Part of the material design guide specifications discuss text selection in your applications. Users select text within your app, and you now have an API to incorporate a floating toolbar design pattern that's similar to a contextual action bar. For more information about the design specifications, head to http://www.google.com/design/spec/patterns/selection.html#selection-item-selection.
The implementation steps are as follows:
Change your
ActionModecalls tostartActionMode(Callback,ActionMode.TYPE_FLOATING).Extend
ActionMode.Callback2.Override the
onGetContentRect()method and provide coordinates for the contentRectobject in the view.Call the
invalidateContentRect()method when you need to invalidate theRectobject and it's position is no longer valid.