
     <string name="add_to_home_screen">Add to Home screen</string>
     <!-- Label for showing the number of widgets an app has in the full widgets picker.