Android menu button now on by default on all device with KitKat

Since then, the action overflow button has been a spot of inconsistency with Android apps, because it would show on devices with soft navigation buttons, and not show when there was a hardware menu button on the device. At least that was the aim, but depending on the app coding, there it didn't always work that way. But, with Android 4.4 KitKat, it seems that Google has changed that behavior so the action overflow button will always be on, even if there is a hardware menu button available. 

Google engineer Adam Powell even went so far as to comment on the change in Git, saying:

That is pretty blatant. The idea seems to be to nudge hardware manufacturers (read: Samsung) to leave behind the physical menu button, which will be redundant. Of course, Samsung really is one of the few Android hardware makers that still uses a physical menu button, along with Xiaomi. HTC still has physical buttons, but only for home and back. Motorola, LG, Sony, and Huawei have all moved to the soft navigation buttons. The change is part of KitKat, so once devices are updated the action overflow button will be here to stay.

source: GoogleSource via Android Police