diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/encryption_sync/mod.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/encryption_sync/mod.rs
index 5c5ee0774..67c405282 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/encryption_sync/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-ui/src/encryption_sync/mod.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl EncryptionSync {
         let mut builder = client
             .sliding_sync("encryption")
             .map_err(Error::SlidingSync)?
-            .restore_pos_from_database()
+            .share_pos()
             .with_to_device_extension(
                 assign!(v4::ToDeviceConfig::default(), { enabled: Some(true)}),
             )
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/builder.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/builder.rs
index 1dcad0d7a..eb2f10b06 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/builder.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct SlidingSyncBuilder {
     rooms: BTreeMap<OwnedRoomId, SlidingSyncRoom>,
     poll_timeout: Duration,
     network_timeout: Duration,
-    restore_pos_from_database: bool,
+    share_pos: bool,
 }
 
 impl SlidingSyncBuilder {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl SlidingSyncBuilder {
                 rooms: BTreeMap::new(),
                 poll_timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
                 network_timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
-                restore_pos_from_database: false,
+                share_pos: false,
             })
         }
     }
@@ -224,16 +224,16 @@ impl SlidingSyncBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Should the sliding sync instance restore its stream position from the
-    /// database?
+    /// Should the sliding sync instance share its sync position through
+    /// storage?
     ///
-    /// In general, sliding sync instances will cache the stream position (`pos`
-    /// field in the request) in internal fields. It can be useful, in
-    /// multi-process scenarios, to save it into the database so that one
+    /// In general, sliding sync instances will cache the sync position (`pos`
+    /// field in the request) in internal memory. It can be useful, in
+    /// multi-process scenarios, to save it into some shared storage so that one
     /// sliding sync instance running across two different processes can
-    /// continue with the same stream position it had before being stopped.
-    pub fn restore_pos_from_database(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.restore_pos_from_database = true;
+    /// continue with the same sync position it had before being stopped.
+    pub fn share_pos(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.share_pos = true;
         self
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl SlidingSyncBuilder {
             (None, None)
         };
 
-        let pos = if self.restore_pos_from_database { pos } else { None };
+        let pos = if self.share_pos { pos } else { None };
 
         let rooms = AsyncRwLock::new(self.rooms);
         let lists = AsyncRwLock::new(lists);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ impl SlidingSyncBuilder {
 
             client,
             storage_key: self.storage_key,
-            restore_pos_from_database: self.restore_pos_from_database,
+            share_pos: self.share_pos,
 
             lists,
             rooms,
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs
index eb0207f21..dcf749117 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ pub(super) struct SlidingSyncInner {
     /// The storage key to keep this cache at and load it from.
     storage_key: String,
 
-    /// Should this sliding sync instance try to restore its stream position
+    /// Should this sliding sync instance try to restore its sync position
     /// from the database?
-    restore_pos_from_database: bool,
+    share_pos: bool,
 
     /// Position markers.
     ///
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ impl SlidingSync {
         let to_device_enabled =
             self.inner.sticky.read().unwrap().data().extensions.to_device.enabled == Some(true);
 
-        let restored_fields = if self.inner.restore_pos_from_database || to_device_enabled {
+        let restored_fields = if self.inner.share_pos || to_device_enabled {
             let lists = self.inner.lists.read().await;
             restore_sliding_sync_state(&self.inner.client, &self.inner.storage_key, &lists).await?
         } else {
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ impl SlidingSync {
 
         // Update pos: either the one restored from the database, if any and the sliding
         // sync was configured so, or read it from the memory cache.
-        let pos = if self.inner.restore_pos_from_database {
+        let pos = if self.inner.share_pos {
             if let Some(fields) = &restored_fields {
                 // Override the memory one with the database one, for consistency.
                 if fields.pos != position_guard.pos {
@@ -1738,8 +1738,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let client = logged_in_client(Some(server.uri())).await;
 
-        let sliding_sync =
-            client.sliding_sync("elephant-sync")?.restore_pos_from_database().build().await?;
+        let sliding_sync = client.sliding_sync("elephant-sync")?.share_pos().build().await?;
 
         // `pos` is `None` to start with.
         {
@@ -1792,8 +1791,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Recreating a sliding sync with the same ID will reload it too.
         {
-            let sliding_sync =
-                client.sliding_sync("elephant-sync")?.restore_pos_from_database().build().await?;
+            let sliding_sync = client.sliding_sync("elephant-sync")?.share_pos().build().await?;
             assert_eq!(sliding_sync.inner.position.lock().await.pos.as_deref(), Some("42"));
 
             let (request, _, _, _) =
@@ -1815,8 +1813,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // And new sliding syncs with the same ID won't find it either.
         {
-            let sliding_sync =
-                client.sliding_sync("elephant-sync")?.restore_pos_from_database().build().await?;
+            let sliding_sync = client.sliding_sync("elephant-sync")?.share_pos().build().await?;
             assert!(sliding_sync.inner.position.lock().await.pos.is_none());
 
             let (request, _, _, _) =