diff --git a/ios/app/src/Info.plist b/ios/app/src/Info.plist
index 3fdb58a58..ca7cd2ab8 100644
--- a/ios/app/src/Info.plist
+++ b/ios/app/src/Info.plist
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@
 		</dict>
 	</dict>
 	<key>NSCalendarsUsageDescription</key>
-	<string>See your scheduled conferences in the app.</string>
+	<string>See your scheduled meetings in the app.</string>
 	<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
-	<string>Participate in conferences with video.</string>
+	<string>Participate in meetings with video.</string>
 	<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
 	<string></string>
 	<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
-	<string>Participate in conferences with voice.</string>
+	<string>Participate in meetings with voice.</string>
 	<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>audio</string>
diff --git a/lang/main.json b/lang/main.json
index 3adb24898..414b8981f 100644
--- a/lang/main.json
+++ b/lang/main.json
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
         "now": "Now",
         "ongoingMeeting": "ongoing meeting",
         "permissionButton": "Open settings",
-        "permissionMessage": "Calendar permission is required to list your meetings in the app."
+        "permissionMessage": "The Calendar permission is required to see your meetings in the app."
     },
     "recentList": {
         "today": "Today",
diff --git a/react/features/base/react/components/native/AbstractPagedList.js b/react/features/base/react/components/native/AbstractPagedList.js
index 0e31df853..eca687487 100644
--- a/react/features/base/react/components/native/AbstractPagedList.js
+++ b/react/features/base/react/components/native/AbstractPagedList.js
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 import styles from './styles';
 
+/**
+ * The type of the React {@code Component} props of {@link AbstractPagedList}.
+ */
 type Props = {
 
     /**
-     * The index (starting from 0) of the page that should be rendered
-     * active as default.
+     * The zero-based index of the page that should be rendered (selected) by
+     * default.
      */
     defaultPage: number,
 
@@ -30,16 +33,20 @@ type Props = {
 
     /**
      * The pages of the PagedList component to be rendered.
-     * Note: page.component may be undefined and then they don't need to be
-     * rendered.
+     *
+     * Note: An element's {@code component} may be {@code undefined} and then it
+     * won't need to be rendered.
      */
     pages: Array<{
-        component: Object,
+        component: ?Object,
         icon: string | number,
         title: string
     }>
 };
 
+/**
+ * The type of the React {@code Component} state of {@link AbstractPagedList}.
+ */
 type State = {
 
     /**
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ type State = {
  */
 export default class AbstractPagedList extends Component<Props, State> {
     /**
-     * Constructor of the component.
+     * Initializes a new {@code AbstractPagedList} instance.
      *
      * @inheritdoc
      */
@@ -63,15 +70,19 @@ export default class AbstractPagedList extends Component<Props, State> {
         this.state = {
             pageIndex: this._validatePageIndex(props.defaultPage)
         };
+
+        // Bind event handlers so they are only bound once per instance.
+        this._maybeRefreshSelectedPage
+            = this._maybeRefreshSelectedPage.bind(this);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Implements React's {@code Component} componentDidMount.
+     * Implements React's {@link Component#componentDidMount}.
      *
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     componentDidMount() {
-        this._maybeRefreshActivePage();
+        this._maybeRefreshSelectedPage();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -80,8 +91,8 @@ export default class AbstractPagedList extends Component<Props, State> {
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     render() {
-        const { disabled, pages } = this.props;
-        const enabledPages = pages.filter(page => page.component);
+        const { disabled } = this.props;
+        const pages = this.props.pages.filter(({ component }) => component);
 
         return (
             <View
@@ -90,35 +101,24 @@ export default class AbstractPagedList extends Component<Props, State> {
                     disabled ? styles.pagedListContainerDisabled : null
                 ] }>
                 {
-                    enabledPages.length > 1
+                    pages.length > 1
                         ? this._renderPagedList(disabled)
-                        : enabledPages.length === 1
+                        : pages.length === 1
                             ? React.createElement(
-                                /* type */ enabledPages[0].component,
+
+                                // $FlowExpectedError
+                                /* type */ pages[0].component,
                                 /* props */ {
                                     disabled,
                                     style: styles.pagedList
-                                }) : null
+                                })
+                            : null
                 }
             </View>
         );
     }
 
-    _platformSpecificPageSelect: number => void
-
-    /**
-     * Method to be overriden by the components implementing this abstract class
-     * to handle platform specific actions on page select.
-     *
-     * @protected
-     * @param {number} pageIndex - The selected page index.
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _platformSpecificPageSelect(pageIndex) {
-        this._selectPage(pageIndex);
-    }
-
-    _maybeRefreshActivePage: () => void
+    _maybeRefreshSelectedPage: () => void;
 
     /**
      * Components that this PagedList displays may have a refresh function to
@@ -128,13 +128,15 @@ export default class AbstractPagedList extends Component<Props, State> {
      * @private
      * @returns {void}
      */
-    _maybeRefreshActivePage() {
+    _maybeRefreshSelectedPage() {
         const selectedPage = this.props.pages[this.state.pageIndex];
+        let component;
 
-        if (selectedPage && selectedPage.component) {
-            const { refresh } = selectedPage.component;
+        if (selectedPage && (component = selectedPage.component)) {
+            const { refresh } = component;
 
-            typeof refresh === 'function' && refresh(this.props.dispatch);
+            typeof refresh === 'function'
+                && refresh.call(component, this.props.dispatch);
         }
     }
 
@@ -145,25 +147,22 @@ export default class AbstractPagedList extends Component<Props, State> {
     /**
      * Sets the selected page.
      *
-     * @param {number} pageIndex - The index of the active page.
+     * @param {number} pageIndex - The index of the selected page.
      * @protected
      * @returns {void}
      */
     _selectPage(pageIndex: number) {
-        const validatedPageIndex = this._validatePageIndex(pageIndex);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+        pageIndex = this._validatePageIndex(pageIndex);
 
         const { onSelectPage } = this.props;
 
-        if (typeof onSelectPage === 'function') {
-            onSelectPage(validatedPageIndex);
-        }
+        typeof onSelectPage === 'function' && onSelectPage(pageIndex);
 
-        this.setState({
-            pageIndex: validatedPageIndex
-        }, () => this._maybeRefreshActivePage());
+        this.setState({ pageIndex }, this._maybeRefreshSelectedPage);
     }
 
-    _validatePageIndex: number => number
+    _validatePageIndex: number => number;
 
     /**
      * Validates the requested page index and returns a safe value.
@@ -173,10 +172,10 @@ export default class AbstractPagedList extends Component<Props, State> {
      * @returns {number}
      */
     _validatePageIndex(pageIndex) {
-        // pageIndex may point to a non existing page if some of the pages are
+        // pageIndex may point to a non-existing page if some of the pages are
         // disabled (their component property is undefined).
         const maxPageIndex
-            = this.props.pages.filter(page => page.component).length - 1;
+            = this.props.pages.filter(({ component }) => component).length - 1;
 
         return Math.max(0, Math.min(maxPageIndex, pageIndex));
     }
diff --git a/react/features/base/react/components/native/PagedList.android.js b/react/features/base/react/components/native/PagedList.android.js
index c9612e0b0..6563eb708 100644
--- a/react/features/base/react/components/native/PagedList.android.js
+++ b/react/features/base/react/components/native/PagedList.android.js
@@ -86,18 +86,6 @@ class PagedList extends AbstractPagedList {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Platform specific actions to run on page select.
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @param {number} pageIndex - The selected page index.
-     * @returns {void}
-     */
-    _platformSpecificPageSelect(pageIndex) {
-        this._viewPager.setPage(pageIndex);
-        this._selectPage(pageIndex);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Renders a single page of the page list.
      *
diff --git a/react/features/calendar-sync/actions.js b/react/features/calendar-sync/actions.js
index 3c3950958..cdbbc0357 100644
--- a/react/features/calendar-sync/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/calendar-sync/actions.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // @flow
 
 import {
+    REFRESH_CALENDAR,
     SET_CALENDAR_AUTHORIZATION,
-    SET_CALENDAR_EVENTS,
-    REFRESH_CALENDAR
+    SET_CALENDAR_EVENTS
 } from './actionTypes';
 
 /**
diff --git a/react/features/calendar-sync/components/MeetingList.native.js b/react/features/calendar-sync/components/MeetingList.native.js
index ea1be7222..db8913766 100644
--- a/react/features/calendar-sync/components/MeetingList.native.js
+++ b/react/features/calendar-sync/components/MeetingList.native.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type Props = {
     /**
      * The current state of the calendar access permission.
      */
-    _authorization: string,
+    _authorization: ?string,
 
     /**
      * The calendar event list.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class MeetingList extends Component<Props> {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor of the MeetingList component.
+     * Initializes a new {@code MeetingList} instance.
      *
      * @inheritdoc
      */
@@ -85,32 +85,26 @@ class MeetingList extends Component<Props> {
             = this._getRenderListEmptyComponent.bind(this);
         this._onPress = this._onPress.bind(this);
         this._onRefresh = this._onRefresh.bind(this);
+        this._toDateString = this._toDateString.bind(this);
         this._toDisplayableItem = this._toDisplayableItem.bind(this);
         this._toDisplayableList = this._toDisplayableList.bind(this);
-        this._toDateString = this._toDateString.bind(this);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Implements the React Components's render.
+     * Implements React's {@link Component#render}.
      *
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     render() {
-        const { _authorization, disabled } = this.props;
+        const { disabled } = this.props;
 
         return (
             <NavigateSectionList
                 disabled = { disabled }
                 onPress = { this._onPress }
                 onRefresh = { this._onRefresh }
-
-                // If we don't provide a list specific renderListEmptyComponent,
-                // then the default empty component of the NavigateSectionList
-                // will be rendered, which (atm) is a simple "Pull to refresh"
-                // message.
                 renderListEmptyComponent
-                    = { _authorization === 'denied'
-                        ? this._getRenderListEmptyComponent() : undefined }
+                    = { this._getRenderListEmptyComponent() }
                 sections = { this._toDisplayableList() } />
         );
     }
@@ -122,10 +116,17 @@ class MeetingList extends Component<Props> {
      * of the default one in the {@link NavigateSectionList}.
      *
      * @private
-     * @returns {Function}
+     * @returns {?React$Component}
      */
     _getRenderListEmptyComponent() {
-        const { t } = this.props;
+        const { _authorization, t } = this.props;
+
+        // If we don't provide a list specific renderListEmptyComponent, then
+        // the default empty component of the NavigateSectionList will be
+        // rendered, which (atm) is a simple "Pull to refresh" message.
+        if (_authorization !== 'denied') {
+            return undefined;
+        }
 
         return (
             <View style = { styles.noPermissionMessageView }>
@@ -168,6 +169,24 @@ class MeetingList extends Component<Props> {
         this.props.dispatch(refreshCalendar(true));
     }
 
+    _toDateString: Object => string;
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a date (interval) string for a given event.
+     *
+     * @param {Object} event - The event.
+     * @private
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    _toDateString(event) {
+        const startDateTime
+            = getLocalizedDateFormatter(event.startDate).format('lll');
+        const endTime
+            = getLocalizedDateFormatter(event.endDate).format('LT');
+
+        return `${startDateTime} - ${endTime}`;
+    }
+
     _toDisplayableItem: Object => Object;
 
     /**
@@ -199,7 +218,9 @@ class MeetingList extends Component<Props> {
      */
     _toDisplayableList() {
         const { _eventList, t } = this.props;
+
         const now = Date.now();
+
         const { createSection } = NavigateSectionList;
         const nowSection = createSection(t('calendarSync.now'), 'now');
         const nextSection = createSection(t('calendarSync.next'), 'next');
@@ -227,31 +248,11 @@ class MeetingList extends Component<Props> {
             nextSection,
             laterSection
         ]) {
-            if (section.data.length) {
-                sectionList.push(section);
-            }
+            section.data.length && sectionList.push(section);
         }
 
         return sectionList;
     }
-
-    _toDateString: Object => string;
-
-    /**
-     * Generates a date (interval) string for a given event.
-     *
-     * @param {Object} event - The event.
-     * @private
-     * @returns {string}
-     */
-    _toDateString(event) {
-        const startDateTime
-            = getLocalizedDateFormatter(event.startDate).format('lll');
-        const endTime
-            = getLocalizedDateFormatter(event.endDate).format('LT');
-
-        return `${startDateTime} - ${endTime}`;
-    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -259,15 +260,16 @@ class MeetingList extends Component<Props> {
  *
  * @param {Object} state - The redux state.
  * @returns {{
- *     _eventList: Array
+ *     _authorization: ?string,
+ *     _eventList: Array<Object>
  * }}
  */
 function _mapStateToProps(state: Object) {
-    const calendarSyncState = state['features/calendar-sync'];
+    const { authorization, events } = state['features/calendar-sync'];
 
     return {
-        _authorization: calendarSyncState.authorization,
-        _eventList: calendarSyncState.events
+        _authorization: authorization,
+        _eventList: events
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/calendar-sync/components/styles.js b/react/features/calendar-sync/components/styles.js
index 9acd47cd3..9481dd1a5 100644
--- a/react/features/calendar-sync/components/styles.js
+++ b/react/features/calendar-sync/components/styles.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ export default createStyleSheet({
      */
     noPermissionMessageText: {
         backgroundColor: 'transparent',
-        color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)'
+        color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6)',
+        textAlign: 'center'
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/react/features/calendar-sync/reducer.js b/react/features/calendar-sync/reducer.js
index 50ca82707..f4e3ebb85 100644
--- a/react/features/calendar-sync/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/calendar-sync/reducer.js
@@ -43,16 +43,10 @@ CALENDAR_ENABLED
             break;
 
         case SET_CALENDAR_AUTHORIZATION:
-            return {
-                ...state,
-                authorization: action.authorization
-            };
+            return set(state, 'authorization', action.authorization);
 
         case SET_CALENDAR_EVENTS:
-            return {
-                ...state,
-                events: action.events
-            };
+            return set(state, 'events', action.events);
         }
 
         return state;
diff --git a/react/features/welcome/actionTypes.js b/react/features/welcome/actionTypes.js
index f8bb6ecc0..177e67000 100644
--- a/react/features/welcome/actionTypes.js
+++ b/react/features/welcome/actionTypes.js
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 export const SET_SIDEBAR_VISIBLE = Symbol('SET_SIDEBAR_VISIBLE');
 
 /**
- * Action to update the default page index of the {@code WelcomePageLists}
- * component.
+ * The type of (redux) action to set the default page index of
+ * {@link WelcomePageLists}.
  *
  * {
- *     type: SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE,
+ *     type: SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LISTS_DEFAULT_PAGE,
  *     pageIndex: number
  * }
  */
-export const SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE
+export const SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LISTS_DEFAULT_PAGE
     = Symbol('SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE');
diff --git a/react/features/welcome/actions.js b/react/features/welcome/actions.js
index f29cd1148..ee2a2db93 100644
--- a/react/features/welcome/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/welcome/actions.js
@@ -2,26 +2,9 @@
 
 import {
     SET_SIDEBAR_VISIBLE,
-    SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE
+    SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LISTS_DEFAULT_PAGE
 } from './actionTypes';
 
-/**
- * Action to update the default page index of the {@code WelcomePageLists}
- * component.
- *
- * @param {number} pageIndex - The index of the selected page.
- * @returns {{
- *     type: SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE,
- *     pageIndex: number
- * }}
- */
-export function setWelcomePageListDefaultPage(pageIndex: number) {
-    return {
-        type: SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE,
-        pageIndex
-    };
-}
-
 /**
  * Sets the visibility of {@link WelcomePageSideBar}.
  *
@@ -38,3 +21,19 @@ export function setSideBarVisible(visible: boolean) {
         visible
     };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Sets the default page index of {@link WelcomePageLists}.
+ *
+ * @param {number} pageIndex - The index of the default page.
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LISTS_DEFAULT_PAGE,
+ *     pageIndex: number
+ * }}
+ */
+export function setWelcomePageListsDefaultPage(pageIndex: number) {
+    return {
+        type: SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LISTS_DEFAULT_PAGE,
+        pageIndex
+    };
+}
diff --git a/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePageLists.js b/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePageLists.js
index fd30f4a56..68d20910f 100644
--- a/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePageLists.js
+++ b/react/features/welcome/components/WelcomePageLists.js
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import { PagedList } from '../../base/react';
 import { MeetingList } from '../../calendar-sync';
 import { RecentList } from '../../recent-list';
 
-import { setWelcomePageListDefaultPage } from '../actions';
+import { setWelcomePageListsDefaultPage } from '../actions';
 
+/**
+ * The type of the React {@code Component} props of {@link WelcomePageLists}.
+ */
 type Props = {
 
     /**
@@ -50,17 +53,19 @@ const IOS_RECENT_LIST_ICON = require('../../../../images/history.png');
 class WelcomePageLists extends Component<Props> {
     /**
      * The pages to be rendered.
-     * Note: The component field may be undefined if a feature (such as
-     * Calendar) is disabled, and that means that the page must not be rendered.
+     *
+     * Note: An element's  {@code component} may be {@code undefined} if a
+     * feature (such as Calendar) is disabled, and that means that the page must
+     * not be rendered.
      */
     pages: Array<{
-        component: Object,
+        component: ?Object,
         icon: string | number,
         title: string
-    }>
+    }>;
 
     /**
-     * Component contructor.
+     * Initializes a new {@code WelcomePageLists} instance.
      *
      * @inheritdoc
      */
@@ -68,28 +73,32 @@ class WelcomePageLists extends Component<Props> {
         super(props);
 
         const { t } = props;
-        const isAndroid = Platform.OS === 'android';
+        const android = Platform.OS === 'android';
 
-        this.pages = [ {
-            component: RecentList,
-            icon: isAndroid ? 'restore' : IOS_RECENT_LIST_ICON,
-            title: t('welcomepage.recentList')
-        }, {
-            component: MeetingList,
-            icon: isAndroid ? 'event_note' : IOS_CALENDAR_ICON,
-            title: t('welcomepage.calendar')
-        } ];
+        this.pages = [
+            {
+                component: RecentList,
+                icon: android ? 'restore' : IOS_RECENT_LIST_ICON,
+                title: t('welcomepage.recentList')
+            },
+            {
+                component: MeetingList,
+                icon: android ? 'event_note' : IOS_CALENDAR_ICON,
+                title: t('welcomepage.calendar')
+            }
+        ];
 
+        // Bind event handlers so they are only bound once per instance.
         this._onSelectPage = this._onSelectPage.bind(this);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Implements React Component's render.
+     * Implements React's {@link Component#render}.
      *
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     render() {
-        const { disabled, _defaultPage } = this.props;
+        const { _defaultPage } = this.props;
 
         if (typeof _defaultPage === 'undefined') {
             return null;
@@ -98,13 +107,13 @@ class WelcomePageLists extends Component<Props> {
         return (
             <PagedList
                 defaultPage = { _defaultPage }
-                disabled = { disabled }
+                disabled = { this.props.disabled }
                 onSelectPage = { this._onSelectPage }
                 pages = { this.pages } />
         );
     }
 
-    _onSelectPage: number => void
+    _onSelectPage: number => void;
 
     /**
      * Callback for the {@code PagedList} page select action.
@@ -114,9 +123,7 @@ class WelcomePageLists extends Component<Props> {
      * @returns {void}
      */
     _onSelectPage(pageIndex) {
-        const { dispatch } = this.props;
-
-        dispatch(setWelcomePageListDefaultPage(pageIndex));
+        this.props.dispatch(setWelcomePageListsDefaultPage(pageIndex));
     }
 }
 
@@ -127,18 +134,20 @@ class WelcomePageLists extends Component<Props> {
  * @param {Object} state - The redux state.
  * @protected
  * @returns {{
- *     _hasRecentListEntries: boolean
+ *     _defaultPage: number
  * }}
  */
 function _mapStateToProps(state: Object) {
-    const { defaultPage } = state['features/welcome'];
-    const recentList = state['features/recent-list'];
-    const _hasRecentListEntries = Boolean(recentList && recentList.length);
+    let { defaultPage } = state['features/welcome'];
+
+    if (typeof defaultPage === 'undefined') {
+        const recentList = state['features/recent-list'];
+
+        defaultPage = recentList && recentList.length ? 0 : 1;
+    }
 
     return {
-        _defaultPage: defaultPage === 'undefined'
-            ? _hasRecentListEntries ? 0 : 1
-            : defaultPage
+        _defaultPage: defaultPage
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/react/features/welcome/reducer.js b/react/features/welcome/reducer.js
index 72a31a4fb..df382ddf7 100644
--- a/react/features/welcome/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/welcome/reducer.js
@@ -1,42 +1,37 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { ReducerRegistry } from '../base/redux';
+import { ReducerRegistry, set } from '../base/redux';
 import { PersistenceRegistry } from '../base/storage';
+
 import {
     SET_SIDEBAR_VISIBLE,
-    SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE
+    SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LISTS_DEFAULT_PAGE
 } from './actionTypes';
 
 /**
- * The Redux store name this feature uses.
+ * The name of the redux store/state property which is the root of the redux
+ * state of the feature {@code welcome}.
  */
 const STORE_NAME = 'features/welcome';
 
 /**
- * Sets up the persistence of the feature {@code features/welcome}.
+ * Sets up the persistence of the feature {@code welcome}.
  */
 PersistenceRegistry.register(STORE_NAME, {
     defaultPage: true
 });
 
 /**
- * Reduces redux actions for the purposes of {@code features/welcome}.
+ * Reduces redux actions for the purposes of the feature {@code welcome}.
  */
 ReducerRegistry.register(STORE_NAME, (state = {}, action) => {
     switch (action.type) {
     case SET_SIDEBAR_VISIBLE:
-        return {
-            ...state,
-            sideBarVisible: action.visible
-        };
+        return set(state, 'sideBarVisible', action.visible);
 
-    case SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LIST_DEFAULT_PAGE:
-        return {
-            ...state,
-            defaultPage: action.pageIndex
-        };
-
-    default:
-        return state;
+    case SET_WELCOME_PAGE_LISTS_DEFAULT_PAGE:
+        return set(state, 'defaultPage', action.pageIndex);
     }
+
+    return state;
 });