diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/discover/discover_screen.dart b/flutter_client/lib/discover/discover_screen.dart
index a55ea07b..409347be 100644
--- a/flutter_client/lib/discover/discover_screen.dart
+++ b/flutter_client/lib/discover/discover_screen.dart
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ class _DiscoverScreenState extends ConsumerState<DiscoverScreen> {
                     final rows = snap.data ?? const [];
                     if (rows.isEmpty) {
                       return Center(
-                        child: Text('No matches.',
-                            style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash)),
+                        child: Text('Nothing to add for that search yet.',
+                            style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash),
+                            textAlign: TextAlign.center),
                       );
                     }
                     return ListView.separated(
diff --git a/flutter_client/lib/library/library_screen.dart b/flutter_client/lib/library/library_screen.dart
index f3b2f4b7..323b2959 100644
--- a/flutter_client/lib/library/library_screen.dart
+++ b/flutter_client/lib/library/library_screen.dart
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class _ArtistsTab extends ConsumerWidget {
           loading: () => const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
           error: (e, _) => Center(child: Text('$e', style: TextStyle(color: fs.error))),
           data: (page) => page.items.isEmpty
-              ? Center(child: Text('No artists.', style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash)))
+              ? Center(child: Text("No artists yet — scan a library folder via the server's config.", style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash), textAlign: TextAlign.center))
               : RefreshIndicator(
                   onRefresh: () async => ref.refresh(_libraryArtistsProvider.future),
                   child: GridView.builder(
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class _AlbumsTab extends ConsumerWidget {
           loading: () => const Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
           error: (e, _) => Center(child: Text('$e', style: TextStyle(color: fs.error))),
           data: (page) => page.items.isEmpty
-              ? Center(child: Text('No albums.', style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash)))
+              ? Center(child: Text("No albums yet — scan a library folder via the server's config.", style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash), textAlign: TextAlign.center))
               : RefreshIndicator(
                   onRefresh: () async => ref.refresh(_libraryAlbumsProvider.future),
                   child: GridView.builder(
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class _LikedTab extends ConsumerWidget {
       return Center(child: Text("Couldn't load liked items.", style: TextStyle(color: fs.error)));
     }
     if (t.items.isEmpty && al.items.isEmpty && ar.items.isEmpty) {
-      return Center(child: Text('Nothing liked yet.', style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash)));
+      return Center(child: Text('No liked artists, albums, or tracks yet.', style: TextStyle(color: fs.ash), textAlign: TextAlign.center));
     }
     return RefreshIndicator(
       onRefresh: () async {