How do I detect if software keyboard is visible on Android Device or not?

Question

Is there a way in Android to detect if the software (a.k.a. \"soft\") keyboard is visible on screen?

Answer 1

I did this as follows, but its relevet only if your goal is to close / open the keyboad.

close example: (checking if keyboard already closed, if not - closing)

imm.showSoftInput(etSearch, InputMethodManager.HIDE_IMPLICIT_ONLY, new ResultReceiver(null) {
                    @Override
                    protected void onReceiveResult(int resultCode, Bundle resultData) {
                        super.onReceiveResult(resultCode, resultData);
                        if (resultCode != InputMethodManager.RESULT_UNCHANGED_HIDDEN)
                            imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
                    }
                });