Test if soft keyboard is visible using espresso

Question

I want to test keyboard visibility when an activity calls onCreate() and onResume().

How can i test whether or not the keyboard is shown using espresso?

Answer 1

fun isKeyboardShown(): Boolean {
    val inputMethodManager = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE) as InputMethodManager
    return inputMethodManager.isAcceptingText
}

found at Google groups