How To Show and hide ActionBar with AppCompat v.7

Question

I have a simple app that displays text.

The app starts with a main screen with a few options (ex. an info button that leads to info about the app, a browse button th

Answer 1

Extend you activity as AppCompatActivity and then use action bar as:-

getSupportActionBar().hide();  // for hiding
getSupportActionBar().show();  // for showing