How to remove text and logo OR add Overflow on Android ActionBar using AppCompat on API 8? -

have researched death , cannot find answer.

i have actionbar using appcompat. supporting api v7 (api v8 do). actionbar works api v11. api < v11 has problem of removing icon (and feature) actionbar without supplying overflow. big picture have app logo, app title, , 3 icons squidging same actionbar on low end phone. trying make room!

i happy 1 of 2 solutions. either:

1. a method of getting overflow functionality can retrieved pull down.
2. (preferred) method of removing icon , text actionbar

below current xml api 11+:

<resources>      <!--         base application theme api 11+. theme replaces         appbasetheme res/values/styles.xml on api 11+ devices.     -->     <style name="appbasetheme" parent="theme.appcompat.light.darkactionbar">         <item name="android:actionbarstyle">@style/liteactionbarstyle</item>         <item name="actionbarstyle">@style/liteactionbarstyle</item>     </style>      <style name="liteactionbarstyle" parent="@style/widget.appcompat.light.actionbar.solid.inverse">         <item name="android:displayoptions"></item>     </style>  </resources> 

specifically:

<item name="android:displayoptions"></item> 

this iss attribute unavailable before api v11.

this far:

<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">      <!--         base application theme, dependent on api level. theme replaced         appbasetheme res/values-vxx/styles.xml on newer devices.     -->     <style name="appbasetheme" parent="theme.appcompat.light.darkactionbar">         <item name="actionbarstyle">@style/liteactionbarstyle</item>     </style>      <style name="liteactionbarstyle" parent="@style/widget.appcompat.light.actionbar.solid.inverse"></style>  </resources> 

what alternative apis prior v11?

edit:

updated style transparency suggestion:

<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">      <!--         base application theme, dependent on api level. theme replaced         appbasetheme res/values-vxx/styles.xml on newer devices.     -->     <style name="appbasetheme" parent="theme.appcompat.light.darkactionbar">         <item name="actionbarstyle">@style/liteactionbarstyle</item>     </style>      <style name="liteactionbarstyle" parent="@style/widget.appcompat.light.actionbar.solid.inverse">         <item name="android:icon">@android:color/transparent</item>     </style>  </resources> 

solved it!

when working api < v11, have remove "android:" element of attribute in style. example:

<style name="liteactionbarstyle" parent="@style/widget.appcompat.light.actionbar.solid.inverse">         <item name="displayoptions"></item>     </style> 

this how should in styles api >= v11

<style name="appbasetheme" parent="theme.appcompat.light.darkactionbar">         <item name="android:actionbarstyle">@style/liteactionbarstyle</item>         <item name="actionbarstyle">@style/liteactionbarstyle</item>     </style>      <style name="liteactionbarstyle" parent="@style/widget.appcompat.light.actionbar.solid.inverse">         <item name="android:displayoptions"></item>     </style> 

also, missing icons when applied on device api < v11. had change icons display:

<item         android:id="@+id/actioninvertshake"         myapp:showasaction="always"         android:contentdescription="@string/shakechangecontentdescription"         android:icon="@drawable/shake"         android:title="@string/shakeoption"/> 

note namespace "myapp" rather "android"

this removes title , icon of app actionbar , displays icons right left.