diff --git a/metadata/org.servalproject.txt b/metadata/org.servalproject.txt
index 56cee2d861..3c3103de00 100644
--- a/metadata/org.servalproject.txt
+++ b/metadata/org.servalproject.txt
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ Donate:http://www.servalproject.org/donations
 Auto Name:Serval Mesh
 Summary:Peer to peer communications
 Description:
-'''N.B''' Some elements of the source code such as ifconfig are not built
-from source, but likely will be in future. The messaging part
-is working in the latest version.
+'''N.B''' The app no longer asks for root by default although you can still
+try it in adhoc mode. Prebuilts are no longer in the source code.
 
-This is experimental software and currently requires root access: please see
-the warnings in the README
-of the source code. It may not work as advertised; it may lose or alter
-messages and files that it carries;
-it may consume a lot of space, speed and battery; and it may crash unexpectedly.
+This is '''experimental software''': it may not work as advertised. 
+It may lose or alter messages and files that it carries;
+it may consume a lot of space, speed and battery, and it may crash unexpectedly.
 To avail of the maps feature a separate app has to be installed which isn't
 in the f-droid.org repo yet.
 
@@ -28,33 +25,16 @@ relaying calls and messages and figuring out how to resolve numbers. In other
 words, it lets your phone
 communicate with other Android phones running Serval Mesh within WiFi range.
 
-* Can be carried and activated in seconds by those who need it when it is needed
-* Carrier independent
-* Can be distributed during an emergency from only one phone
-* Distributed nature makes network resilient
-
-Ideal for remote, rural and impoverished communities; disaster/emergency
-situations, and the
-services that support them: the software is making the best of one of the most
-ubiquitous
-of devices - the mobile phone. Turn your phone into a true communications
-device; anytime, anywhere.
-
-Requires root: Ideally. Basic Android still doesn't allow WiFi in AdHoc mode,
-so the app will enable it
-if you allow it root. It can function without root permission, but will be
-limited to using an
-existing WiFi home network or hot spot, and may not work altogether.
+Requires root: No. Basic Android still doesn't allow WiFi in AdHoc mode,
+so the app will ask for root if you try to enable adhoc mode. 
 
 The Java/XML part is distributable under the GNU GPLv3 while the serval-dna
 project is GPLv2.
 .
 
-#Requires Root:No
 Repo Type:git
 Repo:https://github.com/servalproject/batphone.git
 
-#Releases are in master branch, beta in development; run ant version to get version info
 #data/bin/ifconfig data/bin/iwconfig native/lib/adhoc jni-prebuilts not built from source
 Build Version:0.90,1929,0.90,submodules=yes,prebuild=\
 sed -i 's/android:versionName="\@string\/version"/android:versionName="0.90"/g' AndroidManifest.xml && \
@@ -62,11 +42,12 @@ rm -rf data/bin/iptables data/bin/pand data/ultra_bcm_config gdbserver Makefile
 Build Version:0.90.1,1947,0.90.1,submodules=yes,prebuild=\
 sed -i 's/android:versionName="\@string\/version"/android:versionName="0.90.1"/g' AndroidManifest.xml && \
 rm -rf data/bin/iptables data/bin/pand data/ultra_bcm_config gdbserver Makefile hi-resZZ,buildjni=no
-Build Version:0.91.RC2,2117,!scanner bust 0.91.RC2,forceversion=yes,submodules=yes,\
-scanignore=.,buildjni=no
+Build Version:0.91.RC2,2117,0.91.RC2,forceversion=yes,submodules=yes,buildjni=no
 
+# Releases are in master branch, beta in development; run ant version to get version info
 Auto Update Mode:None
-Update Check Mode:Market
-Current Version:0.90.1
-Current Version Code:1947
+# normally use market; other methods won't work
+Update Check Mode:None
+Current Version:0.91.RC2
+Current Version Code:2117