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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

Android Studio Version Info

  • Android Studio Ladybug | 2024.2.1 Patch 2
  • Build #AI-242.23339.11.2421.12550806, built on October 24, 2024
  • Runtime version: 21.0.3+-12282718-b509.11 amd64
  • VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
  • Toolkit: sun.awt.X11.XToolkit
  • Linux 6.8.0-48-generic
  • GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Concurrent GC, G1 Old Generation
  • Memory: 3880M
  • Cores: 16
  • Registry:
  • ide.experimental.ui=true
  • i18n.locale=
  • Current Desktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Solution

  • Apart from pressing the hamburger icon 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:

    Appearance & Behavior > Appearance > Show main menu in a separate toolbar

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