diff --git a/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/ServiceBinding.java b/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/ServiceBinding.java
index f0cbe9ec56b..e02a49bfcb5 100644
--- a/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/ServiceBinding.java
+++ b/binder/src/main/java/io/grpc/binder/internal/ServiceBinding.java
@@ -347,19 +347,27 @@ public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className, IBinder binder) {
   @Override
   @MainThread
   public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName name) {
-    unbindInternal(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription("onServiceDisconnected: " + name));
+    unbindInternal(
+        Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription(
+            "Server process crashed, exited or was killed (onServiceDisconnected): " + name));
   }
 
   @Override
   @MainThread
   public void onNullBinding(ComponentName name) {
-    unbindInternal(Status.UNIMPLEMENTED.withDescription("onNullBinding: " + name));
+    unbindInternal(
+        Status.UNIMPLEMENTED.withDescription(
+            "Server returned no IBinder for " + bindIntent + " (onNullBinding): " + name));
   }
 
   @Override
   @MainThread
   public void onBindingDied(ComponentName name) {
-    unbindInternal(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription("onBindingDied: " + name));
+    unbindInternal(
+        Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription(
+            "Remote Service was disabled, or the server app was disabled, force-stopped or"
+                + " uninstalled (onBindingDied): "
+                + name));
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting