Disable EditText editability and focus (like TextView)

Question

Is there a way to make EditText behaviors like TextView in Android (XML is prefered)? I have tried the following:

 android:editable         


        

Answer 1

If you want an EditText not editable or focusable (just like a TextView) but with the correct background, you can use the attribute ?editTextBackground on a TextView. If you use drawables like @android:drawable/edit_text it will not use a background dependent on the api version.

This:

has the same UI properties of this: