Settings is coming in Overflow with Action Bar Support Library

Question

I am developing an action bar with Support Library v3 appcompat. Settings option is not coming in overflow. Rather I need to press menu from my mobile and then settings is coming....

Below is the code: main_activity_actions.xml

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
    xmlns:myapp="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
    <!-- Search, should appear as action button -->
    <item android:id="@+id/action_search"
          android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_search"
          android:title="@string/action_search"
          android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
          myapp:showAsAction="ifRoom" />
    <!-- Settings, should always be in the overflow -->
    <item android:id="@+id/action_settings"
          android:title="@string/action_settings"
          android:showAsAction="never" />
</menu>

Configuration:

<uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="19" />

MainActivity.java

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main_activity_actions, menu);
        return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle presses on the action bar items
        switch (item.getItemId()) {
            case R.id.action_search:
                Toast.makeText(this, "Search Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                return true;
            case R.id.action_settings:
                Toast.makeText(this, "Settings Clicked", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                return true;
            default:
                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
        }
    }

}

Any idea why this is behaving like this?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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Actionbar overflow buttons won't show on the devices have the hardware menu button, as this is prevented by design,

From the Compatibility in Design documents here

Android phones with traditional navigation hardware keys don't display the virtual navigation bar at the bottom of the screen. Instead, the action overflow is available from the menu hardware key.

You can try a hack although to forcibly show the overflow menu, see this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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answered Dec 14 '13 at 15:57

Rachit Mishra

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you are welcome, I have experienced the same thing when I started. :) – Rachit Mishra Dec 14 '13 at 16:09

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 14 '13 at 15:51

Settings option is not coming in overflow. Rather I need to press menu from my mobile and then settings is coming

That is the overflow. Quoting the documentation:

Actions that can't fit in the action bar or aren't important enough are hidden in the action overflow. The user can reveal a list of the other actions by pressing the overflow button on the right side (or the device Menu button, if available).

Settings is coming in Overflow with Action Bar Support Library

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