What Is Android Overflow Menu?

The overflow menu (also referred to as the options menu) is a menu that is accessible to the user from the device display and allows the developer to include other application options beyond those included in the user interface of the application.

What is the action overflow menu used for?

The action overflow in the action bar provides access to your app’s less frequently used actions. The overflow icon only appears on phones that have no menu hardware keys. Phones with menu keys display the action overflow when the user presses the key. Action overflow is pinned to the right side.

How do I hide the overflow menu?

This is how I did it. Run your app – the overflow menu icon is gone. what worked for me was: add the following: android:visible=”false” to the menu item in the menu file (global. xml) in the menu folder.