Apps what is this android UI element called

[intentreceiver]

Three of which can be seen here:

 

[DrkShots]

That is what you call a "Preference Activity"

 

[hansschmucker]

I think he means the dropdown button, or do you see three Pref Activities here?

No idea what it's called though as I have ignored the UI system so far.

 

[alostpacket]

I do believe that's called a Dialog Preference


DialogPreference | Android Developers

 

[QuackWare]

To add on to alostpacket's response, it could be an EditTextPreference which is a subclass of DialogPreference: EditTextPreference | Android Developers