Can you explain what you didn't like about it? As a user, I found it to be dead simple to use, and as a developer, I had no problems working with it either.
Removing the menu button sounds like adding friction to me. Opening the options menu for every app is the same button press. You can do it with your eyes closed.
Also, doesn't the action bar just take up precious screen real estate? For something that users will only occasionally interact with, that doesn't seem like a good use of a limited resource.
Removing the menu button sounds like adding friction to me. Opening the options menu for every app is the same button press. You can do it with your eyes closed.
Also, doesn't the action bar just take up precious screen real estate? For something that users will only occasionally interact with, that doesn't seem like a good use of a limited resource.