Dont want soft keyboard to automatically show on launch - Android

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Every time I open my android app, it automatically focuses the EditText box and the soft keyboard opens up. Is there a way to focus something else on start up so the keyboard doesn't show right away?

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:49

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You can try:

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

for your activity in AndroidManifest.xml

answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:49

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score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:43

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Add this two lines to you main layout.

android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"

answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:43

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Works like a charm! +1 – Sindri Þór Dec 11 '15 at 13:34

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:43

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Add in your layout definition (in xml file) this following options :

android:focusable="true" android:focusableInTouchMode="true"

answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:43

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