Android show softkeyboard with showSoftInput is not working?

Question

I have created a trivial application to test the following functionality. When my activity launches, it needs to be launched with the softkeyboard open.

My code does not work?!

I have tried various "state" settings in the manifest and different flags in the code to the InputMethodManager (imm).

I have included the setting in the AndroidManifest.xml and explicitly invoked in the onCreate of the only activity.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"       package="com.mycompany.android.studyIme"       android:versionCode="1"       android:versionName="1.0">     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="7" />      <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">         <activity android:name=".StudyImeActivity"                   android:label="@string/app_name"                    android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysVisible">             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>      </application> </manifest> 

... the main layout (main.xml) ...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:orientation="vertical"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="fill_parent"     >     <TextView           android:layout_width="fill_parent"          android:layout_height="wrap_content"          android:text="@string/hello"         />     <EditText         android:id="@+id/edit_sample_text"         android:layout_width="fill_parent"          android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:hint="@string/hello"         android:inputType="textShortMessage"     /> </LinearLayout> 

... and the code ...

public class StudyImeActivity extends Activity {     private EditText mEditTextStudy;      /** Called when the activity is first created. */     @Override     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);         setContentView(R.layout.main);          mEditTextStudy = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit_study);         InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);         imm.showSoftInput(mEditTextStudy, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);     } } 

Answer 1

When the activity launches It seems that the keyboard is initially displayed but hidden by something else, because the following works (but is actually a dirty work-around):

First Method

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); editText.postDelayed(new Runnable() {     @Override     public void run()     {         editText.requestFocus();         imm.showSoftInput(editText, 0);     } }, 100); 

Second method

in onCreate to launch it on activity create

new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {     @Override     public void run()      {     //  InputMethodManager inputMethodManager=(InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);     //    inputMethodManager.toggleSoftInputFromWindow(EnterYourViewHere.getApplicationWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);          if (inputMethodManager != null)         {             inputMethodManager.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED,0);         }      } }, 200); 

Third Method ADD given code to activity tag in Manifest. It will show keyboard on launch, and set the first focus to your desire view.

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateVisible"