diff --git a/packages/remote-config/lib/index.d.ts b/packages/remote-config/lib/index.d.ts
index a8d199b6e3..4cd8333b0f 100644
--- a/packages/remote-config/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/remote-config/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export namespace FirebaseRemoteConfigTypes {
 
     /**
      * Moves fetched data to the apps active config.
-     * Resolves with a boolean value of whether the fetched config was moved successfully.
+     * Resolves with a boolean value true if new local values were activated
      *
      * #### Example
      *
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ export namespace FirebaseRemoteConfigTypes {
 
     /**
      * Fetches the remote config data from Firebase, as defined in the dashboard. If duration is defined (seconds), data will be locally cached for this duration.
+     * Returns true only if new values were fetched, false otherwise.
      *
      * #### Example
      *
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ export namespace FirebaseRemoteConfigTypes {
     /**
      * Fetches the remote config data from Firebase, as defined in the dashboard.
      *
-     * Once fetching is complete this method immediately calls activate and returns a boolean value of the activation status.
+     * Once fetching is complete this method immediately calls activate and returns a boolean value true if new values were fetched
      *
      * #### Example
      *
@@ -419,9 +420,9 @@ export namespace FirebaseRemoteConfigTypes {
      * const fetchedRemotely = await firebase.remoteConfig().fetchAndActivate();
      *
      * if (fetchedRemotely) {
-     *   console.log('Configs were retrieved from the backend and activated.');
+     *   console.log('New configs were retrieved from the backend and activated.');
      * } else {
-     *   console.log('No configs were fetched from the backend, and the local configs were already activated');
+     *   console.log('No new configs were fetched from the backend, and the local configs were already activated');
      * }
      * ```
      *