Reviewed 2026-10-13: This technique applies to traditional Android View layouts. The focus attributes have been available since API 1 and remain supported. Input focus and keyboard visibility are separate states, so adding the attributes does not guarantee that the keyboard stays hidden in every situation.

In Android development, using EditText is very common. However, sometimes EditText automatically grabs focus when entering a page, causing the soft keyboard to pop up immediately. While this is convenient in some cases, most of the time we prefer the keyboard to appear only when the user explicitly clicks on the EditText.