diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/items/BookmarkItemsDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/items/BookmarkItemsDao.kt
index d64ab16b3..bfb3ec764 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/items/BookmarkItemsDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/items/BookmarkItemsDao.kt
@@ -144,8 +144,18 @@ class BookmarkItemsDao @Inject constructor(
      */
     @SuppressLint("Range")
     fun fromCursor(cursor: Cursor) = with(cursor) {
+        var name = getString(COLUMN_NAME)
+        if (name == null) {
+            name = ""
+        }
+
+        var id = getString(COLUMN_ID)
+        if (id == null) {
+            id = ""
+        }
+
         DepictedItem(
-            getString(COLUMN_NAME),
+            name,
             getString(COLUMN_DESCRIPTION),
             getString(COLUMN_IMAGE),
             getStringArray(COLUMN_INSTANCE_LIST),
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ class BookmarkItemsDao @Inject constructor(
                 getStringArray(COLUMN_CATEGORIES_THUMBNAIL_LIST)
             ),
             getString(COLUMN_IS_SELECTED).toBoolean(),
-            getString(COLUMN_ID)
+            id
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/pictures/BookmarkPicturesDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/pictures/BookmarkPicturesDao.kt
index e30b3160d..00c8e3228 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/pictures/BookmarkPicturesDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/bookmarks/pictures/BookmarkPicturesDao.kt
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ class BookmarkPicturesDao @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun fromCursor(cursor: Cursor): Bookmark {
-        val fileName = cursor.getString(COLUMN_MEDIA_NAME)
+        var fileName = cursor.getString(COLUMN_MEDIA_NAME)
+        if (fileName == null) {
+            fileName = ""
+        }
         return Bookmark(
             fileName, cursor.getString(COLUMN_CREATOR), uriForName(fileName)
         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.kt
index 5c2c44ab5..ac7068cc7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/MainActivity.kt
@@ -153,21 +153,7 @@ after opening the app.
                 }
             }
             setUpPager()
-            /**
-             * Ask the user for media location access just after login
-             * so that location in the EXIF metadata of the images shared by the user
-             * is retained on devices running Android 10 or above
-             */
-//            if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.Q) {
-//                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
-//                    new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION}, 0);
-//                PermissionUtils.checkPermissionsAndPerformAction(
-//                    this,
-//                    () -> {},
-//                    R.string.media_location_permission_denied,
-//                    R.string.add_location_manually,
-//                    permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION);
-//            }
+
             checkAndResumeStuckUploads()
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/recentsearches/RecentSearchesDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/recentsearches/RecentSearchesDao.kt
index e1d0740de..d16d250dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/recentsearches/RecentSearchesDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/explore/recentsearches/RecentSearchesDao.kt
@@ -163,11 +163,19 @@ class RecentSearchesDao @Inject constructor(
      * @param cursor
      * @return RecentSearch object
      */
-    fun fromCursor(cursor: Cursor): RecentSearch = RecentSearch(
-        uriForId(cursor.getInt(COLUMN_ID)),
-        cursor.getString(COLUMN_NAME),
-        Date(cursor.getLong(COLUMN_LAST_USED))
-    )
+    fun fromCursor(cursor: Cursor): RecentSearch {
+        var query = cursor.getString(COLUMN_NAME)
+
+        if (query == null) {
+            query = ""
+        }
+
+        return RecentSearch(
+            uriForId(cursor.getInt(COLUMN_ID)),
+            query,
+            Date(cursor.getLong(COLUMN_LAST_USED))
+        )
+    }
 
     /**
      * This class contains the database table architechture for recent searches,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/license/MediaLicenseFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/license/MediaLicenseFragment.kt
index 65826a505..a789ef362 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/license/MediaLicenseFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/license/MediaLicenseFragment.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MediaLicenseFragment : UploadBaseFragment(), MediaLicenseContract.View {
                 requireActivity(),
                 getString(R.string.license_step_title),
                 getString(R.string.license_tooltip),
-                getString(android.R.string.ok),
+                getString(R.string.ok),
                 null
             )
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/DatabaseUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/DatabaseUtils.kt
index 1fd99bcee..737f34614 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/DatabaseUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/DatabaseUtils.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,20 @@ import android.database.Cursor
 fun Cursor.getStringArray(name: String): List<String> =
     stringToArray(getString(name))
 
+/**
+ * Gets the String at the current row and specified column.
+ *
+ * @param name The name of the column to get the String from.
+ * @return The String if the column exists. Else, null is returned.
+ */
 @SuppressLint("Range")
-fun Cursor.getString(name: String): String =
-    getString(getColumnIndex(name))
+fun Cursor.getString(name: String): String? {
+    val index = getColumnIndex(name)
+    if (index == -1) {
+        return null
+    }
+    return getString(index)
+}
 
 @SuppressLint("Range")
 fun Cursor.getInt(name: String): Int =
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-qq/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-qq/strings.xml
index e1b7a0e1b..bc4869a83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-qq/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-qq/strings.xml
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@
   <string name="Achievements">Menu item.</string>
   <string name="Profile">Menu item.</string>
   <string name="badges">Title on Profile page.</string>
-  <string name="statistics">Seems to be unused.</string>
   <string name="statistics_thanks">Title on Profile page.</string>
   <string name="statistics_featured">To see the correct translation for your language, please go to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures and select your language in \"This project page in other languages\".</string>
   <string name="statistics_wikidata_edits">Item in statistics.</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 6e76cd25d..45519a370 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@
   <string name="Achievements">Achievements</string>
   <string name="Profile">Profile</string>
   <string name="badges">Badges</string>
-  <string name="statistics">Statistics</string>
   <string name="statistics_thanks">Thanks Received</string>
   <string name="statistics_featured">Featured Images</string>
   <string name="statistics_wikidata_edits">Images via \"Nearby Places\"</string>
@@ -462,7 +461,7 @@ Upload your first media by tapping on the add button.</string>
   <string name="never_ask_again">Never ask this again</string>
   <string name="display_location_permission_title">Ask for location permission</string>
   <string name="display_location_permission_explanation">Ask for location permission when needed for nearby notification card view feature.</string>
-  <string name="achievements_fetch_failed">Something went wrong, We could not fetch achievements</string>
+  <string name="achievements_fetch_failed">Something went wrong, and we could not fetch achievements</string>
   <string name="achievements_fetch_failed_ultimate_achievement">You\'ve made so many contributions our achievements calculation system can\'t cope. This is the ultimate achievement.</string>
   <string name="ends_on">Ends on:</string>
   <string name="display_campaigns">Display campaigns</string>
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ Upload your first media by tapping on the add button.</string>
   <string name="welcome_do_upload_content_description">Examples of good images to upload to Commons</string>
   <string name="welcome_dont_upload_content_description">Examples of images not to upload</string>
   <string name="skip_image">Skip this image</string>
-  <string name="download_failed_we_cannot_download_the_file_without_storage_permission">Download Failed!!. We cannot download the file without external storage permission.</string>
+  <string name="download_failed_we_cannot_download_the_file_without_storage_permission">Download failed. We cannot download the file without external storage permission.</string>
 
   <string name="manage_exif_tags">Manage EXIF Tags</string>
   <string name="manage_exif_tags_summary">Select which EXIF tags to keep in uploads</string>
@@ -551,9 +550,6 @@ Upload your first media by tapping on the add button.</string>
   <string name="exif_tag_name_serialNumbers">Serial Numbers</string>
   <string name="exif_tag_name_software">Software</string>
 
-  <string name="media_location_permission_denied">Media location access denied</string>
-  <string name="add_location_manually">We may not be able to automatically obtain location data from pictures you upload. Please add the appropriate location for each picture before submitting</string>
-
   <string name="share_text">Upload photos to Wikimedia Commons directly from your phone. Download the Commons App now: %1$s</string>
   <string name="share_via">Share app via...</string>
   <string name="image_info">Image Info</string>
@@ -671,7 +667,7 @@ Upload your first media by tapping on the add button.</string>
   <string name="wikipedia_instructions_step_5">5. Paste the wikitext in the appropriate place.</string>
   <string name="wikipedia_instructions_step_6">6. Edit the wikitext for appropriate positioning, if necessary. For more information, see &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images#How_to_place_an_image"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.</string>
   <string name="wikipedia_instructions_step_7">7. Publish the article</string>
-  <string name="copy_wikicode_to_clipboard">Copy wikicode to clipboard</string>
+  <string name="copy_wikicode_to_clipboard">Copy wikitext to clipboard</string>
   <string name="pause">pause</string>
   <string name="resume">resume</string>
   <string name="paused">Paused</string>