Question

In my application I want to open the default keyboard when an activity starts and keep it opened until the activity is finished.

The reason for this behavior is that I need to add some text in this activity.
So, what should I do to accomplish this?

Answer 1

InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager)
SearchActivity.this.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);

if (imm != null){
imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED,0);
}

use this code in onCreate().