ShareActionProvider with a split ActionBar

Question

I\'m using a ShareActionProvider and would like to take advantage of the split ActionBar when there isn\'t enough room for it at the top - android:uiOptions=

Answer 1

Some how creating a share history file fixes this issue

this can be fixed by using a custom share history file on app install.

e.g. call CreateShareHisotryFile() on App Create()

public class YourBrokenAPP extends Application {

  public static SHARE_HISTORY_FILE_NAME = "c_share_hist.xml";

 @Override
 public void onCreate() {
     super.onCreate();  
     CreateShareHisotryFile(); 
 }

 private void CreateShareHisotryFile() {

    String data = " "+
                 "" +
                  ""+
            "";
    try {
        OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new     OutputStreamWriter(openFileOutput(SHARE_HISTORY_FILE_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE));
         outputStreamWriter.write(data);
        outputStreamWriter.close();
    }
    catch (IOException e) {
        Log.e("Exception", "File write failed: " + e.toString());
    } 
}

then in the fragment's onCreateOptionsMenu use share history file we just created ....

 @Override
public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
     inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);

  // Set up ShareActionProvider's default share intent
    MenuItem shareItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_share);
    mShareActionProvider = (ShareActionProvider)
           MenuItemCompat.getActionProvider(shareItem);
    mShareActionProvider.setShareHistoryFileName(c_share_hist.xml);
}

Note that historical-records needs @ least one historical-record child element in the xml file

then it's all good ENJOY.......