How to disable/hide three-dot indicator(Option menu indicator) on ICS handsets

Question

How to disable/hide three-dot indicator(Option menu indicator) on ICS handsets which does\'t have menu button. ?

I am running application as

Answer 1

You can actually change the Android targetVersion thus forcing the 3-dot menu to either hide or show. You need to override onCreate of your Activity like this :

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion = 10; // To enable the 3-dot menu call this code before super.OnCreate
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); 
}

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion = 14; // To disable the 3-dot menu call this code before super.OnCreate
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); 
}

Tested on Android 4.x.x and Android 3.0