Can I use the soft keyboard without an EditText?

Question

I\'m creating a simple typing game in Android. I have no problem getting input from the physical keyboard, but now I\'m trying to get the soft keyboard to appear without the

Answer 1

Make sure to enable the soft keyboard for your view:

setFocusable(true);
setFocusableInTouchMode(true);

Then call:

InputMethodManager mgr = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
mgr.showSoftInput(this, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);