Question

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/menu_settings"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:title="One"
    android:orderInCategory="0"
    android:showAsAction="ifRoom" >
    <menu>
        <item android:id="@+id/subItem1"
                android:title="sub 1" />
        <item android:id="@+id/subItem2"
                android:title="sub 2" />
    </menu>
 </item>

I want an icon and title for one of my menu tabs but only the icon shows up, where am I going wrong?

Answer 1

You should add withText :

android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText"

However, it’s only a hint and there’s no guarantee that your tab will display the text. It depends on the device screen size.