EditText hint should not hide until we touch the edittext in an Activity

Question

In below given image username hint never ever shown when I open this sign-in page, also tried to focus out. But that can not help me out. Please find this.

Here's my EditText code:

<EditText android:id="@+id/mobile_id_signin" 
    android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="45dp" 
    android:background="@drawable/edittext_shape_wight" 
    android:drawableLeft="@drawable/signin_username" 
    android:drawablePadding="15dp" android:gravity="left|center" 
    android:focusableInTouchMode="true" 
    android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants" 
    android:hint="UserName />

error should be in "edittext_shape_wight" file. Please share code of this file — kapil thadani, Sep 08 '16 at 10:20
Please use the 'edit' button towards the bottom-left of your screen to add more relevant info. — Shaishav, Sep 08 '16 at 10:22
actually i am using the same edittext_shape_wight in password field..It works fine — AndroidKing, Sep 08 '16 at 10:22
Possible duplicate of [Stop EditText from gaining focus at Activity startup](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1555109/stop-edittext-from-gaining-focus-at-activity-startup) — Moulesh, Sep 08 '16 at 10:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 08 '16 at 10:33

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add this code in root layout because your activity gaining automatic focus on start

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

answered Sep 08 '16 at 10:33

Zeeshan Khan

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 09 '16 at 00:37

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Use this code it is working and show proper hint.

<EditText android:id="@+id/mobile_id_signin"
    android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="45dp" android:drawablePadding="15dp"
    android:gravity="left|center" android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
    android:descendantFocusability="beforeDescendants" android:hint="@string/user_name" />

edited Sep 09 '16 at 00:37

Pang

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answered Sep 08 '16 at 10:55

UJWAL GHONGADE

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add hint in string file – UJWAL GHONGADE Sep 08 '16 at 11:00

EditText hint should not hide until we touch the edittext in an Activity

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