On click on next button, the list should highlight/select next item in the listview. How can i achieve it without actually touching the list item directly on the screen?

On click on next button, the list should highlight/select next item in the listview. How can i achieve it without actually touching the list item directly on the screen?

ListView.setSelection(int pos) will help you to achieve this.
on next click u can change the background of the respective item and store the position for further work.this will be act as selected items