How to focus an input field on Android browser through javascript or jquery

Question

I\'ve tried $(\'#field\').focus(), and any other method found on the internet. Nothing worked. I have a simple html that reproduces the problem.

Answer 1

if you bind it to another click event it will work. This works for me:

    $(document).ready(function()
    {

       $('#field').click(function(e){ $(this).focus(); });

            $('body').click(function(e)
            {
                $('#field').trigger('click');
            })
    })   

Will pop up the software keyboard. trigger() will trigger any event you give it. In this case the default behaviour of clicking on the field == tap == focus == win! Note: this call is bound to another click event happening.

Answer 2

Actually, the general javascript function "focus" is deactivated in the android browser. Hence, the jQuery focus function is deactivated since it's using the above.

Answer 3

click() or focus() alone is not enough. You need to focus() then click(). Beware of endless loops if your script is triggered by an onclick() on a containing element. The script below is working for me on Chrome for android 58 and Safari mobile 602.1. Soft keyboard popping nicely.

var target = document.getElementsByTagName("input")[0];

if (event.target != target) {
    target.focus();
    target.click();
}