diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/App.java b/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/App.java
index 9fed051d..9698125e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/App.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
+import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.v4.app.DialogFragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ public final class App {
     }
 
     @NonNull
-    public static SpannableString colorString(@Nonnull String s, int color) {
+    public static SpannableString colorString(@Nonnull String s, @ColorInt int color) {
         final SpannableString spannable = new SpannableString(s);
         spannable.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(color), 0, s.length(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
         return spannable;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/widget/CalculatorWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/widget/CalculatorWidget.java
index aab6a20c..e635b501 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/widget/CalculatorWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/solovyev/android/calculator/widget/CalculatorWidget.java
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 
 package org.solovyev.android.calculator.widget;
 
+import static android.content.Intent.ACTION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED;
+import static android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN;
+
+import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.App.cast;
+import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.Broadcaster.ACTION_DISPLAY_STATE_CHANGED;
+import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.Broadcaster.ACTION_EDITOR_STATE_CHANGED;
+import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.Broadcaster.ACTION_INIT;
+import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.Broadcaster.ACTION_THEME_CHANGED;
+import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.WidgetReceiver.newButtonClickedIntent;
+
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
@@ -33,6 +43,7 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
 import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
@@ -40,21 +51,23 @@ import android.text.SpannedString;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.style.StyleSpan;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
+
 import org.solovyev.android.Check;
-import org.solovyev.android.calculator.*;
+import org.solovyev.android.calculator.App;
+import org.solovyev.android.calculator.Display;
+import org.solovyev.android.calculator.DisplayState;
+import org.solovyev.android.calculator.Editor;
+import org.solovyev.android.calculator.EditorState;
+import org.solovyev.android.calculator.Engine;
 import org.solovyev.android.calculator.Preferences.SimpleTheme;
+import org.solovyev.android.calculator.R;
 import org.solovyev.android.calculator.buttons.CppButton;
 
+import java.util.EnumMap;
+
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import java.util.EnumMap;
-
-import static android.content.Intent.ACTION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED;
-import static android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN;
-import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.App.cast;
-import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.Broadcaster.*;
-import static org.solovyev.android.calculator.WidgetReceiver.newButtonClickedIntent;
 
 public class CalculatorWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
 
@@ -88,7 +101,7 @@ public class CalculatorWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
     @Nonnull
     private SpannedString initCursorString(@Nonnull Context context) {
         if (cursorString == null) {
-            final SpannableString s = App.colorString("|", ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.cpp_widget_cursor));
+            final SpannableString s = App.colorString("|", readWidgetCursorColor(context));
             // this will override any other style span (f.e. italic)
             s.setSpan(new StyleSpan(Typeface.NORMAL), 0, 1, SpannableString.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
             cursorString = new SpannedString(s);
@@ -96,6 +109,16 @@ public class CalculatorWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
         return cursorString;
     }
 
+    @ColorInt
+    private int readWidgetCursorColor(@Nonnull Context context) {
+        try {
+            return ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.cpp_widget_cursor);
+        } catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
+            // on Lenovo K910 the color for some reason can't be found
+            return 0x757575;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onUpdate(@Nonnull Context context,
                          @Nonnull AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager,