showAsAction = “always” is ignored in Toolbar

Question

After switching to toolbar there is a problem with menu icons. Although I set for a menu item android:showAsAction=\"always\" it does not show the icon, I can only find it c

Answer 1

Replace android:showAsAction with app:showAsAction. You will also need to add xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" alongside your existing xmlns item in your root element.