When using support action mode on honeycomb, icons for action buttons are not visible. At 2.3.3 and 4.0 buttons can be seen. The button on the toolbar is present, the click works, but the icons are not visible. Part of the code from MainActivity

private ActionMode.Callback callback = new ActionMode.Callback() { public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) { toolbar.setVisibility(View.GONE); mode.setTitle("Selected"); mode.getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.action_mode, menu); return true; } public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) { return false; } public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) { Log.d(LOG_TAG, "item " + item.getTitle()); mode.finish(); return false; } public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) { Log.d(LOG_TAG, "destroy"); toolbar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); actionMode = null; } }; private void enableActionMode() { actionMode = startSupportActionMode(callback); } 

action_mode.xml from the menu folder

 <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:context="com.neptunisima.learncarlogos.MainActivity"> <item android:id="@+id/action_add_favorite" android:title="@string/action_logo_grid" android:icon="@drawable/ic_stop_white_48dp" app:showAsAction="ifRoom" /> 

themes.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> <style name="Theme.MyTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar"> <item name="colorPrimary">@color/teal800</item> <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/teal900</item> <item name="actionModeBackground">@color/teal800 </item> </style> </resources> 

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