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Asked: May 17, 20262026-05-17T19:32:41+00:00 2026-05-17T19:32:41+00:00

If I set text to my EditText and the text is bigger, the default

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If I set text to my EditText and the text is bigger, the default behaviour is that the text is scrolled to right. Can I scroll it to left?

Example with EditText 8 characters long and text “Sample text”:

Normal behaviour: [ple text]

What I want: [Sample t]

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    2026-05-17T19:32:42+00:00Added an answer on May 17, 2026 at 7:32 pm

    Set the cursor/caret location to first character of the EditText. You need to use setSelection.

    Selection.setSelection(editText.getText(), 0); 
    
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