Android - Disable softkeybaord from poping up

Question

I am programming for a Pidion device that is running Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread). The Pidion comes with a built in keyboard and I would like to disable the softkeyboard from opening.

What is the best way to disable softkeyboard?

Answer 1

try this:

((EditText) findViewById(R.id.editTextReference)).setInputType(InputType.TYPE_NULL); 

Answer 2

inside Activity you can do this:

getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_HIDDEN);

or inside Fragment you can just use

getActivity().getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_HIDDEN);