onCreateOptionsMenu is not called

Question

I have simple application.

Here is MyActivity.java

public class MyActivity extends Activity {
    /**
     * Called when the activity is first created.
     */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    }
}

And I don't really understand why method onCreateOptionsMenu is called on phone and is not called on tablet?

if the tablet has a menu key you need to use the hardware menu key — DevZer0, Aug 16 '13 at 10:00
what are the API-levels (android-versions) of your devices? i bet your phone has <11 while your tablet is 11+ — bofredo, Aug 16 '13 at 10:02
API>=11 display option menu in actionbar. So remove theme from manifest which hide action bar if there. — Ketan Ahir, Aug 16 '13 at 10:09
emm, looks like this one: Tablet: ASUS Transformer Prime TF201 (Android version: 4.1.1), Phone: Nexus 4 (AV: 4.3) — vetalitet, Aug 16 '13 at 10:28

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 05 '15 at 08:32

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If you're using ToolBar:

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_map);
    mToolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.tool_bar);
    setSupportActionBar(mToolbar);
}

edited Jul 05 '15 at 08:32

Pang

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answered Jun 02 '15 at 10:04

Golan Shay

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 16 '13 at 11:44

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there is concept called ActionBar from API 11, so option menu is not use for tablet version.

check for ActionBar tutorial.. see below link

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

answered Aug 16 '13 at 11:44

AndroUser

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 17 '16 at 09:23

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If your activity is extending from Activity class try changing it to AppCompatActivity..

answered Nov 17 '16 at 09:23

Sathyajith

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onCreateOptionsMenu is not called

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