Why is my ShareActionProvider not clearly outlined and its menus gray?

Question

I'm using a ShareActionProvider, defined in code, not xml, on a dark action bar (Theme.Holo/DeviceDefault.Light.DarkActionBar).

This is what I'm seeing:

Note that there is almost no visible hint that the share icon and messenger icon belong together. The surrounding box is dark instead of light gray.

Answer 1

When defining the ShareActionProvider in code, especially when the action bar is differently themed (in this case because it's dark), you need to use a themed context, obtained from the action bar, not just a regular context:

final Context themedContext = context.getActionBar().getThemedContext();
ShareActionProvider ap = new ShareActionProvider(themedContext);
menuItem.setActionProvider(ap);

Thanks to Adam Powell for pointing that out.