Action bar navigation modes are deprecated in Android L

Taking a look at the API diff report for the Android “L” preview, I see that all methods related to navigation modes in the ActionBar class (such as setNavigationMode(), addTab(), selectTab(), &c). are now deprecated.

The documentation explains:

Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline
toolbar action bars. Consider using other common navigation patterns
instead.

What is the supposed replacement?

Also, is “inline toolbar action bars” a new concept? I don’t think I’ve heard of it before.

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