Hide soft keyboard from input method service

Question

I am trying to hide my soft keyboard from an InputMethodService, and it isn't working. Here is the code I am using in my onFinishInput() method:

InputMethodManager im = (InputMethodManager)
context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
im.hideSoftInputFromWindow(mInputView.getWindowToken(), 0);

Any ideas?

Maybe duplicate : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1109022/how-to-close-hide-the-android-soft-keyboard — Michaël, Dec 14 '11 at 15:26
The difference is I am calling this from an InputMethodService - not an Activity — coder, Dec 14 '11 at 15:29
@hsnepen, huh? You are calling hideSoftInputFromWindow ON the InputMethodManager. This call, presumably, is taking place inside of an Activity. Oh, and this is a duplicate for sure: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1109022/how-to-close-hide-the-android-soft-keyboard — LuxuryMode, Dec 14 '11 at 15:37
I am extending the InputMethodService - not an Activity. This is NOT being called from inside of an Activity. It is being called inside an extension of a Service. — coder, Dec 14 '11 at 15:44

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 23 '12 at 15:37

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The following has worked for me:

requestHideSelf(0);

mInputView.closing();

edited Dec 23 '12 at 15:37

Rubens

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answered Dec 23 '12 at 15:15

user1925007

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Works great. Ignore the mInputView.closing(); requestHideSelf(0); does it alone. – WalterF Aug 23 '17 at 14:53
from https://developer.android.com/reference/android/inputmethodservice/InputMethodService.html#requestHideSelf(int) – Suragch Jun 05 '18 at 02:44

iSun · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-03T07:05:55.967

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You can hide soft keyboard from manifest , Try this one:

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

edited Jan 03 '12 at 07:05

answered Dec 14 '11 at 16:02

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This would not be the answer to hide the keyboard from an `InputMethodService`. This is what you would do in an Activity. – Suragch Jun 05 '18 at 02:33
Why this answer is selected? Any explanation? Seems unrelated to topic. – AL-zami May 26 '23 at 19:27

Hide soft keyboard from input method service

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