diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
index 92933db54..004340bd0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class BTScanModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app), Logging {
 
 @SuppressLint("NewApi")
 class SettingsFragment : ScreenFragment("Settings"), Logging {
-
+    private val MAX_INT_DEVICE = 0xFFFFFFFF
     private var _binding: SettingsFragmentBinding? = null
 
     // This property is only valid between onCreateView and onDestroyView.
@@ -579,12 +579,7 @@ class SettingsFragment : ScreenFragment("Settings"), Logging {
         })
 
         model.radioConfig.observe(viewLifecycleOwner, { _ ->
-            var inMinutes = model.positionBroadcastSecs
-            if (inMinutes != null) {
-                inMinutes /= 60
-            }
-            binding.positionBroadcastPeriodEditText.setText(inMinutes.toString())
-
+            binding.positionBroadcastPeriodEditText.setText(model.positionBroadcastSecs.toString())
             binding.lsSleepEditText.setText(model.lsSleepSecs.toString())
         })
 
@@ -620,9 +615,8 @@ class SettingsFragment : ScreenFragment("Settings"), Logging {
 
         binding.positionBroadcastPeriodEditText.on(EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE) {
             val str = binding.positionBroadcastPeriodEditText.text.toString()
-            var n = str.toIntOrNull()
-            if (n != null && n < 100000 && n >= 0) {
-                n *= 60
+            val n = str.toIntOrNull()
+            if (n != null && n <= MAX_INT_DEVICE && n >= 0) {
                 model.positionBroadcastSecs = n
             } else {
                 binding.scanStatusText.text = "Bad value: $str"
@@ -632,8 +626,8 @@ class SettingsFragment : ScreenFragment("Settings"), Logging {
 
         binding.lsSleepEditText.on(EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE) {
             val str = binding.lsSleepEditText.text.toString()
-            var n = str.toIntOrNull()
-            if (n != null && n < 100000 && n >= 0) {
+            val n = str.toIntOrNull()
+            if (n != null && n < MAX_INT_DEVICE && n >= 0) {
                 model.lsSleepSecs = n
             } else {
                 binding.scanStatusText.text = "Bad value: $str"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_fragment.xml
index 8781cbdfd..97a82dd09 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_fragment.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
         android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
         android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
-        android:hint="Broadcast position period (minutes), 0 - disable"
+        android:hint="@string/broadcast_position_secs"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/warningNotPaired">
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
         android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
         android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
-        android:hint="Sleep period, secs"
+        android:hint="@string/ls_sleep_secs"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/positionBroadcastPeriodView">