The app runs fine. On devices with hard options menu button the menu shows up, so i know it works. On some devices it shows the overflow button at the top-right.
I my test case the device is Asus Zenphone 5 there is no hard button, i dont get a overflow button either. But when i run the showOptionsMenu() command from a button click it displays the options menu and all related events work no issues.
Menu - Xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:id="@+id/select" android:title="Select" android:showAsAction="never"></item>
<item android:id="@+id/add_kid" android:title="Add" android:showAsAction="never"></item>
</menu>
onCreate & onPrepare
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu1, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
@Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
{
if(!getCheckInStatus())
{
menu.setGroupVisible(R.id.group1,false);
}
else
{
menu.setGroupVisible(R.id.group1,true);
}
return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
}
Manifest values for the Activity
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
.....
<activity
android:name="com.my.package.MyActivity"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboard"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:launchMode="singleInstance"
>
</activity>
I would really appreciate any help on this matter.