diff --git a/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js b/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
--- a/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
@@ -33,10 +33,34 @@
   return (
     <SafeAreaView edges={safeAreaEdges} style={styles.container}>
       <Text style={styles.header}>Fetching Farcaster conversations</Text>
-      <Text style={styles.section}>
-        Comm is fetching all of your Farcaster messages so they can be backed
-        up. This can take a while, depending on how many conversations you have.
-      </Text>
+      <View style={styles.listContainer}>
+        <View style={styles.listItem}>
+          <Text style={styles.listNumber}>1.</Text>
+          <Text style={styles.listText}>
+            <Text style={styles.bold}>Fetching in progress</Text>: Comm is
+            fetching all of your Farcaster messages so they can be backed up.
+            This can take a while, depending on how many chats you have.
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <View style={styles.listItem}>
+          <Text style={styles.listNumber}>2.</Text>
+          <Text style={styles.listText}>
+            <Text style={styles.bold}>No E2E encryption</Text>: Please note that
+            Farcaster messages are not end-to-end encrypted, which means the
+            Farcaster team can see them. For better security, consider using
+            Comm DMs.
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+        <View style={styles.listItem}>
+          <Text style={styles.listNumber}>3.</Text>
+          <Text style={styles.listText}>
+            <Text style={styles.bold}>Manual refresh</Text>: If you ever notice
+            any missing messages, you can manually refresh all Farcaster chats
+            from your profile screen, or refresh an individual chat from its
+            settings.
+          </Text>
+        </View>
+      </View>
       <View style={styles.progressContainer}>
         {progress ? (
           <Progress.Circle
@@ -73,12 +97,29 @@
     color: 'panelForegroundLabel',
     paddingBottom: 16,
   },
-  section: {
+  listContainer: {
+    paddingBottom: 16,
+  },
+  listItem: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    paddingBottom: 12,
+  },
+  listNumber: {
     fontFamily: 'Arial',
     fontSize: 15,
     lineHeight: 20,
     color: 'panelForegroundSecondaryLabel',
-    paddingBottom: 16,
+    marginRight: 4,
+  },
+  listText: {
+    flexShrink: 1,
+    fontFamily: 'Arial',
+    fontSize: 15,
+    lineHeight: 20,
+    color: 'panelForegroundSecondaryLabel',
+  },
+  bold: {
+    fontWeight: 'bold',
   },
   progressContainer: {
     flexGrow: 1,
diff --git a/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.css b/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.css
--- a/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.css
+++ b/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.css
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 }
 
 div.loading {
-  width: 380px;
+  width: 600px;
   min-height: 438px;
   background: var(--auth-modal-bg);
   border: var(--auth-modal-border-color) solid 1px;
@@ -48,8 +48,25 @@
   font-size: var(--s-font-14);
   line-height: var(--line-height-text);
   color: var(--fg);
-  margin: 5px 0;
+  margin: 8px 0;
+  font-weight: var(--normal);
+}
+
+ol.list {
+  font-size: var(--s-font-14);
+  line-height: var(--line-height-text);
+  color: var(--fg);
+  margin: 8px 0;
+  padding-left: 12px;
+}
+
+li.listItem {
   font-weight: var(--normal);
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+li.listItem:last-child {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
 div.separator {
diff --git a/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js b/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
--- a/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
+++ b/web/farcaster/farcaster-sync-loading-screen.react.js
@@ -35,11 +35,23 @@
           <div className={css.content}>
             <h2 className={css.header}>Fetching Farcaster conversations</h2>
             <div className={css.separator} />
-            <p className={css.description}>
-              Comm is fetching all of your Farcaster messages so they can be
-              backed up. This can take a while, depending on how many
-              conversations you have.
-            </p>
+            <ol className={css.list}>
+              <li className={css.listItem}>
+                <strong>Fetching in progress</strong>: Comm is fetching all of
+                your Farcaster messages so they can be backed up. This can take
+                a while, depending on how many chats you have.
+              </li>
+              <li className={css.listItem}>
+                <strong>No E2E encryption</strong>: Please note that Farcaster
+                messages are not end-to-end encrypted, which means the Farcaster
+                team can see them. For better security, consider using Comm DMs.
+              </li>
+              <li className={css.listItem}>
+                <strong>Manual refresh</strong>: If you ever notice any missing
+                messages, you can manually refresh all Farcaster chats from the
+                settings page, or refresh an individual chat from its settings.
+              </li>
+            </ol>
             {progressComponent}
           </div>
           <div className={css.spinner}>