diff --git a/native/data/core-data-provider.react.js b/native/data/core-data-provider.react.js
--- a/native/data/core-data-provider.react.js
+++ b/native/data/core-data-provider.react.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules';
+import { checkIfTaskWasCancelled } from '../utils/error-handling';
 import { type CoreData, defaultCoreData, CoreDataContext } from './core-data';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -16,21 +17,27 @@
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
-      const fetchedDrafts = await commCoreModule.getAllDrafts();
-      setDraftCache(prevDrafts => {
-        const mergedDrafts = {};
-        for (const draftObj of fetchedDrafts) {
-          mergedDrafts[draftObj.key] = draftObj.text;
-        }
-        for (const key in prevDrafts) {
-          const value = prevDrafts[key];
-          if (!value) {
-            continue;
+      try {
+        const fetchedDrafts = await commCoreModule.getAllDrafts();
+        setDraftCache(prevDrafts => {
+          const mergedDrafts = {};
+          for (const draftObj of fetchedDrafts) {
+            mergedDrafts[draftObj.key] = draftObj.text;
           }
-          mergedDrafts[key] = value;
+          for (const key in prevDrafts) {
+            const value = prevDrafts[key];
+            if (!value) {
+              continue;
+            }
+            mergedDrafts[key] = value;
+          }
+          return mergedDrafts;
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+          throw e;
         }
-        return mergedDrafts;
-      });
+      }
     })();
   }, []);
 
@@ -41,7 +48,9 @@
       return await commCoreModule.removeAllDrafts();
     } catch (e) {
       setDraftCache(oldDrafts);
-      throw e;
+      if (!checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+        throw e;
+      }
     }
   }, [draftCache]);
 
@@ -92,6 +101,9 @@
         return await commCoreModule.updateDraft(draft);
       } catch (e) {
         setDrafts([{ key: draft.key, text: prevDraftText }]);
+        if (checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+          return false;
+        }
         throw e;
       }
     },
@@ -115,6 +127,9 @@
           { key: newKey, text: null },
           { key: prevKey, text: value },
         ]);
+        if (checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+          return false;
+        }
         throw e;
       }
     },
diff --git a/native/data/core-data.js b/native/data/core-data.js
--- a/native/data/core-data.js
+++ b/native/data/core-data.js
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 import { draftKeyFromThreadID } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules';
+import { checkIfTaskWasCancelled } from '../utils/error-handling';
 
-export type UpdateDraft = (draft: {
+type DraftType = {
   +key: string,
   +text: string,
-}) => Promise<boolean>;
+};
 
+export type UpdateDraft = (draft: DraftType) => Promise<boolean>;
 export type MoveDraft = (prevKey: string, nextKey: string) => Promise<boolean>;
 
 export type CoreData = {
@@ -24,8 +26,26 @@
 const defaultCoreData = Object.freeze({
   drafts: {
     data: ({}: { +[key: string]: string }),
-    updateDraft: commCoreModule.updateDraft,
-    moveDraft: commCoreModule.moveDraft,
+    updateDraft: async (draft: DraftType): Promise<boolean> => {
+      try {
+        return commCoreModule.updateDraft(draft);
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+          throw e;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
+    moveDraft: async (prevKey: string, nextKey: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+      try {
+        return commCoreModule.moveDraft(prevKey, nextKey);
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+          throw e;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    },
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/native/data/sensitive-data-handler.react.js b/native/data/sensitive-data-handler.react.js
--- a/native/data/sensitive-data-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/data/sensitive-data-handler.react.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
+import { checkIfTaskWasCancelled } from '../utils/error-handling';
 
 function SensitiveDataHandler(): null {
   const currentLoggedInUserID: ?string = useSelector(state =>
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@
           await commCoreModule.setDeviceID('MOBILE');
         }
       } catch (e) {
+        if (checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+          return;
+        }
         if (__DEV__) {
           throw e;
         } else {
diff --git a/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js b/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js
--- a/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js
+++ b/native/data/sqlite-context-provider.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
+import { checkIfTaskWasCancelled } from '../utils/error-handling';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils';
 import { SQLiteContext } from './sqlite-context';
 
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@
         });
         setStoreLoaded(true);
       } catch (setStoreException) {
+        if (checkIfTaskWasCancelled(setStoreException)) {
+          setStoreLoaded(true);
+          return;
+        }
         if (staffCanSee) {
           Alert.alert(
             `Error setting threadStore or messageStore: ${
diff --git a/native/redux/persist.js b/native/redux/persist.js
--- a/native/redux/persist.js
+++ b/native/redux/persist.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import { defaultNotifPermissionAlertInfo } from '../push/alerts';
 import { defaultDeviceCameraInfo } from '../types/camera';
 import { defaultGlobalThemeInfo } from '../types/themes';
+import { checkIfTaskWasCancelled } from '../utils/error-handling';
 import { migrateThreadStoreForEditThreadPermissions } from './edit-thread-permission-migration';
 import type { AppState } from './state-types';
 
@@ -206,10 +207,16 @@
   [22]: state => {
     for (const key in state.drafts) {
       const value = state.drafts[key];
-      commCoreModule.updateDraft({
-        key,
-        text: value,
-      });
+      try {
+        commCoreModule.updateDraft({
+          key,
+          text: value,
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+          throw e;
+        }
+      }
     }
     return {
       ...state,
@@ -346,6 +353,9 @@
       );
     } catch (exception) {
       console.log(exception);
+      if (checkIfTaskWasCancelled(exception)) {
+        return state;
+      }
       return { ...state, cookie: null };
     }
     return state;
@@ -365,6 +375,9 @@
       commCoreModule.processMessageStoreOperationsSync(operations);
     } catch (exception) {
       console.log(exception);
+      if (checkIfTaskWasCancelled(exception)) {
+        return state;
+      }
       return { ...state, cookie: null };
     }
     return state;
diff --git a/native/redux/redux-setup.js b/native/redux/redux-setup.js
--- a/native/redux/redux-setup.js
+++ b/native/redux/redux-setup.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import { defaultDeviceCameraInfo } from '../types/camera';
 import { defaultConnectivityInfo } from '../types/connectivity';
 import { defaultGlobalThemeInfo } from '../types/themes';
+import { checkIfTaskWasCancelled } from '../utils/error-handling';
 import { isStaffRelease } from '../utils/staff-utils';
 import {
   defaultURLPrefix,
@@ -382,7 +383,10 @@
         );
       }
       await Promise.all(promises);
-    } catch {
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (checkIfTaskWasCancelled(e)) {
+        return;
+      }
       dispatch({
         type: setNewSessionActionType,
         payload: {
diff --git a/native/utils/error-handling.js b/native/utils/error-handling.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/utils/error-handling.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// @flow
+
+const TASK_CANCELLED_FLAG = 'TASK_CANCELLED';
+
+function checkIfTaskWasCancelled(error: Error): boolean {
+  return error.message?.includes(TASK_CANCELLED_FLAG);
+}
+
+export { checkIfTaskWasCancelled };