diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index f8d2d422..71b942bf 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -145,15 +145,16 @@ export const App = (props: { env: TEnvironment }) => {
     return removeAppChangeObserver;
   }, [applicationGroupRef.current.primaryApplication]);
 
+  if (!application) {
+    return null;
+  }
   return (
     <ApplicationContext.Provider value={application}>
-      {application && (
-        <AppComponent
-          env={props.env}
-          key={application.Uuid}
-          application={application}
-        />
-      )}
+      <AppComponent
+        env={props.env}
+        key={application.Uuid}
+        application={application}
+      />
     </ApplicationContext.Provider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFiles.ts b/src/hooks/useFiles.ts
index e0a4c7b4..03bf03fa 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useFiles.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useFiles.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ToastType } from '@Lib/types';
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import { SCREEN_INPUT_MODAL_FILE_NAME } from '@Screens/screens';
 import { TAppStackNavigationProp } from '@Screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFileItem';
 import {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   SNNote,
 } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
 import { useCustomActionSheet } from '@Style/custom_action_sheet';
-import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import FileViewer from 'react-native-file-viewer';
 import RNFS, { exists } from 'react-native-fs';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const isFileTypePreviewable = (fileType: string) => {
 };
 
 export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
 
   const { showActionSheet } = useCustomActionSheet();
   const navigation = useNavigation<TAppStackNavigationProp>();
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
   const { Success, Info, Error } = ToastType;
 
   const reloadAttachedFiles = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!application || !note) {
-      return [];
-    }
     setAttachedFiles(
       application.items
         .getFilesForNote(note)
@@ -64,9 +61,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
   }, [application, note]);
 
   const reloadAllFiles = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!application) {
-      return [];
-    }
     setAllFiles(
       application.items
         .getItems(ContentType.File)
@@ -87,7 +81,7 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
       file,
       saveInTempLocation = false,
     }: TDownloadFileAndReturnLocalPathParams): Promise<string | undefined> => {
-      if (isDownloading || !application) {
+      if (isDownloading) {
         return;
       }
       const filesService = application.getFilesService();
@@ -148,9 +142,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
 
   const shareFile = useCallback(
     async (file: SNFile) => {
-      if (!application) {
-        return;
-      }
       const downloadedFilePath = await downloadFileAndReturnLocalPath({
         file,
         saveInTempLocation: true,
@@ -201,9 +192,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
 
   const attachFileToNote = useCallback(
     async (file: SNFile) => {
-      if (!application || !note) {
-        return;
-      }
       await application.items.associateFileWithNote(file, note);
       Toast.show({
         type: Success,
@@ -216,9 +204,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
 
   const detachFileFromNote = useCallback(
     async (file: SNFile) => {
-      if (!application || !note) {
-        return;
-      }
       await application.items.disassociateFileWithNote(file, note);
       Toast.show({
         type: Success,
@@ -232,9 +217,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
   const toggleFileProtection = useCallback(
     async (file: SNFile) => {
       try {
-        if (!application) {
-          return file.protected;
-        }
         let result: SNFile | undefined;
         if (file.protected) {
           result = await application.mutator.unprotectFile(file);
@@ -253,9 +235,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
 
   const authorizeProtectedActionForFile = useCallback(
     async (file: SNFile, challengeReason: ChallengeReason) => {
-      if (!application) {
-        return false;
-      }
       const authorizedFiles =
         await application.protections.authorizeProtectedActionForFiles(
           [file],
@@ -268,9 +247,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
 
   const renameFile = useCallback(
     async (file: SNFile, fileName: string) => {
-      if (!application) {
-        return;
-      }
       await application.items.renameFile(file, fileName);
     },
     [application]
@@ -278,10 +254,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
 
   const previewFile = useCallback(
     async (file: SNFile) => {
-      if (!application) {
-        return;
-      }
-
       let downloadedFilePath: string | undefined = '';
       try {
         const isPreviewable = isFileTypePreviewable(file.mimeType);
@@ -327,10 +299,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
   );
   const handleFileAction = useCallback(
     async (action: UploadedFileItemAction) => {
-      if (!application) {
-        return false;
-      }
-
       const file =
         action.type !== UploadedFileItemActionType.RenameFile
           ? action.payload
@@ -395,9 +363,6 @@ export const useFiles = ({ note }: Props) => {
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!application) {
-      return;
-    }
     const unregisterFileStream = application.streamItems(
       ContentType.File,
       () => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext.ts b/src/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd1c3c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { MobileApplication } from '@Lib/application';
+import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
+import { useContext } from 'react';
+
+export const useSafeApplicationContext = () => {
+  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext) as MobileApplication;
+  return application;
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/snjs_helper_hooks.ts b/src/lib/snjs_helper_hooks.ts
index 0e260a6d..5f4f637c 100644
--- a/src/lib/snjs_helper_hooks.ts
+++ b/src/lib/snjs_helper_hooks.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import { SCREEN_NOTES } from '@Screens/screens';
 import {
   ApplicationEvent,
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export const useSignedIn = (
   signedOutCallback?: () => void
 ) => {
   // Context
-  const application = React.useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
 
   const [isLocked] = useIsLocked();
 
@@ -28,24 +29,22 @@ export const useSignedIn = (
     let mounted = true;
     const getSignedIn = async () => {
       if (mounted && !isLocked) {
-        setSignedIn(!application?.noAccount());
+        setSignedIn(!application.noAccount());
       }
     };
     getSignedIn();
-    const removeSignedInObserver = application?.addEventObserver(
-      async event => {
-        if (event === ApplicationEvent.Launched) {
-          getSignedIn();
-        }
-        if (event === ApplicationEvent.SignedIn) {
-          setSignedIn(true);
-          signedInCallback && signedInCallback();
-        } else if (event === ApplicationEvent.SignedOut) {
-          setSignedIn(false);
-          signedOutCallback && signedOutCallback();
-        }
+    const removeSignedInObserver = application.addEventObserver(async event => {
+      if (event === ApplicationEvent.Launched) {
+        getSignedIn();
       }
-    );
+      if (event === ApplicationEvent.SignedIn) {
+        setSignedIn(true);
+        signedInCallback && signedInCallback();
+      } else if (event === ApplicationEvent.SignedOut) {
+        setSignedIn(false);
+        signedOutCallback && signedOutCallback();
+      }
+    });
 
     return () => {
       mounted = false;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ export const useSignedIn = (
 
 export const useOutOfSync = () => {
   // Context
-  const application = React.useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
 
   // State
   const [outOfSync, setOutOfSync] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ export const useOutOfSync = () => {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     let isMounted = true;
     const getOutOfSync = async () => {
-      const outOfSyncInitial = await application?.sync.isOutOfSync();
+      const outOfSyncInitial = await application.sync.isOutOfSync();
       if (isMounted) {
         setOutOfSync(Boolean(outOfSyncInitial));
       }
@@ -78,15 +77,13 @@ export const useOutOfSync = () => {
   }, [application]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    const removeSignedInObserver = application?.addEventObserver(
-      async event => {
-        if (event === ApplicationEvent.EnteredOutOfSync) {
-          setOutOfSync(true);
-        } else if (event === ApplicationEvent.ExitedOutOfSync) {
-          setOutOfSync(false);
-        }
+    const removeSignedInObserver = application.addEventObserver(async event => {
+      if (event === ApplicationEvent.EnteredOutOfSync) {
+        setOutOfSync(true);
+      } else if (event === ApplicationEvent.ExitedOutOfSync) {
+        setOutOfSync(false);
       }
-    );
+    });
 
     return removeSignedInObserver;
   }, [application]);
@@ -412,7 +409,7 @@ export const useChangeNoteChecks = (
   editor: NoteViewController | undefined = undefined
 ) => {
   // Context
-  const application = React.useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
 
   const canChangeNote = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!note) {
@@ -420,7 +417,7 @@ export const useChangeNoteChecks = (
     }
 
     if (note.deleted) {
-      application?.alertService?.alert(
+      application.alertService?.alert(
         'The note you are attempting to edit has been deleted, and is awaiting sync. Changes you make will be disregarded.'
       );
       return false;
@@ -430,8 +427,8 @@ export const useChangeNoteChecks = (
       await editor.insertTemplatedNote();
     }
 
-    if (!application?.items.findItem(note.uuid)) {
-      application?.alertService!.alert(
+    if (!application.items.findItem(note.uuid)) {
+      application.alertService!.alert(
         "The note you are attempting to save can not be found or has been deleted. Changes you make will not be synced. Please copy this note's text and start a new note."
       );
       return false;
diff --git a/src/screens/InputModal/FileInputModal.tsx b/src/screens/InputModal/FileInputModal.tsx
index ddb8878a..97e50f86 100644
--- a/src/screens/InputModal/FileInputModal.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/InputModal/FileInputModal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ButtonCell } from '@Components/ButtonCell';
 import { SectionedTableCell } from '@Components/SectionedTableCell';
 import { TableSection } from '@Components/TableSection';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import { ModalStackNavigationProp } from '@Root/ModalStack';
 import { SCREEN_INPUT_MODAL_FILE_NAME } from '@Screens/screens';
 import { UploadedFileItemActionType } from '@Screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFileItemAction';
@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@ type Props = ModalStackNavigationProp<typeof SCREEN_INPUT_MODAL_FILE_NAME>;
 export const FileInputModal: FC<Props> = props => {
   const { file, handleFileAction } = props.route.params;
   const themeService = useContext(ThemeServiceContext);
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
 
   const fileNameInputRef = useRef<TextInput>(null);
 
   const [fileName, setFileName] = useState(file.name);
 
   const onSubmit = async () => {
-    if (!application) {
-      return;
-    }
     const trimmedFileName = fileName.trim();
     if (trimmedFileName === '') {
       setFileName(file.name);
diff --git a/src/screens/Notes/Notes.tsx b/src/screens/Notes/Notes.tsx
index 07eb385e..9885b2f8 100644
--- a/src/screens/Notes/Notes.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Notes/Notes.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { AppStateType } from '@Lib/application_state';
 import { PrefKey } from '@Lib/preferences_manager';
 import { useSignedIn, useSyncStatus } from '@Lib/snjs_helper_hooks';
 import { useFocusEffect, useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
 import { AppStackNavigationProp } from '@Root/AppStack';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import {
   SCREEN_COMPOSE,
   SCREEN_NOTES,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
     keyboardHeight: number | undefined;
   }) => {
     // Context
-    const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+    const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
     const theme = useContext(ThemeContext);
     const navigation =
       useNavigation<
@@ -62,25 +62,25 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     // State
     const [sortBy, setSortBy] = useState<CollectionSort>(() =>
-      application!
+      application
         .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.SortNotesBy, CollectionSort.CreatedAt)
     );
     const [sortReverse, setSortReverse] = useState<boolean>(() =>
-      application!
+      application
         .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.SortNotesReverse, false)
     );
     const [hideDates, setHideDates] = useState<boolean>(() =>
-      application!.getLocalPreferences().getValue(PrefKey.NotesHideDate, false)
+      application.getLocalPreferences().getValue(PrefKey.NotesHideDate, false)
     );
     const [hidePreviews, setHidePreviews] = useState<boolean>(() =>
-      application!
+      application
         .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.NotesHideNotePreview, false)
     );
     const [hideEditorIcon, setHideEditorIcon] = useState<boolean>(() =>
-      application!
+      application
         .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.NotesHideEditorIcon, false)
     );
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
       useState<boolean>(
         () =>
           !(
-            application!.hasProtectionSources() &&
-            !application!.hasUnprotectedAccessSession()
+            application.hasProtectionSources() &&
+            !application.hasUnprotectedAccessSession()
           )
       );
     const [includeArchivedNotes, setIncludeArchivedNotes] =
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     const haveDisplayOptions = useRef(false);
     const protectionsEnabled = useRef(
-      application!.hasProtectionSources() &&
-        !application!.hasUnprotectedAccessSession()
+      application.hasProtectionSources() &&
+        !application.hasUnprotectedAccessSession()
     );
 
     const reloadTitle = useCallback(
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
         let title = '';
         let subTitle: string | undefined;
 
-        const selectedTag = application?.getAppState().selectedTag;
+        const selectedTag = application.getAppState().selectedTag;
 
         if (newNotes && (newFilter ?? searchText).length > 0) {
           const resultCount = newNotes.length;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
         } else if (selectedTag) {
           title = selectedTag.title;
           if (selectedTag instanceof SNTag && selectedTag.parentId) {
-            const parents = application!.items.getTagParentChain(
+            const parents = application.items.getTagParentChain(
               selectedTag.uuid
             );
             const hierarchy = parents.map(tag => tag.title).join(' ⫽ ');
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     const openNote = useCallback(
       async (noteUuid: SNNote['uuid'], replaceScreen: boolean = false) => {
-        await application!.getAppState().openEditor(noteUuid);
+        await application.getAppState().openEditor(noteUuid);
         openCompose(false, replaceScreen);
       },
       [application, openCompose]
@@ -169,25 +169,25 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     const onNoteSelect = useCallback(
       async (noteUuid: SNNote['uuid']) => {
-        const note = application?.items.findItem(noteUuid) as SNNote;
+        const note = application.items.findItem(noteUuid) as SNNote;
         if (note) {
           if (note.errorDecrypting) {
             if (note.waitingForKey) {
-              return application?.presentKeyRecoveryWizard();
+              return application.presentKeyRecoveryWizard();
             } else {
-              return application?.alertService.alert(
+              return application.alertService.alert(
                 'Standard Notes was unable to decrypt this item. Please sign out of your account and back in to attempt to resolve this issue.',
                 'Unable to Decrypt'
               );
             }
           }
 
-          if (note.protected && !application?.hasProtectionSources()) {
+          if (note.protected && !application.hasProtectionSources()) {
             return navigation.navigate(SCREEN_VIEW_PROTECTED_NOTE, {
               onPressView: () => openNote(noteUuid, true),
             });
           }
-          if (await application?.authorizeNoteAccess(note)) {
+          if (await application.authorizeNoteAccess(note)) {
             openNote(noteUuid);
           }
         }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
     useEffect(() => {
       let mounted = true;
       const removeEditorObserver =
-        application?.editorGroup.addActiveControllerChangeObserver(
+        application.editorGroup.addActiveControllerChangeObserver(
           activeEditor => {
             if (mounted) {
               setSelectedNoteId(activeEditor?.note?.uuid);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
         includeArchived?: boolean,
         includeTrashed?: boolean
       ) => {
-        const tag = application!.getAppState().selectedTag;
+        const tag = application.getAppState().selectedTag;
         const searchQuery =
           searchText || searchFilter
             ? {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
           includeTrashed:
             applyFilters && (includeTrashed ?? includeTrashedNotes),
         });
-        application!.items.setNotesDisplayCriteria(criteria);
+        application.items.setNotesDisplayCriteria(criteria);
       },
       [
         application,
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
       if (includeProtected) {
         setIncludeProtectedStarted(true);
         allowToggling =
-          await application?.authorizeSearchingProtectedNotesText();
+          await application.authorizeSearchingProtectedNotesText();
       }
 
       setIncludeProtectedStarted(false);
@@ -326,15 +326,15 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     const reloadSearchOptions = useCallback(() => {
       const protections =
-        application?.hasProtectionSources() &&
-        !application!.hasUnprotectedAccessSession();
+        application.hasProtectionSources() &&
+        !application.hasUnprotectedAccessSession();
 
       if (protections !== protectionsEnabled.current) {
         protectionsEnabled.current = !!protections;
         setIncludeProtectedNoteText(!protections);
       }
 
-      const selectedTag = application?.getAppState().selectedTag;
+      const selectedTag = application.getAppState().selectedTag;
       const options = [
         {
           label: 'Include Protected Contents',
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
         if (note) {
           onNoteSelect(note.uuid);
         } else {
-          application?.getAppState().closeActiveEditor();
+          application.getAppState().closeActiveEditor();
         }
       },
       [application, getFirstSelectableNote, onNoteSelect]
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     const reloadNotes = useCallback(
       (reselectNote?: boolean, tagChanged?: boolean, searchFilter?: string) => {
-        const tag = application!.getAppState().selectedTag;
+        const tag = application.getAppState().selectedTag;
         if (!tag) {
           return;
         }
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
           reloadNotesDisplayOptions();
         }
 
-        const newNotes = application!.items.getDisplayableItems(
+        const newNotes = application.items.getDisplayableItems(
           ContentType.Note
         ) as SNNote[];
         let renderedNotes: SNNote[] = newNotes;
@@ -427,22 +427,22 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
         setNotes(renderedNotes);
         reloadTitle(renderedNotes, searchFilter);
 
-        if (reselectNote && application?.getAppState().isTabletDevice) {
+        if (reselectNote && application.getAppState().isTabletDevice) {
           if (tagChanged) {
             if (renderedNotes.length > 0) {
               selectFirstNote(renderedNotes);
             } else {
-              application?.getAppState().closeActiveEditor();
+              application.getAppState().closeActiveEditor();
             }
           } else {
             const activeNote = application
-              ?.getAppState()
+              .getAppState()
               .getActiveNoteController()?.note;
             if (activeNote) {
               const discarded = activeNote.deleted || activeNote.trashed;
               const isTrashView =
-                application?.getAppState().selectedTag instanceof SmartView &&
-                application?.getAppState().selectedTag.uuid ===
+                application.getAppState().selectedTag instanceof SmartView &&
+                application.getAppState().selectedTag.uuid ===
                   SystemViewId.TrashedNotes;
               if (discarded && !isTrashView) {
                 selectNextOrCreateNew(renderedNotes);
@@ -464,16 +464,16 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
     );
 
     const onNoteCreate = useCallback(async () => {
-      let title = application!.getAppState().isTabletDevice
+      let title = application.getAppState().isTabletDevice
         ? `Note ${notes.length + 1}`
         : undefined;
-      await application!.getAppState().createEditor(title);
+      await application.getAppState().createEditor(title);
       openCompose(true);
       reloadNotes(true);
     }, [application, notes.length, openCompose, reloadNotes]);
 
     const streamNotesAndTags = useCallback(() => {
-      const removeStreamNotes = application!.streamItems(
+      const removeStreamNotes = application.streamItems(
         [ContentType.Note],
         async () => {
           /** If a note changes, it will be queried against the existing filter;
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
         }
       );
 
-      const removeStreamTags = application!.streamItems(
+      const removeStreamTags = application.streamItems(
         [ContentType.Tag],
         async () => {
           /** A tag could have changed its relationships, so we need to reload the filter */
@@ -499,20 +499,20 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     const reloadPreferences = useCallback(async () => {
       const newSortBy = application
-        ?.getLocalPreferences()
+        .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.SortNotesBy, CollectionSort.CreatedAt);
       let displayOptionsChanged = false;
 
       const newSortReverse = application
-        ?.getLocalPreferences()
+        .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.SortNotesReverse, false);
-      const newHidePreview = application!
+      const newHidePreview = application
         .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.NotesHideNotePreview, false);
-      const newHideDate = application!
+      const newHideDate = application
         .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.NotesHideDate, false);
-      const newHideEditorIcon = application!
+      const newHideEditorIcon = application
         .getLocalPreferences()
         .getValue(PrefKey.NotesHideEditorIcon, false);
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
 
     const onRefresh = useCallback(() => {
       startRefreshing();
-      application?.sync.sync();
+      application.sync.sync();
     }, [application, startRefreshing]);
 
     const onSearchChange = useCallback(
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
     useFocusEffect(
       useCallback(() => {
         reloadPreferences();
-        const removeAppStateChangeHandler = application!
+        const removeAppStateChangeHandler = application
           .getAppState()
           .addStateChangeObserver(state => {
             if (state === AppStateType.TagChanged) {
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
           hideDates={hideDates}
           hideEditorIcon={hideEditorIcon}
           selectedNoteId={
-            application?.getAppState().isInTabletMode
+            application.getAppState().isInTabletMode
               ? selectedNoteId
               : undefined
           }
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ export const Notes = React.memo(
         <FAB
           // @ts-ignore style prop does not exist in types
           style={
-            application?.getAppState().isInTabletMode
+            application.getAppState().isInTabletMode
               ? { bottom: keyboardHeight }
               : undefined
           }
diff --git a/src/screens/SideMenu/Files.tsx b/src/screens/SideMenu/Files.tsx
index b201f1dd..ea172dd1 100644
--- a/src/screens/SideMenu/Files.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/SideMenu/Files.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
 import { AppStackNavigationProp } from '@Root/AppStack';
 import { useFiles } from '@Root/hooks/useFiles';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import { SCREEN_COMPOSE, SCREEN_UPLOADED_FILES_LIST } from '@Screens/screens';
 import {
   FileItemContainer,
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '@Screens/SideMenu/Files.styled';
 import { SideMenuOptionIconDescriptionType } from '@Screens/SideMenu/SideMenuSection';
 import { SNNote } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
-import React, { FC, useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { FC } from 'react';
 
 type Props = {
   note: SNNote;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Props = {
 const MaximumVisibleFilesCount = 3;
 
 export const Files: FC<Props> = ({ note }) => {
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
 
   const navigation =
     useNavigation<
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ export const Files: FC<Props> = ({ note }) => {
     >();
   const { showActionsMenu, attachedFiles } = useFiles({ note });
 
-  if (!application) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   const openFilesScreen = () => {
     navigation.navigate(SCREEN_UPLOADED_FILES_LIST, { note });
   };
diff --git a/src/screens/SideMenu/Listed.tsx b/src/screens/SideMenu/Listed.tsx
index c07f8d58..96c3bbd0 100644
--- a/src/screens/SideMenu/Listed.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/SideMenu/Listed.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { SnIcon } from '@Components/SnIcon';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import {
   CantLoadActionsText,
   CreateBlogContainer,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   SNNote,
 } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
 import { useCustomActionSheet } from '@Style/custom_action_sheet';
-import React, { FC, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { FC, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { ActivityIndicator, FlatList, View } from 'react-native';
 
 type TProps = {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type TListedAccountItem =
   | Pick<ListedAccountInfo, 'display_name'>;
 
 export const Listed: FC<TProps> = ({ note }) => {
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
 
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const [isActionInProgress, setIsActionInProgress] = useState(false);
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ export const Listed: FC<TProps> = ({ note }) => {
 
   const getListedAccountsDetails = useCallback(
     async (accounts: ListedAccount[]) => {
-      if (!application) {
-        return;
-      }
       const listedAccountsArray: TListedAccountItem[] = [];
 
       for (const listedAccountItem of accounts) {
@@ -67,9 +64,6 @@ export const Listed: FC<TProps> = ({ note }) => {
   );
 
   const reloadListedAccounts = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!application) {
-      return [];
-    }
     setIsLoading(true);
     const accounts = await application.getListedAccounts();
     setListedAccounts(accounts);
@@ -79,7 +73,7 @@ export const Listed: FC<TProps> = ({ note }) => {
   }, [application, getListedAccountsDetails]);
 
   const registerNewAccount = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!application || isRequestingAccount) {
+    if (isRequestingAccount) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -125,9 +119,6 @@ export const Listed: FC<TProps> = ({ note }) => {
   };
 
   const showActionsMenu = (item: TListedAccountItem, index: number) => {
-    if (!application) {
-      return;
-    }
     if (!doesListedItemHaveActions(item)) {
       application.alertService.alert('Unable to load actions.');
       return;
@@ -163,9 +154,6 @@ export const Listed: FC<TProps> = ({ note }) => {
     );
   };
 
-  if (!application) {
-    return null;
-  }
   return (
     <View>
       {isLoading && <ActivityIndicator style={styles.loadingIndicator} />}
diff --git a/src/screens/SideMenu/NoteSideMenu.tsx b/src/screens/SideMenu/NoteSideMenu.tsx
index 0dc55439..e68e3617 100644
--- a/src/screens/SideMenu/NoteSideMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/SideMenu/NoteSideMenu.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import {
 import { isUnfinishedFeaturesEnabled } from '@Lib/utils';
 import { useFocusEffect, useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { TEnvironment } from '@Root/App';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
 import { AppStackNavigationProp } from '@Root/AppStack';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import {
   SCREEN_COMPOSE,
   SCREEN_INPUT_MODAL_TAG,
@@ -80,12 +80,9 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 function useEditorComponents(): SNComponent[] {
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
   const [components, setComponents] = useState<SNComponent[]>([]);
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!application) {
-      return;
-    }
     const removeComponentsObserver = application.streamItems(
       ContentType.Component,
       () => {
@@ -108,7 +105,7 @@ function useEditorComponents(): SNComponent[] {
 export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
   // Context
   const theme = useContext(ThemeContext);
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
   const navigation =
     useNavigation<
       AppStackNavigationProp<typeof SCREEN_COMPOSE>['navigation']
@@ -129,8 +126,6 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!application) return;
-
     const removeEventObserver = application.addSingleEventObserver(
       ApplicationEvent.PreferencesChanged,
       async () => {
@@ -155,7 +150,7 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
     async () => {
       await application?.mutator.deleteItem(note!);
       props.drawerRef?.closeDrawer();
-      if (!application?.getAppState().isInTabletMode) {
+      if (!application.getAppState().isInTabletMode) {
         navigation.popToTop();
       }
     },
@@ -164,7 +159,7 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
         mutator.trashed = true;
       }, false);
       props.drawerRef?.closeDrawer();
-      if (!application?.getAppState().isInTabletMode) {
+      if (!application.getAppState().isInTabletMode) {
         navigation.popToTop();
       }
     },
@@ -172,7 +167,7 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!application || !note) {
+    if (!note) {
       setAttachedFilesLength(0);
       return;
     }
@@ -180,7 +175,7 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
   }, [application, note]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!application || !note) {
+    if (!note) {
       return;
     }
     const removeFilesObserver = application.streamItems(
@@ -282,7 +277,7 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
 
   const onEditorPress = useCallback(
     async (selectedComponent?: SNComponent) => {
-      if (!note || !application) {
+      if (!note) {
         return;
       }
       if (note?.locked) {
@@ -413,7 +408,7 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
   );
 
   const editors = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!note || !application) {
+    if (!note) {
       return [];
     }
     const componentEditor = application.componentManager.editorForNote(note);
@@ -606,7 +601,7 @@ export const NoteSideMenu = React.memo((props: Props) => {
             if (confirmed) {
               await application?.mutator.emptyTrash();
               props.drawerRef?.closeDrawer();
-              if (!application?.getAppState().isInTabletMode) {
+              if (!application.getAppState().isInTabletMode) {
                 navigation.popToTop();
               }
               application?.sync.sync();
diff --git a/src/screens/SideMenu/TagSelectionList.tsx b/src/screens/SideMenu/TagSelectionList.tsx
index e45db430..d4a7eb73 100644
--- a/src/screens/SideMenu/TagSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/SideMenu/TagSelectionList.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
 import { AppStackNavigationProp } from '@Root/AppStack';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import { SCREEN_COMPOSE, SCREEN_INPUT_MODAL_TAG } from '@Screens/screens';
 import { SideMenuOptionIconDescriptionType } from '@Screens/SideMenu/SideMenuSection';
 import {
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@ import {
   SNTag,
 } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
 import { useCustomActionSheet } from '@Style/custom_action_sheet';
-import React, {
-  useCallback,
-  useContext,
-  useEffect,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-} from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { FlatList, ListRenderItem } from 'react-native';
 import { SideMenuCell } from './SideMenuCell';
 import { EmptyPlaceholder } from './TagSelectionList.styled';
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ export const TagSelectionList = React.memo(
     hasBottomPadding,
   }: Props) => {
     // Context
-    const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+    const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
     const navigation =
       useNavigation<
         AppStackNavigationProp<typeof SCREEN_COMPOSE>['navigation']
@@ -124,7 +118,7 @@ export const TagSelectionList = React.memo(
     };
 
     const isRootTag = (tag: SNTag | SmartView): boolean =>
-      tag instanceof SmartView || !application?.items.getTagParent(tag.uuid);
+      tag instanceof SmartView || !application.items.getTagParent(tag.uuid);
 
     const showFolders = contentType === ContentType.Tag;
     const renderedTags = showFolders
@@ -132,10 +126,6 @@ export const TagSelectionList = React.memo(
       : tags;
 
     const renderItem: ListRenderItem<SNTag | SmartView> = ({ item }) => {
-      if (!application) {
-        return null;
-      }
-
       let title = item.deleted ? 'Deleting...' : item.title;
       if (item.errorDecrypting) {
         title = 'Unable to Decrypt';
diff --git a/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFileItem.tsx b/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFileItem.tsx
index 8800ec53..8fb18be2 100644
--- a/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFileItem.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFileItem.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { SnIcon } from '@Components/SnIcon';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
 import { AppStackNavigationProp } from '@Root/AppStack';
 import { useFiles } from '@Root/hooks/useFiles';
+import { useSafeApplicationContext } from '@Root/hooks/useSafeApplicationContext';
 import { SCREEN_COMPOSE } from '@Screens/screens';
 import { formatSizeToReadableString } from '@standardnotes/filepicker';
 import { SNFile, SNNote } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export type TAppStackNavigationProp = AppStackNavigationProp<
 >['navigation'];
 
 export const UploadedFileItem: FC<UploadedFileItemProps> = ({ file, note }) => {
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
+  const application = useSafeApplicationContext();
   const theme = useContext(ThemeContext);
 
   const { showActionsMenu } = useFiles({ note });
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ export const UploadedFileItem: FC<UploadedFileItemProps> = ({ file, note }) => {
     setFileName(file.name);
   }, [file.name]);
 
-  if (!application) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   const iconType = application.iconsController.getIconForFileType(
     file.mimeType
   );
diff --git a/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFilesList.tsx b/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFilesList.tsx
index 67e8a3df..4bb0c234 100644
--- a/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFilesList.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/UploadedFilesList/UploadedFilesList.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { SearchBar } from '@Components/SearchBar';
 import { SnIcon } from '@Components/SnIcon';
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import { ApplicationContext } from '@Root/ApplicationContext';
 import { useFiles } from '@Root/hooks/useFiles';
 import { ModalStackNavigationProp } from '@Root/ModalStack';
 import { SCREEN_UPLOADED_FILES_LIST } from '@Screens/screens';
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import { SNFile } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
 import React, {
   FC,
   useCallback,
-  useContext,
   useEffect,
   useMemo,
   useRef,
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ enum Tabs {
 type Props = ModalStackNavigationProp<typeof SCREEN_UPLOADED_FILES_LIST>;
 
 export const UploadedFilesList: FC<Props> = props => {
-  const application = useContext(ApplicationContext);
   const styles = useUploadedFilesListStyles();
   const navigation = useNavigation();
 
@@ -54,16 +51,12 @@ export const UploadedFilesList: FC<Props> = props => {
     currentTab === Tabs.AttachedFiles ? attachedFiles : allFiles;
 
   const filteredList = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!application) {
-      return [];
-    }
-
     return searchString
       ? filesList.filter(file =>
           file.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchString.toLowerCase())
         )
       : filesList;
-  }, [application, filesList, searchString]);
+  }, [filesList, searchString]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let screenTitle = 'Files';
@@ -91,10 +84,6 @@ export const UploadedFilesList: FC<Props> = props => {
     [scrollListToTop]
   );
 
-  if (!application) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   const { AttachedFiles, AllFiles } = Tabs;
   const {
     centeredView,