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

Note that if you are working in landscape mode, the soft input will create its own text input field ruining all your hard work. You can prevent this behavior:

// This makes us remain invisible when in landscape mode.
setImeOptions(EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_EXTRACT_UI);

Now if you have set up an invisible EditText it will remain as you made it.