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How can I pin the main menu in Android Studio Ladybug?


I'm running Android Studio Ladybug on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS. The main menu looks like this by default (it's collapsed): main menu collapsed

Is there a way to pin the main menu so that the main menu always displays?

The auto-collapse is terribly annoying.

main menu expanded

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Solution

  • Apart from pressing the hamburger item at the top-left or its associated shortcut (Alt+\ by default, or the shortcut of any of the main menu items like Alt+F) to instantly display the menu, you can permanently toggle it in the settings under
    Appearance & Behavior > Appearance > Show main menu in a separate toolbar:

    To reduce visual clutter it is deactivated by default though, it also consumes a (small) portion of the available screen space when activated.