diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/main/unread/UnreadFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/main/unread/UnreadFragment.java
index 661ed1be..50b2b71d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/main/unread/UnreadFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/main/unread/UnreadFragment.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.R;
+import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.base.BaseApplication;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.base.BaseFragment;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.model.TopicSummary;
 import gr.thmmy.mthmmy.session.InvalidSessionException;
@@ -247,11 +248,11 @@ public class UnreadFragment extends BaseFragment {
         else{
             hideProgressUI();
             if (resultCode == NetworkResultCodes.NETWORK_ERROR)
-                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Network error", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                Toast.makeText(BaseApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), "Network error", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             else if (resultCode == SessionManager.INVALID_SESSION)
-                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Session verification failed. Please try logging in again.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                Toast.makeText(BaseApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), "Session verification failed. Please try logging in again.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             else
-                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Unexpected error," +
+                Toast.makeText(BaseApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), "Unexpected error," +
                         " please contact the developers with the details", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
         }
     }
@@ -322,11 +323,11 @@ public class UnreadFragment extends BaseFragment {
         else{
             hideProgressUI();
             if (resultCode == NetworkResultCodes.NETWORK_ERROR)
-                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Network error", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                Toast.makeText(BaseApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), "Network error", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             else if (resultCode == SessionManager.INVALID_SESSION)
-                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Session verification failed. Please try logging out and back in again", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                Toast.makeText(BaseApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), "Session verification failed. Please try logging out and back in again", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
             else
-                Toast.makeText(getContext(), "Unexpected error," +
+                Toast.makeText(BaseApplication.getInstance().getApplicationContext(), "Unexpected error," +
                         " please contact the developers with the details", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java
index 2b5febed..09c3c1e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsAdapter.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -49,13 +50,9 @@ class LatestPostsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder> {
         return parsedTopicSummaries.get(position) == null ? VIEW_TYPE_LOADING : VIEW_TYPE_ITEM;
     }
 
+    @NonNull
     @Override
-    public RecyclerView.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
-        if (viewType == VIEW_TYPE_EMPTY) {
-            View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).
-                    inflate(R.layout.fragment_profile_latest_posts_empty_message, parent, false);
-            return new RecyclerView.ViewHolder(view){};
-        }
+    public RecyclerView.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
         if (viewType == VIEW_TYPE_ITEM) {
             View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).
                     inflate(R.layout.fragment_profile_latest_posts_row, parent, false);
@@ -64,13 +61,16 @@ class LatestPostsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder> {
             View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).
                     inflate(R.layout.recycler_loading_item, parent, false);
             return new LoadingViewHolder(view);
+        } else {    // viewType == VIEW_TYPE_EMPTY
+            View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).
+                    inflate(R.layout.fragment_profile_latest_posts_empty_message, parent, false);
+            return new RecyclerView.ViewHolder(view){};
         }
-        return null;
     }
 
     @SuppressLint("ClickableViewAccessibility")
     @Override
-    public void onBindViewHolder(final RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder, int position) {
+    public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull final RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder, int position) {
         if (holder instanceof LatestPostViewHolder) {
             PostSummary topic = parsedTopicSummaries.get(position);
             final LatestPostViewHolder latestPostViewHolder = (LatestPostViewHolder) holder;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsFragment.java
index 35f66a87..dd00d425 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gr/thmmy/mthmmy/activities/profile/latestPosts/LatestPostsFragment.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class LatestPostsFragment extends BaseFragment implements LatestPostsAdap
         //latestPostsAdapter.setOnLoadMoreListener();
         mainContent.addOnScrollListener(new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
             @Override
-            public void onScrolled(RecyclerView recyclerView, int dx, int dy) {
+            public void onScrolled(@NonNull RecyclerView recyclerView, int dx, int dy) {
                 super.onScrolled(recyclerView, dx, dy);
                 totalItemCount = layoutManager.getItemCount();
                 lastVisibleItem = layoutManager.findLastVisibleItemPosition();