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Android - show menu button on nexus galaxy

I need the menu button to appear for some actions on the nexus galaxy. I cannot find how to do this, since it hides it by default. I don’t want to create an action bar because it takes up more space that I want to use for other things. when setting the value of "android: targetSdkVersion" below 14, the menu button seems to be displayed, but otherwise it hides it. btw, the action should be full-screen, with no title / action bar.

It is very strange that this button is not displayed by default for so many places (even for launch), and in some places it exists. this button is very simple for many Android devices. google decided that not only that, but instead the switch button is important for showing, and it displays by default (I don’t know if it can be hidden, but I don’t think because the house button does nothing else with a long press).

Anyway, please help me. I am brand new on Android 4.

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The Menu button is deprecated in ICS. Your parameters: 1) run in legacy mode (targetSdkVersion <14), 2) use the action bar with or without the overflow menu button, 3) add a menu button somewhere in your application area. 4) without using the menu and simply adding its actions directly to the area of ​​your application.

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The menu button is more inherited on new Android phones with larger screens, since it is usually better to use the action bar (1) to provide the user with actions that will usually be on the menu. They are called "Action Items" and are the best user interface because they appear directly on the action bar, rather than requiring the user to click a menu button.

(1) http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html

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