android google maps display bar

Question

I have attached an image of google maps running on android 2.3.5. How do I control or create icons like in the fig.

_{(source: pcmag.com)}

Currently onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {} will display menu from below. What about the display bar above ,How do I edit icons above and display the bar.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.Thanks

Answer 1

The controls you can sse a the top of your screen is looks like an ActionBar, which was natively added since API 11.

You can try http://actionbarsherlock.com/ to implement ActionBar on any Android version.