diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 59f8a6b30a..70696d0f51 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -13,33 +13,22 @@ Dependencies
 You will need Java 8 set up on your machine.
 
 Ensure that the following packages are installed from the Android SDK manager:
-    * Android SDK Build Tools (see buildToolsVersion in build.gradle)
-    * SDK Platform (All API levels)
-    * Android Support Repository
-    * Google Repository
+
+* Android SDK Build Tools (see buildToolsVersion in build.gradle)
+* SDK Platform (All API levels)
+* Android Support Repository
+* Google Repository
     
 In Android studio, this can be done from the Quickstart panel, choose "Configure" then "SDK Manager". In the SDK Tools tab of the SDK Manager, make sure that the "Android Support Repository" is installed, and that the latest "Android SDK build-tools" are installed. Click "OK" to return to the Quickstart panel. You may also need to install API version 28 in the SDK platforms tab.
     
-You will then need to clone and run `./gradlew build` on each of the following repositories IN ORDER.
+You will then need to clone and run `./gradlew install` on each of the following repositories IN ORDER:
 
-https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger-android-curve-25519
-https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger-android-protocol
-https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger-android-meta
-https://github.com/loki-project/session-android-service
+* https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger-android-curve-25519
+* https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger-android-protocol
+* https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger-android-meta
+* https://github.com/loki-project/session-android-service
 
-This will build these depndencies into a common maven filepath which the main repo will then draw from. The easiest way to do this is to create new projects from git version control in Android Studio, allow Gradle to sort itself out, then run `./gradlew build`
-
-Visual assets
-----------------------
-
-Source assets tend to be large binary blobs, which are best stored outside of git repositories. Some source files are SVGs that can be auto-colored and sized using a tool like [android-res-utils](https://github.com/sebkur/android-res-utils).
-
-Sample command for generating our audio placeholder image:
-
-```bash
-pngs_from_svg.py ic_audio.svg /path/to/Session/res/ 150 --color #000 --opacity 0.54 --suffix _light
-pngs_from_svg.py ic_audio.svg /path/to/Session/res/ 150 --color #fff --opacity 1.00 --suffix _light
-```
+This installs these dependencies into a local Maven repository which the main Session Android repository will then draw from.
 
 Setting up a development environment and building from Android Studio
 ------------------------------------
@@ -51,20 +40,20 @@ Setting up a development environment and building from Android Studio
 3. Paste the URL for the session-android project when prompted (https://github.com/loki-project/session-android.git).
 4. Android Studio should detect the presence of a project file and ask you whether to open it. Click "yes".
 5. Default config options should be good enough.
-6. Right now, we have kept the google-services.json file out of the public repository as it contains credentials for the firebase auth. We haven't yet made a way to build the app without this file or without firebase, as you don't technically need it to run the app. Email niels@loki.network to get this file for your build.
-7. Project initialisation and build should proceed.
+6. Right now, the google-services.json file is kept out of the public repository as it contains credentials for Firebase (used for push notifications) authentication. We haven't yet made a way to build the app without this file or without Firebase. Email niels@loki.network to get this file for your build.
+7. Project initialisation and building should proceed.
 
-Building Session from Command Line
+Building Session from the command line
 ---------------
 
-The following steps should help you (re)build Session from the command line one all dependencies have been aquired.
+The following steps should help you (re)build Session from the command line once all dependencies have been acquired.
 
 1. Checkout the session-android project source with the command:
 
         git clone https://github.com/loki-project/session-android.git
 
 2. Make sure you have the [Android SDK](https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) installed.
-3. Create a local.properties file at the root of your source checkout and add an sdk.dir entry to it.  For example:
+3. Create a local.properties file at the root of your source checkout and add an sdk.dir entry to it. For example:
 
         sdk.dir=/Application/android-sdk-macosx