How to add a Dropdown item on the action bar
In my Android Honeycomb application I use Tabs as the navigation style. I would like to add one item next to the overflow button, but I want that item to be a dropdown list, and the user will be able to select an option there, but not related to navigation. What is the easiest way since I'm using mActionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS); Is it possible to do it without using a custom view? fhucho First option: menu/options.xml: <item android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_sort" android:showAsAction="ifRoom"> <menu> <item android:id="@+id/menuSortNewest" android:title="Sort by