How to automatically show soft keyboard on start?
I have an activity that only has a EditText. I want the soft keyboard to show up automatically. How can I do this? You can use this onResume: InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE); imm.showSoftInput(((EditText) findViewById(R.id.your_view)),InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED); I suggest that you check if there is a Hardware keyboard before you force the keyboard to appear. To hide: ((InputMethodManager) YourActivity.this.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE)).hideSoftInputFromWindow(findViewById(R.id.YOUR_VIEW).getWindowToken(), 0);