diff --git a/locales/README.md b/locales/README.md
index ce8811b06..b6bad293b 100644
--- a/locales/README.md
+++ b/locales/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ The `lib.rs` file in this crate is auto-generated by `xtask`. It must be manuall
 calling `xtask generate-locales` every time changes are made to the localization strings.
 
 ## Where are the Strings?
-Locale files can be added to any server by making a `locales` directory within the server, and
-then placing a `.json` file in there with a format like this:
+Locale files can be added to any app, service, etc by making a `locales` directory within the item's top level folder, and
+then placing a `i18n.json` file in there with a format like this:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Note that "en-tts" is a locale for english/vision-impaired. `🔇` means that an
 for that locale (can be used in any locale, not just speech-to-text locales). Omitting a locale
 entirely without using the 🔇 character will lead to a panic.
 
+There are also locale files `i18n.json` and `manifest.json` in the `apps` folder itself for strings relevant to menu items etc. If you add an app you will want to add items here as well.
+
 ## How to Code with Locales
 The JSON file is parsed by `xtask` into a lib.rs file which is referred to within a server by
 the following idiom:
@@ -163,8 +165,8 @@ is present it will be treated as the original version.
 _NOTE:_ You may want to add the new lang to the other tools
 that know about available languages:
 
-* https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/updater/precursorupdater/precursorupdater.py#L154
-* https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/backup.py#L420
-* https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/restore.py#L541
+* https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/updater/precursorupdater/precursorupdater.py#L620
+* https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/backup.py#L435
+* https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/restore.py#L557
 * https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/legacy/update_ci.sh#L14
 * https://github.com/betrusted-io/xous-core/blob/main/tools/legacy/factory_reset.sh#L14