android prevent EditText from requesting focus automatically

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I have a quite simple Layout with an EditText and a button. The problem is the keyboard appears immediately after the activity is started and the EditText gets the focus. I removed the </requestFocus> from XML and I also don't do that in code. How can I prevent that behavior of EditText so the keyboard only appears after the used taps the editText?

Are you sure you removed all requestFocus? It shouldn't open your keyboard if you don't request it anywhere. Maybe posting your code could help. — Stefan de Bruijn, Jan 09 '13 at 15:38
Adding `android:focusableInTouchMode="true"` on my **parent layout** works for me. — Marcelo Gracietti, May 12 '17 at 15:06

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 02 '16 at 10:28

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In your manifest.xml file, under the activity tag, place this:

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

edited Mar 02 '16 at 10:28

yedpodtrzitko

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answered Jan 09 '13 at 15:40

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thanks, that solved the issue. Can you tell me if that code can have any side effects which I should keep in mind? – Droidman Jan 09 '13 at 16:59
The answer below using `adjustNothing` is better. If you use `stateHidden`, then the keyboard will be closed when open on rotate. That is not usually desirable behavior. – Sky Kelsey May 05 '14 at 00:18
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I cannot believe how many people state this very wrong answer. – Anderson Jul 08 '14 at 09:47

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 11 '14 at 10:27

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try this

In your AndroidManifest.xml file write these lines

<activity
        android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
        android:name=".YourActivityName"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" />

i just added details..

answered Jun 11 '14 at 10:27

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 21 '16 at 08:59

From my POV a more elegant solution is:

In XML add these lines to the main layout:

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/mainLayout"
    android:focusable="true"
    android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
    ...
    .../>

And In Java in onCreate():

  LinearLayout mainLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.mainLayout);
  mainLayout.requestFocus();

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