How to hide keyboard when user clicks on textbox in webview android

Question

Can we hide android system keyboard when user focuses or clicks on html input elements inside the webview.

I have tried hiding keyboard on user touches webview:

webView.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener()
{
    @Override
    public boolean onTouch (View v, MotionEvent event){
        Toast.makeText(cx,"Web View Touch",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        v.onTouchEvent(event);
        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) v.getContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
        if (imm != null) {
            imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(v.getWindowToken(), 0);

        }
            return true;
    }
})

But that doesn't work.

Is there option to hide keyboard entirely for a app?

check this answer http://stackoverflow.com/a/29409478/5312278 — riaz hasan, Dec 31 '15 at 15:14
Thanks @riazhasan I have just tried that. When I clicks on textarea in webview it is not working. — Sirisha, Dec 31 '15 at 15:20
Hey sorry it is working in emulator Nexus4 API 19. But while I am checking with Moto G through USB it is not working. — Sirisha, Dec 31 '15 at 15:58

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 02 '16 at 17:42

You can control the softkeyboard - Handling Input Method Visibility for each activity with the manifest like so:

<activity
    android:name=".Main"
    android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden" >

<activity
    android:name=".Main"
    android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" >

You can also control it so it flows using 'next' from one edittext to the next and then hides again with 'done' using IME options.

android:imeOptions="actionNext"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"

I also realise the problem would be with using a webview and needing to also disable any keyboard from parent layouts,as the webview is separate from the activities in the manifest, so add this to any parent layout:

android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"

and in the webview:

android:focusable="false" 
android:focusableInTouchMode="false"

Hey it is working in emulator Nexus4 API 19. But while I am checking with Moto G through USB it is not working. Any idea regarding this issue. — Sirisha, Dec 31 '15 at 16:02

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 31 '15 at 15:32

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try this in the activity in manifest.xml..

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

it may help.

answered Dec 31 '15 at 15:32

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