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supern/actionbarsherlock — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2012-07-06

1JavaAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

tl;dr

ActionBarSherlock lets Android developers add a consistent top menu bar across old and new Android versions using one simple API instead of writing separate code for each.

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    What it does
      Adds action bar to apps
      Bridges old and new Android
      One API for all versions
    Tech stack
      Java
      Android SDK
    Use cases
      Support old and new phones
      Consistent app menu bar
      Sample apps included
    Audience
      Android developers

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what do people make with this?

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Add a professional top action bar to an Android app that works on both old and new phones

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Replace two separate action-bar code paths with a single unified API

VIBE 3

Learn action bar patterns from the included sample apps

VIBE 4

Support Android 2.x through the latest versions without doubling development work

what's the stack?

JavaAndroid SDK

how it stacks up fr

supern/actionbarsherlockakarshsatija/beastalexeygrigorev/codeforces-solutions-java
Stars111
LanguageJavaJavaJava
Last pushed2012-07-062021-02-172020-10-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity2/54/51/5
Audiencedeveloperdatadeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 30min

Add the library to an existing Android project and follow its single API.

in plain english

ActionBarSherlock is a library that lets Android app developers add a consistent menu bar to the top of their apps across all Android versions. Instead of writing different code for different Android versions, developers use one simple API, and the library handles the rest automatically. Here's the practical problem it solves: Android 4.0 added a native "action bar", the horizontal bar at the top of an app where you put buttons and menus. But older versions of Android didn't have this built-in feature. Before this library existed, developers had to either write twice as much code to support both old and new phones, or just ignore older devices. ActionBarSherlock bridges that gap. When your app runs on Android 4.0 or newer, it uses Android's built-in action bar. When it runs on older phones, the library provides its own custom action bar that looks and behaves the same way. From the developer's perspective, there's only one code path. A developer building an Android app would use this library if they wanted their app to work smoothly on phones and tablets from Android 2.x up through the latest versions, all while maintaining a professional-looking, consistent top menu. Instead of managing two separate implementations, they write once and deploy everywhere. The library includes sample apps demonstrating how to use it with different features and patterns. This library was significant in Android development history because the action bar pattern became central to Android's design language, but happened at a time when many users still had older phones. It solved a real compatibility headache for developers who wanted to support a broad audience without doubling their workload.

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Show me how to add ActionBarSherlock to my Android app so the same code works on Android 2.x and 4.0+.
prompt 2
Help me replace my app's separate old-Android and new-Android menu bar code with ActionBarSherlock's single API.
prompt 3
Walk me through one of ActionBarSherlock's sample apps to learn common action bar patterns.
prompt 4
Explain how ActionBarSherlock decides whether to use the native action bar or its own custom one.

Frequently asked questions

what is actionbarsherlock fr?

ActionBarSherlock lets Android developers add a consistent top menu bar across old and new Android versions using one simple API instead of writing separate code for each.

What language is actionbarsherlock written in?

Mainly Java. The stack also includes Java, Android SDK.

Is actionbarsherlock actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2012-07-06).

How hard is actionbarsherlock to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is actionbarsherlock for?

Mainly developer.

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