Android suggesting account names for Edit Text

Question

I have an app to track parcels, so you can create a parcel by specifying name and track code. I guess that due to Android detecting the field is called "name", whenever the input gets focus I get a suggestion of names from the accounts google has stored on the phone.

How can I prevent this? These suggestions are useless in my case.

i tried specifying textNoSuggestions on my editText but it does not fix it.

What is mean by names from google account is it mean contacts — Prashant Abdare, Apr 20 '18 at 10:01
No, it puts the names I have on my gmail accounts or that i have put in forums etc. — MichelReap, Apr 20 '18 at 10:12

Simon · Answer 1 · 2023-03-03T12:57:54.843

You can use the property android:importantForAutofill like this:

<RelativeLayout 
    android:importantForAutofill="noExcludeDescendants">

    
    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/txtNameFirst"
        android:hint="fist name"
        android:inputType="textPersonName|textCapWords"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>


    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/txtNameLast"
        android:hint ="last name"
        android:inputType="textPersonName|textCapWords"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/txtNameFirst"/>

</RelativeLayout>

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 20 '18 at 10:20

I think this has been answered before on SO. Please see this answer and try the workaround suggested.

It suggests that you should create your own custom EditText class by extending to AppCompatEditText and then you should override the getAutofillType method.

Android suggesting account names for Edit Text

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