Method and device for adding menu item to android menu

A mobile device, comprising:

• a user interface;
• a display unit;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the memory;
• wherein the user interface is configured to:
• receive a request for launching a first application, wherein the first application is configured to be associated with a second application;
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• generate a menu of the first application;
• wherein the display unit is configured to:
• display the menu of the first application;
• wherein the menu of the first application comprises a menu item representing the second application, and in generating the menu of the first application, the one or more processors are configured to:
• add the menu item representing the second application to a preexisting menu of the first application according to a first correspondence between a menu identifier (ID) identifying the preexisting menu of the first application and the menu item representing the second application,
• wherein the first correspondence is configured and stored in the mobile device according to a configuration file provided by the second application when the second application is installed in the mobile device, and
• wherein the configuration file provided by the second application comprises the menu ID for identifying the preexisting menu of the first application.

A processor used in a mobile communication device that comprises a user interface, a display unit a memory and the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:

• in response to a request for launching a first application on the device,
• generate a menu of the first application;
• and
• instruct the display unit to display the menu of the first application;
• wherein the application is configured to be associated with a second application, and the menu comprises a menu item representing the second application, and wherein in generating the menu of the first application, the processor is configured to:
• add the menu item representing the second application to a preexisting menu of the first application according to a correspondence between a menu identifier (ID) identifying the preexisting menu of the first application and the menu item representing the second application,
• wherein the correspondence is configured in the mobile device according to a configuration file provided by the second application when the second application is installed in the mobile communication device, and
• wherein the configuration file provided by the second application comprises the menu ID for identifying the preexisting menu of the application.