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Asked: 2026-06-18T16:26:56+00:00

I would like to create a contextual menu for a listview similar to the

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I would like to create a contextual menu for a listview similar to the one used by the google play music app in the listviews. (see screenshot. The triangle buttons open the menu for the album. and then one can select different options depending on the selected item.) But I’ve also seen this element in other apps.

https://lh5.ggpht.com/IvSpTcmdyUOC9GoX-x528xAzy9jEPjWCLcNcru4CBEcUNZ-YHo0y2TQHcGmuvOQ2zg

The Problem is that I neither know how to implement the triangle button correctly (is that just a normal imagebutton?) nor do I know how to open that popup window for each entry.

One approach I tried was using a spinner. But the problem is that the spinner always was as wide as the longest element in it and not just the triangle. Otherwise this would be a good solution. Is there a way to set the spinner to a smaller size and hide the horizontal line beneath it?

Or would a spinner be the complete wrong approach and I should solve this problem differently?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You should be using a Button or an ImageButton to trigger the PopupMenu. You could use Android Holo Colors to create the background image. Alternatively the Holo default spinner background should do the trick, too.

    When the Button is clicked you should trigger a PopupMenu. The Android PopupMenu is for Android SDK API 11+. So if you’re about to support lower versions you should consider external libraries like HoloEverywhere.

    The Spinner Widget is not suitable for your purpose.

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