[android] Set initial focus in an Android application

In my Android application it automatically focuses the first Button I have in my layout, giving it an orange outline. How can I set the initial focus preferably in XML, and can this be set to nothing?

@Someone Somewhere, I tried all of the above to no avail. The fix I found is from http://www.helloandroid.com/tutorials/remove-autofocus-edittext-android . Basically, you need to create an invisible layout just above the problematic Button:

<LinearLayout android:focusable="true"
              android:focusableInTouchMode="true" 
              android:layout_width="0px"
              android:layout_height="0px" >
    <requestFocus />
</LinearLayout>

Use the code below,

TableRow _tableRow =(TableRow)findViewById(R.id.tableRowMainBody);
tableRow.requestFocus();

that should work.

I just add this line of code into onCreate():

this.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(
    WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);

Problem solved.

Set both :focusable and :focusableInTouchMode to true and call requestFocus. It does the trick.

android:focusedByDefault="true"

@Someone Somewhere I used this to clear focus:

editText.clearFocus();

and it helps

I found this worked best for me.

In AndroidManifest.xml <activity> element add android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

This always hides the keyboard when entering the activity.