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Here is some example code that worked for me. 1: Create a layout for your badge menu item. <RelativeLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” android:layout_width=”48dp” android:layout_height=”fill_parent” android:layout_gravity=”right” > <!– Menu Item Image –> <ImageView android:layout_width=”48dp” android:layout_height=”fill_parent” android:clickable=”true” android:src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13288989/@drawable/bkg_actionbar_notify_off” /> <!– Badge Count –> <TextView android:id=”@+id/actionbar_notifcation_textview” android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:layout_alignParentRight=”true” android:padding=”@dimen/padding_small” android:text=”99″ android:textColor=”@color/holo_orange_dark” /> </RelativeLayout> 2: Create a menu item in … Read more

NOTE: The functionality below is now deprecated in the Support Library. You need to call requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS) in your onCreate() before setting the activity’s layout: e.g. @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS); … // set layout etc If you are using the support library replace requestWindowFeature with supportRequestWindowFeature And then call setProgressBarIndeterminateVisibility(true); on your … Read more

Another option is to use the tools:targetApi attribute, which requires the tools namespace. This acts in a similar fashion to the @TargetApi annotation you can use in java files. <resources xmlns:tools=”http://schemas.android.com/tools”> <style name=”MyThemes.MyTheme”> <item name=”actionBarStyle”>@style/Widget.Styled.ActionBar</item> <item name=”android:actionBarStyle” tools:targetApi=”11″>@style/Widget.Styled.ActionBar</item> </style> </resources> Note the xmlns:tools=”http://schemas.android.com/tools” in the <resources> tag, as it is required.