How to hide IME when EditText is focused

Question

I want EditText not to extend IME when it is focused on Android Wear. I read and implemented in the same way as the following thread: Prevent EditText from automatically focusing

However, IME appears. Is it impossible to hide IME for an EditText on Android Wear?

I tried 3 methods:

1. Added the following code in the onCreate() method:

   {getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);}
   

2. Added the following code in the activity tag in AndroidManifest.xml

   android:windowSoftInputMode="stateAlwaysHidden"
   

3. Added the following code in rect_activity_main.xml

   <LinearLayout
   android:layout_width="0dp"
   android:layout_height="0dp"
   android:background="@android:color/transparent"
   android:focusable="true" android:focusableInTouchMode="true"/>
   

None of them worked.

Best regards, gellpro

Answer 1

Check Show the Input Method On Demand. It's noted that the system hides the input method when the user finishes the task in the test field or the user can hide it with a system control. With this, try to specify how your UI should respond. It's mentioned that,

To declare your preferred treatment in an activity, use the android:windowSoftInputMode attribute in your manifest's element with one of the "adjust" values.

Then, to implement hiding IME, try using InputMethodManager with constant set to RESULT_UNCHANGED_HIDDEN. This will flag for the ResultReceiver result code from showSoftInput(View, int, ResultReceiver) and hideSoftInputFromWindow(IBinder, int, ResultReceiver): the state of the soft input window was unchanged and remains hidden.

Hope that helps.