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How do I show the Phone Input softkeyboard when my activity starts?

Between the Activity tags in my AndroidManifest.xml I have :
android:windowSoftInputMode = "stateVisible"
So when my activity starts the soft keyboard comes up:
Is there not something I can add to make the phone input keyboard come up instead? Or how would I do it? Thanks.
EDIT
For the sake of clarity to this question I'm adding this 'edit'.
First of all, thanks for all the answers below.
However, my objective is to have no Edittext Visible on the screen, at first. The Phone Input soft keyboard comes up as soon as the activity starts and when the user starts
to type then the Edittext will become visible, with the text being typed.
I tried making the Edittext invisible, and then make it visible when user starts typing, but the problem is an invisible edittext can't have the focus,
So, android:inputType="number" was having no effect. And neither was: edittext.requestFocus(); Because the edittext was invisible.
What I ended up doing eventually was something very simple, setting width and height to 0dp in my xml like :
android:id="#+id/etPhoneNumber"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:inputType="number" />
That way, the edittext can get focus with
edittext.requestFocus();
as soon as the activity is created, and inputType = "number" is recognised.
The next thing I'll do is increase the size of the edittext as soon as a key is hit on the soft keyboard, so users can see it.
I'll put all this in as an answer so it might be helpful to other users. +1 for the help!

Assuming that you have an EditText in the Activity which you show once your app is started, you can add below XML Attribute to your EditText.
android:inputType="phone"
Check developer docs for other input types in case if you need.

You can add
android:inputType="phone"
or
android:inputType="number"
to your View in your XML layout.
You should have some View in your code where you can give input like EditText or AutoCompleteTextView for changing the type of the keypad.
For example -
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:inputType="phone"
/>

In manifest file set the property in activity,
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysVisible"
and then in your xml where your EditText set the property,
android:inputType="number"

first of all take an EditText in your xml
<EditText
android:id="#+id/etPhoneNumber"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:inputType="number" />
use this piece of code in the onCreate method of your activity !
EditText etPhoneNumber = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etPhoneNumber);
etPhoneNumber.requestFocus();
InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY);
This works for me very well ! Hope it works for you too !
Let me know if this works ! :)

The objective is to have no Edittext Visible on the screen, at first.
The Phone Input soft keyboard comes up as soon as the activity starts and when the user starts
to type then the Edittext will become visible, with the text being typed.
I tried making the Edittext invisible, and then make it visible when user starts typing, but the problem is an invisible edittext can't have the focus,
So, android:inputType="number" was having no effect. And neither was: edittext.requestFocus(); Because the edittext was invisible.
What I ended up doing eventually was something very simple, setting width and height to 0dp in my xml like :
android:id="#+id/etPhoneNumber"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:inputType="number" />
That way, the edittext can get focus with
edittext.requestFocus();
as soon as the activity is created, and inputType = "number" is recognised.
The next thing to do now is increase the size of the edittext as soon as a key is hit on the soft keyboard, so users can see it.

EditText doesn't start automatically

In my app, I have an EditText. How do I make it doesn't start automatically? Like: once they open the activity it automatically sets the mouse to the EditText and the keyboard gets opened so they type…
Is there anyway I can make it open (the keyboard shows and the user can type) when they clicks on it?

Ok, so from your question i figure out that your EditText is getting focus while starting the activity. You can disable the focus using following command to suppress the keyboard.
getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
Visit this Close/hide the Android Soft Keyboard

the answer by Lucifer must work. But when i got the same problem, that solution did't work, and someone suggested me this.
add a fake layout as the first element in you parent layout and make it focusable.
Like this:
<ParentLayout
.....
......>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true" >
</LinearLayout>
......
......
......
</ParentLayout>
This definitely works, but the best solution is:
getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);

how to keep softkeyboard even after I clicked send button

I use EditText to do input actions, and set android:imeOptions="actionSend" to the widget, so that the soft keyboard can have a send button, but when I click send, the soft keyboard will disappeared, however, it's not friendly to users since user must click EditText again to use the soft keyboard, all I want is to keep the soft keyboard, does any one know how to achieve it?
Here is a piece of my layout code：
<EditText
android:id="#+id/input_area"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/emo_btn"
android:inputType="textAutoCorrect"
android:singleLine="true"
android:imeOptions="actionSend"/>

you are using setOnEditorActionListener or setOnKeyListener ? on both case try your return statement with true

adjustPan not preventing keyboard from covering EditText

I'm trying to create a pretty basic chat screen with a ListView displaying the text and an EditText at the bottom and a "Send" button to the right of the EditText. Everything is functional, but when I click the EditText, the virtual keyboard covers it. The screen pans up a little but not enough to become visible above the keyboard. I've got the "adjustPan" tag in my manifest and have also tried the "adjustResize" tag to no avail. I'm guessing it has something to do with the way my layout is set up, but I honestly have no clue. Please help!
Current Layout...
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ListView android:id="#+id/android:list"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:stackFromBottom="true">
</ListView>
<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<EditText android:id="#+id/sendMessageBox"
android:focusable="true"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:maxLines="4"
android:text=""
android:inputType="textShortMessage|textAutoCorrect|textCapSentences|textMultiLine"
android:maxLength="1000"
android:hint="Type your message..."
android:imeOptions="actionSend"/>
<Button android:id="#+id/sendMessageButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:text="Send"/>
</LinearLayout>

After doing a lot of searching apparently it's what I'm calling a bug. If you use the fullscreen tag (to remove the status bar from the activity) you can't use "adjustResize" without wrapping the activity in a ScrollView. Unfortunately for me I'm using a ListView which would create yet another problem. I'm sick of messing with it and will probably just abandon the fullscreen on that activity.

In your manifest file, you need to set the appropriate android:windowSoftInputMode property. This attribute is valid since API 3.
<activity
...
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" >
</activity>
Options are: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html#wsoft
stateUnspecified The state of the soft keyboard (whether it is hidden or visible) is not specified. The system will choose an
appropriate state or rely on the setting in the theme. This is the
default setting for the behavior of the soft keyboard.
stateUnchanged The soft keyboard is kept in whatever state it was last in, whether visible or hidden, when the activity comes to the
fore.
"stateHidden" The soft keyboard is hidden when the user chooses the activity — that is, when the user affirmatively navigates forward
to the activity, rather than backs into it because of leaving another
activity.
stateAlwaysHidden The soft keyboard is always hidden when the activity's main window has input focus.
stateVisible The soft keyboard is visible when that's normally appropriate (when the user is navigating forward to the activity's
main window).
stateAlwaysVisible The soft keyboard is made visible when the user chooses the activity — that is, when the user affirmatively
navigates forward to the activity, rather than backs into it because
of leaving another activity.
adjustUnspecified It is unspecified whether the activity's main window resizes to make room for the soft keyboard, or whether the
contents of the window pan to make the current focus visible
on-screen. The system will automatically select one of these modes
depending on whether the content of the window has any layout views
that can scroll their contents. If there is such a view, the window
will be resized, on the assumption that scrolling can make all of the
window's contents visible within a smaller area. This is the default
setting for the behavior of the main window.
adjustResize The activity's main window is always resized to make room for the soft keyboard on screen.
adjustPan The activity's main window is not resized to make room for the soft keyboard. Rather, the contents of the window are
automatically panned so that the current focus is never obscured by
the keyboard and users can always see what they are typing. This is
generally less desirable than resizing, because the user may need to
close the soft keyboard to get at and interact with obscured parts of
the window.

if you set android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" for an activity in the manifest, then a ScrollView (or other collapsable ViewGroups) will shrink to accommodate the soft keyboard. But, if you set android:windowFullscreen="true" in the activity’s theme, then the ScrollView won’t shrink because it’s forced to fill the whole screen. However, setting android:fitsSystemWindows="false" in your theme also causes adjustResize not to work

I had this in my AndroidManifest. It caused the adjustPan to stop working correctly. I removed the block below and everything works fine again.
<supports-screens
android:smallScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:largeScreens="true"
android:xlargeScreens="false"
android:anyDensity="false" />

Here is one workaround I have found. Open the problematic editText and hit the RETURN key. Notice it shifts the editText closer to the position you're shooting for.
So although hacky, you can essentially please a newline at the top of the edittext.
This also seems to work using a newline at the bottom but you'd have to use a delay to not add the newline until AFTER the soft keyboard has animated into position.
Note I only have this problem on certain phones (DroidX).
if (android.os.Build.MODEL.equals("DROIDX")) {
inputEt.setOnFocusChangeListener(new OnFocusChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
String text = inputEt.getText().toString();
text = "\n\n" + text.trim();
inputEt.setText(text);
inputEt.setSelection(text.length());
}
});
}

Try adding android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateVisible|stateAlwaysHidden" in your manifest.

You can try the following settings:
<supports-screens
android:anyDensity="true"/>

How to remove auto focus/keyboard popup of a field when the screen shows up?

I have a screen where the first field is an EditText, and it gains the focus at startup, also popups the numeric input type, which is very annoying
How can I make sure that when the activity is started the focus is not gained, and/or the input panel is not raised?

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(editTextField.getWindowToken(), 0);
or
set activity property in manifest file as below in the application tag
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

go to your application manifest file, and write this line for that activity you want to disable auto keyboard pop-up.
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

To programatically not have the keyboard displayed, but the default widget still recieve focus call:
getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.
LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
in onResume()

getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
call the above method inside onCreate().It prevent softKeyboard to show unless user select EditText by tapping or clicking.
or simply add android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" in Activity tag in Manifest.xml

This is usually a mess. The first thing I try is try to steal the focus with another view via . You also have to have the focusable and focusableInTouchMode.
<TextView
...
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true">
<requestFocus/>
</TextView>

Have another view grab focus. By default, the first focusable View will get focus when a layout is inflated. You can request focus on a different View via XML:
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Some other view">
<requestFocus />
</TextView>
This works for any View.
If you want to do it programmatically, you can use view.requestFocus().

Adding android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" to your Activity in manifest only hides the keyboard when you are launching the activity, or as Google says
When the user affirmatively navigates forward to the activity, rather
than backs into it because of leaving another activity
To hide the keyboard also when user presses the back button and moves back to your activity from some other activity, use android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden"

if(getWindow().getAttributes().softInputMode==WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_UNSPECIFIED)
{
getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_HIDDEN);
}

have not tried this nor am i near my programming computer, but I would suspect programmatically sending focus to the parent view or something of that nature could do the trick - thats more likely a workaround than a solution, but again not able to test it just a thought