Question

I have an edit text:

   <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/linearLayout7" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
        <EditText android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" android:id="@+id/editText1" android:text="3">
            <requestFocus></requestFocus>
        </EditText>
        <Button android:text="Button" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/button2"></Button>
    </LinearLayout>

and then some other stuff underneath

The problem I’m having is that right when the app starts the focus is on the input, i dont want focus to be on input right when the app starts.

I tried removing the

<requestFocus></requestFocus>

thing and it didn’t do anything.

Answer 1

Add the android:focusable="true" and android:focusableInTouchMode="true" elements in the parent layout of EditText as follow;

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/linearLayout7" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:focusable="true" android:focusableInTouchMode="true">

I think, it should help you.

See also;
    Android Developers official guide on handling touch and input