How to clear focus for EditText?

Question

I have an activity with a search box (EditText) on the top, and a ListView below. Whenever the activity starts, the EditText always has focus and bring up the keybo

Answer 1

Try this

On your Activity Declaration in AndroidManifest.xml add the below code :

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

It will prevent the keyboard to popup up when activity becomes visible.

Happy coding :)