How do I show Overflow Menu Items to Action Bar in Android

Question

I am writing an Android App in which i am trying to show Overflow Menu Items to ActionBar

using this great tutorial link: http://wptrafficanalyzer.in/blog/adding-action-items-and-overflow-menu-items-to-action-bar-in-android/

Problem:

Not getting Overflow Menu Items (Icon) 

Please see below Screen Shot for more clarity:

Manifest.xml:

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" />  <application     android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"     android:label="@string/app_name" >     <activity         android:name=".MainActivity"         android:label="@string/app_name"          android:uiOptions="splitActionBarWhenNarrow"                       > 

items.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > <item     android:id="@+id/phone"     android:title="@string/phone"     android:icon="@drawable/phone"     android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" />  <item     android:id="@+id/computer"     android:title="@string/computer"     android:icon="@drawable/computer"     android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" />  <item     android:id="@+id/gamepad"     android:title="@string/gamepad"     android:icon="@drawable/gamepad"     android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" />  <item     android:id="@+id/camera"     android:title="@string/camera"     android:icon="@drawable/camera"     android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" />  <item     android:id="@+id/video"     android:title="@string/video"     android:icon="@drawable/video"     android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" />  <item     android:id="@+id/email"     android:title="@string/email"     android:icon="@drawable/email"     android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText" />  </menu> 

I am using this tutorial, and trying to make Figure 6 : Action items and Overflow menu in Split Action Bar

Please help me to show Overflow Menu Items (ICON) to ActionBar

Now whenever i do click on Menu Button in emulator, then i am getting rest Menu Items....

Answer 1

Just to say that If your device has a menu-button, the overflow-icon won't show, on the newer phones the overflow button will show. I would not reccomend ASMUIRTI's answer since it is an awful hack that breaks consistency with the rest of the apps on the platform.

you must use

android:showAsAction="never" 

and let the android device decide if the overflow menu is needed for that device.