How to show soft input keyboard permanently on one screen

Question

I have autocomplete edit text i want that show soft input keyboard even on focus or not on autocomplete. I tried so manny things but non of them is working. Like in Manifest :

  <activity android:name=".MainActivity"
    android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysVisible"
    ></activity>

In Activity :

   number = (AutoCompleteTextView) findViewById(R.id.ed_number);

    number.requestFocus();

    InputMethodManager imms = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
    imms.showSoftInput(number, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
 if (!number.hasFocus()) {
        imm.showSoftInput(number, 0);
        number.requestFocus();

    }

// on layout click it flickering on click like show/hide

linear_layout.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {
            InputMethodManager immq = (InputMethodManager) view.getContext()
                    .getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
            immq.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
        }
    });

I am having trouble understanding what you want to do. What does " i want that show soft input keyboard even on focus or not on autocomplete." mean? — Mehmet K, Mar 17 '17 at 13:06
@MehmetKologlu His means he wanna always focus on AutoCompleteTextView. — Dharmbir Singh, Mar 17 '17 at 13:07
@MehmetKologlu i just want to show soft input keyboard even on outside clicks of autcomplete box. — Sumit Kumar, Mar 17 '17 at 13:11
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3940127/intercept-back-button-from-soft-keyboard — Sarthak Singh, Apr 19 '17 at 14:07

Dharmbir Singh · Answer 1 · 2017-03-17T13:23:13.650

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Your effort are handsome but i don't know why it is not going to set focus on AutoCompleteTextView. So please try one more solution might be it can help you.

number.setOnFocusChangeListener(new OnFocusChangeListener() {

            @Override
            public void onFocusChange(final View view, boolean hasFocus) 
            {
                view.post(new Runnable() 
                {
                    @Override
                    public void run() 
                    {
                        if (!view.hasFocus()) {
                            view.requestFocus();
                            view.requestFocusFromTouch();
                        }
                    }
                });
            }
        });

edited Mar 17 '17 at 13:23

answered Mar 17 '17 at 13:14

Dharmbir Singh

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thnku sir, but i click outside the textbox it soft keyboard is hide again. – Sumit Kumar Mar 17 '17 at 13:40
@SumitKumar Can you show me your code? Have you did any action on outer layout to hide keyboard? – Dharmbir Singh Mar 17 '17 at 14:54
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@SumitKumar Great efforts brother and please subscribe my youtube channel for latest updates on android **https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA5HRmlkT7bqbO56EIlT0UQ** – Dharmbir Singh Mar 20 '17 at 07:11
Done it boss :) – Sumit Kumar Mar 20 '17 at 10:34

How to show soft input keyboard permanently on one screen

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