diff --git a/proprietary/samplePlayer/res/values/strings.xml b/proprietary/samplePlayer/res/values/strings.xml
index df73a499..ab4affc8 100644
--- a/proprietary/samplePlayer/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/proprietary/samplePlayer/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
     <string name="drm_server">Drm Server</string>
     <string name="portal_id">Portal Name</string>
     <string name="update_button">Update Button</string>
+    <string name="no_classic">This device does not support Widevine classic playback."</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/AssetActivity.java b/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/AssetActivity.java
index abecf9f1..ec62864b 100644
--- a/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/AssetActivity.java
+++ b/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/AssetActivity.java
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
-import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.Toast;
 
 public abstract class AssetActivity extends Activity {
 
@@ -219,8 +220,16 @@ public abstract class AssetActivity extends Activity {
                 Log.d(TAG, "Click Asset path: " + assetPath);
                 Intent intent = new Intent(context, VideoPlayerView.class);
                 intent.putExtra("com.widevine.demo.Path", assetPath);
-                context.startActivity(intent);
 
+                WidevineDrm drm = new WidevineDrm(context);
+                if (drm.canPlayClassicWidevine()) {
+                    context.startActivity(intent);
+                } else {
+                    Toast toast = Toast.makeText(
+                            context, R.string.no_classic, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
+                    toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER, 0, 0);
+                    toast.show();
+                }
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/WidevineDrm.java b/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/WidevineDrm.java
index 7efbdc29..8416ca3e 100644
--- a/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/WidevineDrm.java
+++ b/proprietary/samplePlayer/src/com/widevine/demo/WidevineDrm.java
@@ -162,19 +162,28 @@ public class WidevineDrm {
         logMessage("plugin: " + mPluginVersion + "\n");
     }
 
-    public void registerPortal(String portal) {
+    public boolean canPlayClassicWidevine() {
+        return registerPortal(WidevineDrm.Settings.PORTAL_NAME);
+  }
+
+    public boolean registerPortal(String portal) {
 
         DrmInfoRequest request = new DrmInfoRequest(DrmInfoRequest.TYPE_REGISTRATION_INFO,
                 Settings.WIDEVINE_MIME_TYPE);
         request.put("WVPortalKey", portal);
         DrmInfo response = mDrmManager.acquireDrmInfo(request);
 
-        String drmInfoRequestStatusKey = (String)response.get("WVDrmInfoRequestStatusKey");
-        if (null != drmInfoRequestStatusKey && !drmInfoRequestStatusKey.equals("")) {
-            mWVDrmInfoRequestStatusKey = Long.parseLong(drmInfoRequestStatusKey);
+        boolean canPlayClassicWidevine = true;
+        try {
+            String drmInfoRequestStatusKey = (String)response.get("WVDrmInfoRequestStatusKey");
+            if (null != drmInfoRequestStatusKey && !drmInfoRequestStatusKey.equals("")) {
+                mWVDrmInfoRequestStatusKey = Long.parseLong(drmInfoRequestStatusKey);
+            }
+            mPluginVersion = (String)response.get("WVDrmInfoRequestVersionKey");
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            canPlayClassicWidevine = false;
         }
-
-        mPluginVersion = (String)response.get("WVDrmInfoRequestVersionKey");
+        return canPlayClassicWidevine;
     }
 
     public int acquireRights(String assetUri) {