EditText cursor is invisible in Android 4.0

Question

I have an EditText input in Android 4.0 and the Cursor is not showing inside it.

What can make the cursor not appear in the input field?

Answer 1

If the EditText has a Background drawable with a border, the cursor is displaying in the border and appears to be invisible. To rectify the problem set padding in the EditText to a small amount e.g. 5dp