diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index eacbba7a..fcfc9561 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.32.5'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.32.8'
     implementation 'org.greenrobot:eventbus:3.2.0'
     implementation 'com.klinkerapps:android-smsmms:5.2.6'
     implementation 'com.github.tibbi:IndicatorFastScroll:08f512858a'
     implementation "me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.22"
 
-    kapt "androidx.room:room-compiler:2.2.5"
-    implementation "androidx.room:room-runtime:2.2.5"
-    annotationProcessor "androidx.room:room-compiler:2.2.5"
+    kapt "androidx.room:room-compiler:2.2.6"
+    implementation "androidx.room:room-runtime:2.2.6"
+    annotationProcessor "androidx.room:room-compiler:2.2.6"
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
index fa266e34..4afcff73 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun getNewConversations(cachedConversations: ArrayList<Conversation>) {
-        val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor().loadInBackground()
+        val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor()?.loadInBackground()
         ensureBackgroundThread {
             val privateContacts = MyContactsContentProvider.getSimpleContacts(this, privateCursor)
             val conversations = getConversations(privateContacts = privateContacts)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
index 68b9c411..31cf896c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class NewConversationActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun fillSuggestedContacts(callback: () -> Unit) {
-        val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor().loadInBackground()
+        val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor()?.loadInBackground()
         ensureBackgroundThread {
             privateContacts = MyContactsContentProvider.getSimpleContacts(this, privateCursor)
             val suggestions = getSuggestedContacts(privateContacts)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
index efd3b062..6d926341 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     }
 
     private fun setupThread() {
-        val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor().loadInBackground()
+        val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor()?.loadInBackground()
         ensureBackgroundThread {
             messages = getMessages(threadId)
             participants = if (messages.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
index dfef567b..b28f3f44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
@@ -145,7 +145,14 @@ class ThreadAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var messages: ArrayList<ThreadItem
 
     private fun askConfirmDelete() {
         val itemsCnt = selectedKeys.size
-        val items = resources.getQuantityString(R.plurals.delete_messages, itemsCnt, itemsCnt)
+
+        // not sure how we can get UnknownFormatConversionException here, so show the error and hope that someone reports it
+        val items = try {
+            resources.getQuantityString(R.plurals.delete_messages, itemsCnt, itemsCnt)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            activity.showErrorToast(e)
+            return
+        }
 
         val baseString = R.string.deletion_confirmation
         val question = String.format(resources.getString(baseString), items)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
index b49943a1..e1ce8a38 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ fun Context.getThreadId(addresses: Set<String>): Long {
 }
 
 fun Context.showReceivedMessageNotification(address: String, body: String, threadID: Int, bitmap: Bitmap?) {
-    val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor().loadInBackground()
+    val privateCursor = getMyContactsCursor()?.loadInBackground()
     ensureBackgroundThread {
         var sender = getNameAndPhotoFromPhoneNumber(address)?.name ?: ""
         if (address == sender) {