Android Keyboard automatically appears for EditText when activity is created

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I have a single activity class and it has a two EditTexts on the screen. When the activity launches the keyboard launches with it. Why is this? I did not request enter anything yet into the edit box. Why does it do this? And how can I get rid of this behavior?

possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1555109/stop-edittext-from-gaining-focus-at-activity-startup — Yashwanth Kumar, Sep 21 '11 at 21:13

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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Try setting your stateHidden in the manifest file for the activity:

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html#wsoft

and this might be helpful:

How to keep soft keyboard from opening on activity launch in Android?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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answered Sep 21 '11 at 21:13

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Yes, needs to have stateHidden set as outlined plus this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN); set in the create method. – Androider Sep 21 '11 at 21:30

Android Keyboard automatically appears for EditText when activity is created

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