Tap outside edittext to lose focus

Question

I just want when click outside the \"edittext\" to automatically lose focus and hide keyboard. At the moment, if I click on the \"edittext\" it focuses but i need to hit the

Answer 1

Here universal method for all screens. Put it in your activity

    override fun dispatchTouchEvent(ev: MotionEvent?): Boolean {
    clearFocusOnOutsideClick()
    return super.dispatchTouchEvent(ev)
}
/*
* Clear focus on outside click
* */
private fun clearFocusOnOutsideClick() {
    currentFocus?.apply {
        if (this is EditText) {
            clearFocus()
        }
        //Hide keyboard
        val imm: InputMethodManager =
            getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(windowToken, InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS)
    }
}

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